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Engineering Fundamentals

Engineering Fundamentals

Code	16456
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Science and Technology
Entry requirements	N.A.
Learning outcomes	- Acquisition of fundamental knowledge, in the area of engineering, necessary for the conceptualization of technological products; - Acquisition of technical skills that allow dialogue and exchange of ideas with Engineering colleagues within multidisciplinary product development teams; - Broadening the scope of technical knowledge acquired by students in previous curricular units, and its application in coordination with the Industrial Design 5 curricular unit, in a multidisciplinary work environment of product development.
Syllabus	1 - Heat transfer: fundamental concepts; Thermal properties; Empirical laws associated with the heat conduction and heat convection mechanisms; Thermal radiation laws; Thermal radiation exchange between surfaces. 2 - Stresses due to normal load, shear, pure bending and torsion; Internal loads: internal load diagrams; Critical section analysis: analysis of stresses and strains; Stresses under combined loads: superposition principle; Analysis of the maximum stress in a structure; Safety factor; Yielding criteria; Simulation in SolidWorks; Industrial Design applications. 3 - Basic concepts of luminotechnics: nature of light; Light and color; Photometry: quantities and concepts; Luminous flux; Illumination intensity; Luminance; Lamp and accessory characteristics: energy efficiency; Color temperature; Relative spectral distribution and photometric diagram of lamps; Color Rendering Index; Luminaires; Lighting design.
Main Bibliography	Bird, J. and Ross, C., Mechanical Engineering Principles, Routledge Publishing, ISBN 978-1138781573. Seward, D., Understanding Structures: Analysis, Materials, Design, Palgrave Publishing, ISBN 978-1137376565. Beer, Johnston and DeWolf, Mecânica dos Materiais, 3ª Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2003. Matias, J.V.C., Tecnologia da Electricidade, Didáctica Editora, 1987. Manual Luminotécnico Prático, OSRAM. Manual de Iluminação Pública. -Revisão, EDP Distribuição, 2016. Eficiência Energética na Iluminação Pública, Documento de Referência. Parte I – Conceitos de Luminotécnia, 2018. Kofod, C., Guias Técnicos de iluminação LED, Projecto PremiumLightPro, 2017. Cengel, Y.A., Heat Transfer: A practical Approach, McGraw-Hill, 2007. Theodore L. Bergman, Frank P. Incropera, Adrienne S. Lavine, David P. DeWitt, Introduction to Heat Transfer, John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Cengel, Y.A. and Ghajar A. J., Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.