Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

The Basics of Mechanical Engineering Course code: OSM 001124 | 6 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 1
Semester: 2
Requirements: Mathematics and physics on a high school level.
Goal: The goal is for students to obtain basic knowledge of mechanics, strength, materials and mechanical elements. Within this course, the students are introduced to the basic analysis of planar lever mechanisms, the system of strength transfer and rotational motion in textile machinery.
Outcome: The students are able to understand how machines function. They are trained to perform basic calculations for mechanical parts.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Standardization. Standards in mechanical engineering. Descriptive geometry. Types of projections.
  2. Monge's coordinate system. Octants. Projections of points and lines. Projections of straight lines and plane traces. Special positions of the straight line relative to projection planes. Plane traces and straight lines contained by the plane. Line-plane intersection. Line intersecting the plane orthogonally. Intersection of two planes. Rotating a plane.
  3. Transformation and transformational planes. Rules of visibility. Rotation. Rotation of a point. Flat intersections. Oblique projections and the isometric appearance of an object.
  4. Central projection. Depicting objects in technical drawings. Intersections. Dimensioning.Tolerance.
  5. Theoretical mechanics. Statics. System of forces within a plane and the conditions of equilibrium. Torque. Reduction of a force to a point. Force couple. Beams. Beam loads.
  6. Kinematics. Kinematics of a point. Three methods for defining point motion. Velocity and acceleration of a point.
  7. Kinematics of rigid objects. Translatory motion. Planar mechanisms. Kinematic parameters of planar mechanisms.
  8. Calculating kinematic parameters for the motion of planar mechanisms.
  9. Dynamics. Resistance of materials. Materials in mechanical engineering.
  10. Machine elements. Gears. Elements used in the transfer of rotational motion. Couplings and joints of machine elements.
  11. Calculating the parameters for complex mechanical gear trains.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. Using technical drawing tools. Execution of graphic work in technical drawings and descriptive geometry: construction of regular polygons, conical intersections, contours; projections of points; projections and traces of lines; plane traces and special lines in a plane; rotation of a body; oblique projection; orthogonal projections; intersection of a pyramid and a plane; intersection of two cilinders; intersection of two bodies; developing a complex surface; dimensioning and intersections. Execution of graphic work in the kinematics of mechanisms: synthesis of a planar mechanism; drawing 12 positions for the planar mechanism; constructing a hodograph of vectorial velocities for mechanism joint points; drawing a diagram of the velocity of joint points of a planar mechanism. Calculating the parameters of complex mechanical gear trains.
Textbooks and References
  1. Rakić, M., Savanović G., Radojević, Z., Osnove mašinstva, VTSS, Beograd, 2015.
  2. Nikolić, G., Mehanizmi strojeva za proizvodnju odjeće, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, 2000.
  3. Veriga, S., Mašinski elementi I,II,III, Mašinski fakultet, Beograd, 1977.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 3
Practical classes: 3
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
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activities during lectures
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activities on practial excersises
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seminary work
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colloquium
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Final exam
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Written exam
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Oral exam
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