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ME-3624: Mechanical Design

Description: Comprehensive first course in mechanical design. Stress and Strain. Fundamentals of designing mechanical components subjected to static and cyclical loads. Design elements for screws, fasteners, springs, and welds. Hands-on laboratory learning of concepts discussed in class. Course credit will not be awarded for both ME 3614 and ME 3624.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 4 credits

Prerequisites: (MATH-2214 or MATH-2214H or MATH-2406H) and ESM-2204 and ME-2004

Required By: ENGE-4735, ME-4015, ME-4624, ME-4614, ME-4864

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 27

Average GPA: 2.92 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 14.23%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.11%

Sohan Kale202330.5%45.7%18.7%1.8%2.0%1.3%3.006
Ling Li202327.8%51.9%14.6%4.2%0.7%0.9%3.015
Michael D Bartlett202317.9%55.3%19.2%5.5%1.3%0.8%2.814
Bart Raeymaekers202417.8%32.1%23.6%15.0%7.9%3.6%2.363
Jeffrey T Warfford202421.6%40.6%29.6%8.3%0.0%0.0%2.762
Shivakumar Ranganathan202127.0%41.7%20.9%4.1%4.2%2.1%2.861
Pinar Acar202242.1%41.6%13.2%3.2%0.0%0.0%3.203
Reza Mirzaeifar202162.6%22.9%8.4%4.2%2.1%0.0%3.331
Brian Y Lattimer202235.2%43.8%15.9%3.0%1.5%0.7%3.032

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