(a) he has qualified, whether within the University or elsewhere, for a degree in Engineering (obtained by a course other than Industrial Engineering), Surveying, Science or Applied Science, approved for this purpose by the Professorial Board on the recommendation of the Faculty of Engineering (hereinafter called the faculty) or
(b) he has an equivalent qualification accepted by the Professorial Board on the recom- mendation of the faculty.
2. A candidate for the Diploma in Engineering Management shall pursue his studies for at least two years, attend such lectures and classes, and perform such practical work, as may be prescribed by the faculty, and pass the prescribed examinations.
3. The subjects of the course shall be:
(a) First Year
(i) Industrial Management part I (ii) Operational Research (b) Second Year
(i) Industrial Management part II (ii) Data Processing and Computers (iii) Methods Engineering
4. The examinations in the several subjects shall be for both pass and honours, and shall include written work and practical work as prescribed by the faculty.
5. (1) No candidate may be admitted to the Second Year of the course until he has passed in, or obtained credit for, all the subjects of the First Year.
(z) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1) hereof, a candidate who passes in any subject or subjects shall be entitled to credit therefor.
6. A candidate who has fulfilled the requirements of this regulation and passed in or obtained credit for all the subjects of the course may be granted the Diploma in Engineering Management.
Those requiring further information rе arding the course for the Diploma in Engineer- ing Management should consult the Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
First Year—Diploma in Engineering Management
Starting Date: 4 March 1963
M. Tu.
W. Тн.
F.S.
TERMSIndustrial
Management Part I 5.15-6.15 5.15-6.15 1, 2, 3
4-5 5-6
Operational Research 1, 2, 3
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CHAPTER 4
Details of Subjects and Books for 1963
* The books marked with an asterisk are essential and students should possess their own copies.
625. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (ENGINEERING COURSE)
(Mr A. G. Lloyd)
A course of one lecture per week throughout the year, together with some seminar discussion, and mainly concerned with the problems of the individual farm firm.
SYLLABUS
I. Introductory lectures on the scope and nature of economics and agricultural economics.
The farm as a business, agriculture as an industry.
2. Agricultural production economics and farm management. Factor-product relationships—
response curves as production functions; factor substitution—in choosing the optimum combination of farm resources; principles of enterprise combination in mixed farming;
production costs in agriculture; budgeting and linear programming; farm size and economies of scale; adjustments to risk and uncertainty; credit management; labour management, farm machinery decisions, farm buildings, irrigation.
BOOKS
(a) Prescribed text-book :
Bishop, C. E. and Toussaint, W. D., Introduction to Agricultural Economic Analysis.
(b) Recommended for reference i
Heady, E. 0., Economics of Agricultural Production and Resource Use.*
Heady, E. O. and Jensen, H. R., Farm Management Economics * Heady, E. 0. and Dillon, J. L., Agricultural Production Functions.
Samuelson, P. A., Economics.
Bradford, L. A. and Johnston, G. L., Farm Management Analysis.
U.K. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, The Farm as a Business.
Hopkins, J. A. and Heady, E. 0., Farm Records and Accounting.
• Strongly recommended.
EXAMINATION
One ;-hour written paper.
626. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING A (Mr G. H. Vasey)
A course of three lectures and three hours' practice per week, in the Fourth Year, on the general subject of Farm Power and Machinery.
SYLLABUS
Unit processes and machines in agricultural production. Requirements of machinery, basic design, industrial design, performance testing.
Soil reactions in tillage: mechanics of traction. Interactions between mechanical processes and plant material. Curing, drying and storing of crops. Mechanical handling of crops and mineral materials.
Work study: mechanization and farm management.
Tractors and engines : performance, testing, traction, stability.
PRACTICE
Seminars, laboratory work and computations on the above subjects.
EXCURSIONS
May be arranged to farms, factories, field trials, the Tractor Testing Station, the Royal Agricultural Show.
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Books
(a) Preliminary reading:
Fussell, G. E., The Farmer's Tools A.D. 15оо-1gоо. (Melrose, i95г•) (b) Prescribed text-books
*Bainer, R., Kepner, R. A. and Barger, E. L., Principles of Farm Machinery, (Wiley, 1955•)
*Barger, Carleton, McKibben and Bainer, Tractors and their Power Units. (Wiley, 1951.) Culpin, C., Farm Machinery. (Crosby Lockwood.)
*Henderson, S. M. and Perry, R. L., Agricultural Process Engineering. (Wiley, 1955.) (c) Recommended for reference:
Bekker, M. G., Theory of Land Locomotion. (Michigan, 1956.) Southwell, P. H., The Agricultural Tractor. (Temple, 1953•) Electricity Supply Association, Aust., Farm ElectriГication Handbook.
Gregory, C. E., Explosives for En ineers. (Q'ld. U.P., 196o.)
Rickey, C. В. and others, Agricultural Engineers Handbook. (McGraw-Hill, 1961.) Fraser, A. K. and Lugg, G. W., Work Study in Agriculture. (Land Books, 1962.) EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers and a satisfactory standard must be reached in laboratory and drawing office work.
627. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING В (Mr G. H. Vasey, Mr A. K. Turner)
A course of three lectures and three hours' practice a week in the Fourth Year, oa the subject of Farm Buildings and Structures.
SYLLABUS
Structural design, with special emphasis on buildings; building construction, earthworks, contracts. Functional requirements of farm buildings, work study of buildings; heating, cooling, ventilating, lighting. Building materials and design.
PRACTICE .
Design, planning and work study of buildings, and formal structural design.
BООKS
(a) Prescribed text-book :
*Neubauer, L. W. and Walker, H. B., Farm Building Design. (Prentice-Hall, 1961.) (b) Recommended for reference:
Barre, H. J. and Sammet, L. L., Farm Structures. (Wiley, 1g5o.) Fry, Roger, Vision and Design. (Penguin.) O.P.
Boyd, R., Australia's Home. (М U.P., 1961.)
Dunham, C. W., Theory and Practice of Reinforced Concrete. (McGraw-Hill, 1953•) Matheson, J. A. L. and Francis, A. J., Hyperstatic Structures, Vols. I. and II. (Butterworth.) EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers, and a satisfactory standard in drawing office work.
628. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING C
(Mr A. K. Turner)
A course of three lectures and three hours' practice a week in the Fourth Year on the general subject Hydrology and Water Engineering.
SYLLABUS
Hydrology: Determination of flow in relation to rainfall, infiltration, evaporation, run-off (both peak arid long-term yield), and groundwater, for small and large catchments.
Irrigation: Soil, water and plant relationships, methods of application, systems economics.
Drainage: Surface, sub-surface and deep-well systems for agricultural lands, waste water and sewerage.
Conduits and Structures: Flow theory for pipes, channels and special sections, controls, sediment transport, pumps and models.
Water Supply: Water for agricultural purposes, earth dams and regulation of storages.
Erosion Control: Land utilization and classification, control measures for water and wind erosion, flood reduction and river improvement.
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PRACTICE
Laboratory experiments, computations and designs in the above subjects.
EXCURSIONS
Excursions to water, irrigation, drainage, soil erosion works, and research centres may be arranged.
Books
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading
Addison, H., Land, Water and Food. (Chapman and Hall.) Calder, Ritchie, Men Against the Desert. (Allen & Unwin, 195o.)
Leopold, L. B. and Maddocks, T., The Flood Control Controversy. (Ronald, 1954.) (b) Prescribed text-books:
Marshall, T. J., Relations between Water and Soil. (Comm. Ag. Bur., 1g5g.)
4фFrevert, Schwab, Edminster and Barnes, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (Wiley, 1955•)
(c) Recommended for reference
Addison, H., A Treatise on Applied Hydraulics. (Chapman and Hall, 1954.) Baver, L. D., Soil Physics. (Wiley, 1956.)
Linsley, R. K., Kohler, M. A. andyPaulhus, J. L. H., Hydrology for Engineers. (McGraw-Hill, 1958.)
Todd, D. k., Ground Water Hydrology. (Wiley, 1959.)
Israelson, O. W., Irrigation Principles and Practices. (Wiley, 195o.) Thorne, D. W. and Peterson, H. B., Irrigated Soils. (Blakiston, 1954.)
Luthin, J. N. and others, Monograph of Land Drainage. (Amer. Soc. of Agronomy, 1957.) Dougherty, R. L. and Ingersoll, A. C., Fluid Mechanics. (McGraw-Hill, 1954.)
U.S.D.A. Yearbook, 1 955, Water.
EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers, and a satisfactory standard in laboratory and drawing о &се work.
623. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (ENGINEERING COURSE)
A course of four hours of instruction per week throughout the Third Year, including practice classes and demonstrations.
SYLLABUS
Climate and its influence on Australian farming. Crops and pastures and their cultivation.
History of land development; land tenure and sources of finance; cost surveys and factors affecting farming. Types of agriculture in Victoria. Elements of the theory of statistics with special reference to agriculture.
Elementary biology—the broad principles of plant and animal structure, and growth and intake of nutrients.
BOOKS
(a) Prescribed text-books
Wadham, S. M., Wilson, R. R. and Wood, J., Land Utilization in Australia. (3rd ed.,
M.U.P.,
1957.)Symposium: The Australian Environment. (3rd ed., C.S.I.R.O., 196о.) Мoroney, M. J., Facts from Figures. (Pelican Books.)
Aitken, Y. et al., Agricultural Science—An Introduction for Australian Students and Farmers. (Cheshire, 1g6z,)
(b) Recommended for reference:
Holt, A., Wheat Farms of Victoria. (Me1b. Univ. Agr. School.) Collins, H. G., Rural Economics. (Commonwealth Inst. Valuers.)
Molnar, I. (ed.), A Manual of Australian Agriculture. (Heinemann, 1861.) EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers for Pass and Honours.
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Applied Mathematics Subjects
(See under Bachelor of Arts)
644. APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS PART I (Dr Patterson, Mr Pitt, Mr Ritchie)
A course of one lecture per week and 45 hours' laboratory work.
SYLLABUS
Power, indicator diagrams, work and heat. Combustion of fuels. Laws of thermodynamics.
Non-flow and steady flow equations. The perfect gas. Ideal cycles. History and develop.
ment of the internal combustion engine.
RECOMMENDED TEХТ-BOOKS
Rogers, G. F. C. and Mayhew, Y. R., Engineering Thermodynamics, Work and Heat Transfer. (Longmans.)
Spalding, D. В. and Cole, E. H., Engineering Thermodynamics. (Arnold.)
Note: Alternative books may be approved by the lecturer and numerous others will be referred to throughout the course.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper for Pass and Honours combined. In order to pass the subject, students must reach a satisfactory standard both in the practical work and in the written paper.
645. APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS PART II (Dr Patterson, Mr Pitt, Mr Ritchie) •
A course of about 40 lectures and 52 hours' practical work.
SYLLABUS
I. The air compressor, the reciprocating internal combustion engine and the gas turbine.
Refrigeration, air-conditioning and the heat pump.
z. Thermal radiation, convection, and conduction under steady conditions of heat transfer.
3. Steam as a working fluid. The Carnot and Rankine cycles. Temperature-entropy and Mollier charts. The steam turbine. Efficiencies and Vector diagrams.
RECOMMENDED TEХТ-ВОOKS
Rogers, G. F. C. and Mayhew, Y. R., Engineering Thermodynamics, Work and Heat Transfer. (Longmans.)
Lee, J. F. and Sears, F. W., Thermodynamics. (Addison-Wesley.) Kay, J. M., Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. (Cambridge.)
Note: Alternative books may be approved by the lecturer and numerous others will be referred to throughout the course.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper for Pass and Honours combined. In order to pass the subject, students must reach a satisfactory standard both in the practical work and in the written paper.
646. APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS PART II (A)
A course of one lecture and one hour practice/tutorial per week throughout the year.
SYLLAВUs
Sections i and 2 of Applied Thermodynamics Part II.
BOOKS
As in Applied Thermodynamics Part IL EXAMINATION
One 2-hour paper for Pass only.
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647. APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS PART III (Dr Patterson, Mr Pitt, Mr Ritchie)
A course of two lectures per week together with practical work. One tutorial per week will be arranged, but attendance is voluntary.
SYLLABUS
The subject matter is included in the following general topics:
General thermodynamics applied to actual fluids. Analysis of unsteady flow. Transient conditions in heat conduction. Advanced theories applied to reciprocating engines, gas . and steam turbines, and methods of improvement of efficiency. Use of steam for heating and for process work. Mixtures of gases and • vapours. Air conditioning. Aspects of nuclear reactors and nuclear power generation.
PRACTICAL WORK
Laboratory work totalling about thirty-six hours given in the first half of the year set under Mechanical. Engineering Laboratory, plus some further tutorials. A number of projects from this subject will then be set in Mechanical Engineering Project.
RECOMMENDED TEXT-BOOKS
Rogers, G. F. C. and Mayhew, Y. R., Engineering Thermodynamics, Work and Heat Transfer. (Longmans.)
Lee,.
J.
F. and Sears, F. W., Thermodynamics. (Addison-Wesley.)Hall, N. A. and Ibele, W. E., Engineering Thermodynamics. (Prentice-Hall.)
Rohsenow, W. M. and Choi, H. Y., Heat Mass and Momentum Transfer. (Prentice-Hall.) Taylor, C. F., The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice. (Tech. Press and
Wiley.)
Note: Alternative books may be approved by the lecturer and numerous others will be referred to throughout the course. In addition, stencilled notes will be available where text-books are unsuitable.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper for Pass and Final Honours. Some further questions on more advanced aspects of the course will be set in one of two combined papers for Final Honours in conjunction with questions from other subjects.
In order to pass the subject candidates must reach a satisfactory standard in both the practical work and the written papers.
648. AUTOMATIC CONTROL (Dr Pengilley)
A course of two lectures per week throughout the year with laboratory work. Tutorial classes will be arranged, but attendance at these is voluntary.
SYLLABUS
A continuation of the study of Automatic Control Systems from third year. Topics include:
the root locus and frequency response methods with applications to analysis and synthesis; an introduction to the theory of random processes and optimization of control systems; and an introduction to non-linear control systems using the describing functions . method.
LABORATORY WORK
Experimental work will be conducted at appropriate times during the course.
BOOKS
(a) Prescribed text books
D'Azzo, John J. and Houpis, Constantine, H., Feedback Control System Analysis and Synthesis. (McGraw-Hill.)
Solodovnikov, V. V., Introduction to the Statistical Dynamics of Automatic Control Systems. (Dover.)
Graham, Dunstan and McRuer, Duane, Analysis of Non-linear Control. Systems. (John or West, John C., Analytical Techniques for Non-linear Control Systems. (E.U.P.)
(b) Recommended for reference:
Truxal, John
G.,
Automatic Feedback Control System Synthesis. (McGraw-Hill.) 73EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper for Final Pass and Honours. Some further questions on more advanced aspects of the course will be set in one of two combined papers for Final Honours in conjunction with questions from other subjects.
In order to pass the subject candidates must reach a satisfactory standard in both the practical work and the written papers.
614. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PART. I (i) A course of one lecture-tutorial per week for three terms.
SYLLABUS
Industrial stoichiometry; material balance calculations on selected chemical processes.
Energy balances, flow-sheets. Introduction to economic optimization.
(z) A course of one lecture per week and two hours practical work per week throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
Introduction to the unit operations of chemical engineering.
Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; fluid flow; viscous flaw; turbulent flow; measure- ment of flow; transportation of fluids. Elementary heat transfer; conduction; convection;
radiation; mean temperature difference. .
Diffusion and mass transfer, e.g., gas absorption and distillation. Measurement of process variables.
Conveying of solids; size separation; methods of determining particle size distribution;
crushing and grinding.. , .
BOOKS Part I (i):
(a) Prescribed text-book:
Hougen, O. A., Watson, K. M. and Ragatz, R. A., Chemical Process Principles. Part I.
(Wiley.) Part I (z):
(a) Prescribed text book
Badger, W. L. and Banehero, J. T., Introduction to Chemical Engineering. (McGraw-Hill) EXAMINATION
Part I (i) : One 3-hour paper for Pass and Honours. . Part I (z): One ;hour paper for Pass and Honours.
613. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PART' II
A course of four lectures per week throughout the year and about 80 hours' practical work
.
SYLLABUS
Transport properties of fluids-viscosity, thermal conductivity, mass diffusivity. Equations of continuity, motion and energy for isothermal, for non-isothermal and for multi-com- ponent systems.
Momentum, heat and mass-transfer in laminar and turbulent flow. Momentum, heat and mass-transfer between two phases.
Steady-state continuous and stage-wise contacting of phases in process equipment for heat transfer and for mass-transfer; phase equilibria. Heat-transfer and mass-transfer coefficients; transfer units; mean temperature difference or concentration difference' in co-current and counter-current operation; use of reflux, side-streams. Applications of process instrumentation and control.
BOOKS Part II Prescribed text-books:
Bird. R B., Stewart, W. E. and Lightfoot, E. N., Transport Phenomena. (Wiley, 196о.) Foust, A. S., Wenzel, L. A., Clump, C. W., Maus, L. and Anderson, L. B., Principles of
Unit Operations. (Wiley, WWWe.) EXAMINATION Part I
Two 3-hour papers for Pass and Honours.
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622. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ° PART III
A course of about eight lectures per week, with laboratory and drawing-оffiсе work throughout the year.
Students are expected to attend all courses in Group i, and to select, in conjunction with the Head of. Department, five units of Groups z, 3 and 4 in addition. Certain of these units may be prescribed for Final Honours students.
GROUP 1. COMPULSORY