EGME-3980 1–3 hours Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering Opportunity to perform independent study or research in the various branches of engineering and allied fields of application. A formal proposal for study must be approved by the faculty advisor before registering for this course. Up to three credit hours of engineering electives can be satisfied by an equivalent number of hours of independent study. Prerequisites: Junior or Senior engineering major status; faculty advisor’s permission. EGME-3990 1–3 hours Project Design in Mechanical Engineering An elective course for students to get academic credit for extracurricular design work in mechanical engineering; project may be related to a design competition, ministry, industry, or personal interest. Cannot be used to satisfy engineering elective requirements. Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission. EGME-4040 Finite Element Analysis–Sp 3 hours Introduction to basic components of the finite element method for linear elasticity, including element selection, shape functions, strain-displacement and stress-strain relations, formulation of the stiffness matrix for 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D elements, linear strain and isoparametric formulations, application of boundary conditions, interpretation of results, application to 2-D and 3-D problems, and experience using a commercial code. Prerequisites: EGME-2050 Computational Methods; EGME-2530 Statics and Mechanics of Materials or EGGN-2520 Mechanics of Materials. (Fee: $25) EGME-4060 3 hours Computational Fluid Dynamics–Sp Finite difference and finite volume methods. Numerical methods and their consistency, accuracy, stability, boundedness, and efficiency. Navier-Stokes equation solution methods. Intelligent use of commercial grid-generation and CFD software to solve practical engineering fluid flow problems. Prerequisites: EGME-2050 Computational Methods; EGME-3210 Fluid Mechanics. (Fee: $50) EGME-4160 Radiation and Solar Energy–Fa 2 hours Introduction to the fundamentals of radiation heat transfer including shape factors, wave-length dependence, and material properties. Applications to solar energy engineering and design problems. Prerequisite: EGME-3150 Heat Transfer. EGME-4210 Aerodynamics–Sp 3 hours Introduction to Aerodynamics. Topics include potential flow, Kutta-Joukowski theorem, wing theory, panel method, lifting line theory, slender wing and slender body theories, laminar and turbulent boundary layers. Prerequisite: EGME-3210 Fluid Mechanics. (odd years) EGME-4250 Aerospace Propulsion–Fa 3 hours This course introduces each type of propulsion system that is commonly used in modern aerospace vehicles; e.g., rockets, piston aero engines, gas turbine engines, ramjets, and scramjets. This course presents a balance of theory, fundamental performance analysis, and design. Engineering principles and functionality mechanisms are used in assignments, including a group design project, requiring students to analyze the performance of each type of these propulsion systems. Prerequisites: EGME-3110 Thermodynamics or EGME-3105 Thermodynamics I; EGME-3210 Fluid Mechanics. EGME-4270 Compressible Fluid Flow–Fa 3 hours Introduction to the compressible flow of gases in engineering systems; isentropic flow in variable-area passages, shock and expansion waves; and flow with wall friction and heat transfer. Prerequisites: EGME-2050 Computational Methods; EGME-3110 Thermodynamics or EGME-3105 Thermodynamics I; EGME-3210 Fluid Mechanics. (even years) EGME-4410 3 hours Introduction to Fracture Mechanics–Sp Introduction to failure modes caused by static and dynamic loading, brittle fracture criteria, elastic behavior, stress fields around cracks, fatigue failure, stress corrosion cracking, and strain hardening mechanisms. Prerequisite: EGME-2410 Properties of Engineering Materials. EGME-4530 Advanced Mechanics of Materials–Fa 3 hours Advanced treatment of stress and strain including coordinate transformations, the eigenvalue problem, Mohr’s circle and linear constitutive equations. Failure theories and energy methods, including Castigliano’s theorems, are studied; applications to classical topics including analysis of beams with non-symmetrical sections and beams subject to non-circular torsion. Prerequisite: EGME-2530 Statics and Mechanics of Materials or EGGN-2520 Mechanics of Materials. (odd years) EGME-4550 Continuum Mechanics–Fa 3 hours Continuum Mechanics is a discipline of physics that deals with both solid and fluid continuous matter. This course establishes the fundamental mechanical and kinematic equations that are valid for all continuous media using the laws of physics including the conservation of mass, momentum and energy and the concepts of stress and kinematics of deformation. Constitutive equations which describe the behavior of specific idealized materials (e.g. perfectly elastic solid, viscous fluid) are also developed. Topics include: continuum assumptions, essential mathematics, stress principles, kinematics of deformation and motion, balance laws and constitutive theory. Prerequisites: EGME-2410 Properties of Engineering Materials; PHYS-2120 General Physics II; MATH2740 Differential Equations. (even years) EGME-4560 Biomechanics and Biomaterials–Sp 3 hours Introduction to biomechanics of the human body, reactions of biological tissue and synthetic materials to load, and the biomechanics of biomaterials. Advanced mechanical analysis of rigid and deformable bodies and fluid mechanics applied to bone, muscle, connective tissue and blood. This course will provide foundational knowledge to the engineering student for occupations in medical device manufacturing, health and sport sciences industries, and advanced fields of study. Prerequisites: EGME2410 Properties of Engineering Materials; PHYS-2120 General Physics II; MATH-2740 Differential Equations. (odd years) EGME-4610 Dynamics of Machines–Fa 3 hours Dynamic analysis of machines and mechanisms; Newton’s laws of motion, energy methods, force analysis, shaking forces, static and dynamic balancing, engine dynamics, multi-cylinder engines, and cam dynamics. Prerequisite: EGME-3610 Kinematics and Design of Machines. EGME-4660 Principles of Automatic Controls–Fa 3 hours Introduction to theoretical and experimental analysis of classical analog feedback control systems with emphasis on modeling, transfer function formulation, frequency response, root locus, Bodé plots, stability, and compensator design. Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory or recitation per week; design project required. Prerequisite: EGEE-2050 Circuits and Instrumentation. (Fee: $100) EGME-4710 Vibrations–Sp 3 hours Free and forced vibrations of mechanical systems having lumped mass and elasticity, single and multiple degree-of-freedom systems, matrix formulation, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, normal mode theory, Laplace Transform, dissipative systems, introduction to random, continuous, nonlinear vibrations, and engineering applications. Prerequisite: EGME-2630 Dynamics. (Fee: $15) 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 265 Course Descriptions EGME-3980 – EGME-4710
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