Università Roma Tre

The course provides methods for designing mechanical structures and selecting machine components.
The course program covers the following topics:
- Mechanical design in the presence of static loads (Cauchy stress tensor, safety coefficients, Möhr circle, Yield criteria for metals, stress concentration factors)
- Fatigue design
- Mechanical testing of materials (Tensile Testing, Hardness Testing, Creep Testing, Impact Testing, Non-Destructive Testing, Fractography)
- Plain, ball and roller bearings
- Hydrodynamic Bearings
- Mechanical shaft-hub connection
- Fastening and Joint Design (welding, nailing and adhesive bonding)
- Spring sizing and selection

G.Nerli, M. Pierini, Costruzione di Macchine, Esculapio Editore, 2015
J.E. Shigley, Progetto e costruzione di macchine. McGraw-Hill Education; 2020