Standards in Mechanical Engineering

ME25C10:

Standards in Mechanical Engineering

Course Objectives:

The course introduces standardization, conformity assessment, and the roles of BIS and ISO, while familiarizing students with key standards in engineering drawings, testing, management systems, and machinery safety for practical application.

Introduction: Aims of standardization, Types of standards, Importance of standards to industry.

Activity: Study and present the importance and types of standards used in mechanical engineering industries.

Conformity Assessment: Objects of conformity assessment, First-party assessment, Second-party assessment, Third-party assessment, Certifications and markings.

Activity: Analyze different types of conformity assessment and identify certification markings on products.

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS): Objectives, roles, and functions of BIS, Application of any one BIS standard.

Activity: Study BIS functions and identify BIS standards applied to common engineering components.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO): Key principles for ISO standards development, ISO Directives, Stages in ISO standard development, Application of any one ISO standard.

Activity: Analyze ISO standard development process and study key ISO standards.

Standards for Engineering Drawing: SP 46:2003 – Sizes and layout of drawing sheets, Scales, Lines, Sections, Screw threads and threaded parts, Springs, Gears, Dimensioning, Surface texture, Linear and angular tolerances, Geometrical tolerances.

Activity: Interpret engineering drawings using SP 46 standards and identify symbols, tolerances, and dimensions.

ASTM Standards (American Society for Testing and Materials): Objectives and scope of ASTM standards, Application of any one ASTM standard.

ASME Standards (American Society of Mechanical Engineers): Objectives and scope of ASME standards.

Weightage: Continuous Assessment: 100%.

Assessment Methodology: Quiz - 10%, Assignments - 20%, and Internal Examinations - 70%

References:

1. Bureau of Indian Standards, Engineering Drawing Practice for Schools & Colleges, SP 46:2003, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, India, 2003, ISBN: 81-7061-019-2.

2. W. Hesser, A. Inklaar, and J. Weigand, Standardization Essentials: Principles and Practice, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2010.

3. C. D. Sullivan, Standards and Standardization: Basic Principles and Applications, Marcel Dekker Archive Information, New York, USA, 1983, ISBN: 0-8247-1919-0.

4. ASTM International Standards Catalog, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA.

5. James D. McCabe, Introduction to the Practice of Mechanical Engineering, including ASME standards and codes, Pearson Education.