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Program Requirements
Research Project (13 credits)
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MECH 603 M. Eng. Project 1 (9 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Supervised project.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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MECH 604 M. Eng. Project 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Supervised project.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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MECH 609 Seminar (1 credit)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : All candidates for a Master's degree (except those in the Aerospace Program) must present one seminar dealing with their research topic, and attend at least twelve seminars presented by other Masters students.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020
Instructors: Tetreault-Friend, Melanie (Fall) Tetreault-Friend, Melanie (Winter)
Note: Industrial liaison is encouraged in these courses taken near the end of the program.
Required Courses (16 credits)
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MECH 605 Applied Mathematics 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Tensor Analysis, Gauss and Stokes Theorems, Complex Functions, Laplace and Fourier transforms, Linear Algebra, Initial and Boundary Value Problems for ODE's, Partial Differential Equations including elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic, Sturm-Liouville theory, Eigenvalue problems, Galerkin Method, Green's Functions and transform methods.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Legrand, Mathias (Fall)
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MECH 610 Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics (4 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Conservation laws control volume analysis, Navier Stokes Equations and some exact solutions, dimensional analysis and limiting forms of Navier Stokes Equations. Vorticity, Potential flow and lift, boundary layer theory, drag, turbulence.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Lee, Timothy (Winter)
Prerequisite: MECH 605 or permission of instructor
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MECH 632 Advanced Mechanics of Materials (4 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Review of stress, strain, equilibrium and boundary conditions. Constitutive equations for linear and non-linear elasticity; viscoelasticity; rubber elasticity. Implementation of nonlinear constitutive relations for mechanical engineering applications. Material selection charts and overview of the major classes of materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, cellular materials, composites and biomaterials). Microscale mechanisms and their relation to macroscopic performance. Plasticity in metals: deformation maps, micromechanics, failure criteria, post-yield flow, creep and temperature effects. Structure and properties of polymers, models for plasticity and crazing. Fracture and fatigue, Weibull statistics for ceramics and glasses. Selected advanced topics and discussion of modern materials.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Pasini, Damiano (Fall)
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MECH 642 Advanced Dynamics (4 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Variational methods. Hamilton's principle and equations of motion of engineering systems. Lagrangian formulations for discrete systems. Methods of discretizing continuous systems. Rigid body dynamics. Dynamic behaviour of linear and nonlinear systems. Response of engineering systems to deterministic inputs by classical methods. Stability of linear and nonlinear systems.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Kovecses, Jozsef (Winter)
Evening course
Complementary Courses (16 credits)
A minimum of 16 credits (500, 600, or 700 level) from the Faculty of Engineering may be selected by the student, based on interest and the choice of area of concentration. Courses at the graduate level from other faculties may also be taken, with prior approval from the student's project supervisor and the Graduate Program Director. A maximum of 3 credits of FACC courses at the 500, 600, or 700 level may be credited toward the degree.
