Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology (BAUST) Saidpur Cantonment, Saidpur- 5311.
- Introduction
- Aim
- Objectives
- Mission and Vision of BAUST
- Mission
- Vision
- Location
- Eligibility of Students for BAUST Admission
- Number of Seats
- Selection Procedure
- Syllabus for Admission Test
- Final Selection
- Admission Procedure
- Medical Checkup
- Dope Test
- Credit Transfer
It aims to make the university a center of excellence and be recognized as a leading university in the country. Apply within two years from the date of completion of the standard twelve-year course curriculum. The name of the eligible applicants will be published on the University's website (www.baust.edu.bd) and notice board.
A student who fails to attend the class without any permission from the concerned authority within four weeks from the commencement of the first semester, his/her admission will be considered cancelled. A copy of a valid passport showing the applicant's name, photo, nationality and passport number. The potential for alcohol and drug abuse threatens the sustainability of the student's professional development.
- Introduction to the Program
- Mission and Vision of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Mission
- Vision
- Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
- Program Outcomes
- Generic Skills
- Curriculum/ Skill Mapping
To provide high-quality high-level education in Mechanical Engineering to produce skilled engineers who will be able to solve real-world problems. To contribute towards the expansion of knowledge through outstanding research and innovation in Mechanical Engineering and allied fields to address the evolving challenges of the 21st century. The Department of Mechanical Engineering envisages to produce competent professionals with high morale who will meet national and global needs through sustainable engineering practices, creative research and innovations.
To create graduates who will have solid skills for solving complex engineering problems in the fields of mechanical engineering, i.e. To develop graduates who will maintain intellectual curiosity and engage in lifelong learning in the sustainable development of industry and society. Apply the principles and theory of mechanical engineering knowledge to the requirements, design and development of various mechanical systems with appropriate understanding.
- Introduction
- The Course System
- Number of Terms in a Year
- Duration of Terms
- Course Pattern and Credit Structure
- Course Designation System
- Assignment of Credits
- Types of Courses
- Performance Evaluation: The Grading System
- The Letter Grade
- Incomplete (I) Grade
- Withdrawal from a Term
- Distribution of Marks
- Theory Courses
- Sessional/ Practical Courses
- Attendance
- Calculation of CGPA
- Promotion to the Next Higher Term/ Level
- Conduct of Examinations
- Class Tests/Assignments/Presentations
- Mid Term Examination
- Term Final Examination
- Sessional/Practical Examination
- Referred Examination
- Improvement Examination
- Backlog Examination
- Number of Courses Allowable for Referred/Improvement/Backlog Examinations
- Conducting and other Rules of Referred/Improvement/Backlog Examinations
- Special Backlog Examination
- Exemption from Taking Courses for Level Repeat Students
- Level/Term Repeat for Student under Punishment
- Examination Code of Conduct for Examination
- Conduct of the Examinees
- Description of Major Unfair means activities
- Penalty for Committing Offences Related to the Examination
- Minimum Earned Credit and CGPA Requirement for Obtaining Degree
- Course Registration Procedure
- Industrial/ Professional Training Requirements
- Rounding off the Decimal Marks
- Rounding off the GPA and CGPA
- Honors, Dean’s List and University Gold Medal
- Honors/ Distinction
- Dean’s List
- University Gold Medal
Exams on sessional/practical subjects will be conducted by the respective department before the end of the term. For promotion to the next higher term/level, a student must pass all the sessional courses of the term. The term-end examination will be conducted for all the theory courses over a period of 03 weeks by the Office of the Controller of Examinations.
The maximum letter grade that can be obtained in the improvement examination will be 'B+' and if he/she cannot improve, the grade obtained in the final examination will prevail. Referral/Remedial Examinations/Examinations will also be conducted by the Office of the Controller of Examinations. He/she will not be allowed to appear in the examination of the remaining subjects.
- Introduction
- Core Courses
- List of Core Courses: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- List of Core Courses: Arts and Science
- List of Core Courses: CSE
- List of Core Courses: EEE
- List of Core Courses: IPE
- List of Core Courses: English
- List of Prerequisite Courses
- Optional Courses
- Optional-I Courses (For Level-4 Term-I)
- Optional-II Courses (For Level-4 Term-II)
- Term Wise Distribution of Courses
- Level-1 Term-I
- Level-1 Term-II
- Level-2 Term-I
- Level-2 Term-II
- Level-3 Term-I
- Level-3 Term-II
- Level-4 Term-I
- Level-4 Term-II
- Summary of the Credit Hours Requirements
- Percentage Breakdown of Different Courses
There are two elective courses in total, one in Level-4 Term-I and another in Level-4 Term-II. In each semester, students must choose an optional course from among the various electives that are to be offered. It will be conducted after the completion of level-3, at any convenient time as may be arranged by the department.
Term Wise Description of Courses
- Level-1 Term-I
- Level-1 Term-II
- Level-2 Term-I
- Level-2 Term-II
- Level-3 Term-I
- Level-3 Term-II
- Level-4 Term-I
- Level-4 Term-II
Plastics and fibers: characterization and types of plastics, raw material applications and production processes of plastics. Key and keyholes: types of keys, stresses in keys, key design, stress concentration in keyholes. Heat transfer from finned surface: basic design of fins, types of fins, fin performance, efficiency of fins, comparison of heat transfer of fins, analysis of unsteady thermal conduction.
Introduction: Energy sources, types of power plants and its modern trend, overview of power plants in Bangladesh. Hydroelectric power plants: Types of operation, selection of sites, selection of turbines, seasonal and intermittent plants, components of the plant, efficiency, governance of water turbines. Electrical power transmission: basic concepts, types of transmission and distribution systems, instrumentation in power plants.
Description of Optional Courses
Overview of Hydrocarbon Reserves in Bangladesh; classification of rocks and hydrocarbon deposits and their genesis; geophysical exploration of oil and gas; physical properties and characteristics of reservoir rocks; the origin, accumulation, composition and behavior of hydrocarbon reserves; analysis and prediction of reservoir performance. Locomotive: Definition of locomotive, classification, principles of operation, different types of systems (fuel, lubrication, cooling, air), braking system, engine control, truck assembly, electrical equipment, excitation and power control system, load test and horse power standardization, high potential test, troubleshooting, horse power and wheel slip calculation, load regulator, motor regulator, drive motor, generator, auxiliary generator, electric control box. Wagon: Bogie Definition, Types, Bogie Description, Power Wagon, Construction, Undercarriage, Undercarriage, Load Distribution, Air Brake System, Valve Manifold, Wheel Profile, Wheel Defects, Dimensional Schedule, Axle Load, Passenger Alarm Communication System.
Introduction to classical and statistical views of thermodynamics; Concepts of equilibrium, stability, reversibility, irreversibility and availability; Concepts of entropy;. Transformations and thermodynamic potentials; Maxwell relations; Phase transitions; the Clausius-Clapeyron equation; Statistical mechanics: basic principles, energy states and levels; Thermodynamic probability: Bose-Einstein statistics, Fermi-Dirac statistics;. Introduction to Combustion; Heat of reaction, adiabatic flame temperature, heating values, chemical composition of combustion products; Chemistry and reaction kinetics;.
Production of pollutants in combustion systems; The emission of greenhouse gases, carbon monoxide, nitrogen and sulfur oxides and other pollutants. Pollution control: after-engine exhaust treatment for emission control -thermal reactors, exhaust gas recirculation, catalysis; Pollution control by modification of combustion parameters; Other pollution control strategies. Equation of motion for a small spherical particle in a non-uniform flow, the Basset-Boussinesq-Oseen equation.
Introduction to Robotics; definitions; Planar, rotational and spatial movement with applications on manipulators; Geometric configurations: structural elements, connections, arms and grips; Kinematics of manipulators; Characteristics of movement, trajectories, dynamics and control of manipulators; Actuators and sensors for manipulators; Use of industrial robots and programming; Teleoperators, mobile robots and automated vehicles. Control system directionality, open-loop and feedback control systems, introduction to control components and systems, block diagrams, transfer function modeling of mechanical, hydraulic-pneumatic, electrical, and electromechanical control components, feedback system modeling, block diagram algebra, and single flow graphs. Hydraulic and pneumatic components and systems; Servo control valves; Fluid transfer lines; Actuators; liquids; Power supplies and fluid motors; Compressibility and leakage; System modeling, stability and compensation.
Structures of elastic plane elements; Structures of mixed elements; Elastic stability of two-dimensional rigid joint structures; Frequency of rigid joint structures; Finite element method.
Course Offered by ME Department to the Students of other Departments
- List of Courses offered by ME Department to Students of other Departments
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Department of Industrial and Production Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
Study of fuels, evaporators with accessories and fasteners, study of evaporators and turbines. Introduction to internal combustion engines and their cycles, study of SI engines, CI engines and gas turbines with related appendices. Refrigeration: Study of various methods of refrigeration, refrigerants, refrigeration equipment, compressors, condensers, evaporators, expansion devices, other control and safety devices.
Types of fluid machines, study of impulse and reaction turbines, Pelton wheel and Kaplan turbines, study of centrifugal and axial flow machines, pumps, fans, blowers and compressors, study of reciprocating pumps. Theory of machines: Undamped and damped free vibrations of one and two degrees of freedom, forced vibrations; whirling of shafts and rotors, power transmission by ropes, belts, chains; gears and gear trains; study of cams, forced vibrations of the mechanism of machine tools: torsional vibrations, balancing of rotating parts of machine tools, vibration absorption. Ideal gases and their energy cycles: Vapor-energy cycles and gas-energy cycles; Refrigeration cycles and reciprocating compressors.
Bend formula; Deflection of beams: Integration and area moment methods; Introduction to reinforced concrete beams and slabs. Continuity, Momentum and energy equations; Introduction to viscid incompressible flows to include two-dimensional basic flows. Types of fluid machinery, Rotodynamic and positive displacement machines; Impulse and reaction turbines; Centrifugal and axial flow pumps; Dimensional analysis applied to fluid machinery: specific speed.
Carpentry shop (3/2 hours/week): Woodworking tools; woodworking machine: band saw, scroll saw, circular saw, jointer, thickness planer, disc sander, wood lathe; types of saw;. Welding shop (3/4 hours/week): Methods of metal connections: Rivets, groove-soldering, welding; Types of welds and welding practices; Position of arc welding and polarity: Flat, vertical, horizontal, overhead; Electric arc welding and its machinery;. Welding of different types of materials: Low carbon 43 steel, cast iron, brass, copper, stainless steel, aluminum; Types of electrode, liquids and their composition; Arc welding defects; Testing of arc welding: Visual, destructive and non-destructive tests.
Types of gas welding system and gas welding equipment; Gases and flame types; welding of different types of materials; Gas welding failure; gas welding test.
Course Equivalence amongst Syllabuses
- Equivalence List of Core Courses: Mechanical Engineering
- Equivalence List of Optional Courses: Mechanical Engineering
- Equivalence List of Core Courses: Arts and Science
- Equivalence List of Core Courses: CSE
- Equivalence List of Core Courses: EEE
- Equivalence List of Core Courses: IPE
- Equivalence List of Core Courses: English
OBE System Course Synopses
Students will be able to understand various engineering concepts of solutions in social and environmental concepts. CO3-PO2 2 Students will be able to perform experiments on a lathe, milling and drilling machine. CO2-PO2 3 Students will be able to analyze basic to complex problems on different thermodynamic cycles.
Students will be able to understand basic kinematics concepts - displacement, velocity and acceleration and their angular opposites. Students will be able to apply all concepts of linear kinetics to systems in general plane motion;. This is a lifelong lesson that students will be able to apply later in their service provider.
CO1-PO1 3 Students will be able to demonstrate the steps of preparing a sample for a metallographic test. CO3-PO9 3 Students will be able to effectively plan individual and group work. CO4-PO2 3 Students will be able to evaluate the usefulness of materials with various tests.
CO3-PO4 3 Students will be able to analyze the effect of load on structural members and machine parts. CO1-PO1 3 Students will be able to explain different ways of heat and mass transfer. CO2-PO1 3 Students will be able to relate the application of heat transfer in two-phase systems.
CO4-PO4 3 Students will be able to study the behavior of heat transfer in various engineering systems and surfaces. CO1-PO1 3 Students will be able to connect the basic principles of operation of different systems of mechanisms. CO1-PO1 3 Students will be able to connect the basic operating principles of various machine systems.
CO2-PO2 3 Students will be able to understand gyroscopic law in procedures by analyzing complex engineering problems. CO2-PO1 3 Students will be able to develop a basic idea of dimensional analysis to characterize fluid systems.
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Knowledge Profile (KP)
