Develops abilities for three-dimensional visualization and introduces the standards employed in graphical communication and engineering design....
This course offers an introduction to oral and written communication in engineering. The course will require the writing of memos, letters, proposals...
Computer-aided design (CAD) is a tool that is central to modern Mechanical Engineering design practice. CAD involves the use of interactive computer...
Topics include: statics of particles, rigid bodies, equilibrium, centroid and centre of gravity, structures and frames, friction, and second moment of...
Topics include: kinematics and kinetics of particles; Newton's Second Law, work and energy, impulse and momentum, conservation of energy, conservation...
An introduction to the mechanical, chemical, electrical and thermal properties of materials. Examines the structure and properties of metals and...
The basic concepts of engineering thermodynamics are introduced with their engineering applications in energy transformations and in the relation of...
A study of stress, strain and stress-strain relations. Topics include: mechanical properties of engineering materials; principal stresses (statically...
This course is a study of the properties of fluids, continuity, energy and momentum equations, pipe flow, flow measurement, open-channel flow, pumps...
A broad overview of the mineral industry. Current practices, by which surface and underground ore deposits are located, developed and mined, are...
This course covers the application of laws of thermodynamics to engineering problems related to chemical equilibrium and solutions. Topics include...
An introduction to stoichiometry; material and energy balances in chemical and metallurgical processes. (lec 3, tut 1) cr 3
A review of solid mechanics. Strength, deformation and failure criteria for intact rock, rock discontinuities and jointed rock masses are fully...
Examines the principles of surface and underground extractive methods; choice of mining method and mining rate; scheduling and sequencing for the...
Topics include: kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies; forces and accelerations energy and momentum methods, principles of structural dynamics and...
Topics include: theory of construction, adjustment and applications of optical and electronic instruments; linear and angular measurements,...
An introduction to some power and refrigeration cycles. A study of thermodynamic relations involving properties of state, thermodynamic properties of...
Topics include: unsymmetrical and inelastic bending of beams; shear stresses in beams and shear centre; energy principles and virtual work; deflection...
This course examines the theory and practice of size reduction, size separation and gravity concentration processes employed in the treatment of mined...
Examines occupational health problems encountered in industry; particularly those due to dusts, gases, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, noise,...