Design - Functional Elements
- Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
- Version
Version 2 of 24.03.2026.
- Module identifier
11B2326
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
winter and summer term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
A central task in mechanical engineering is the design of drive trains, which essentially consist of shafts, axles and their connecting elements. The strength calculation is at the centre of the design, both for shafts, shaft-hub connections and screws.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
1. Axles and shafts 1.1 Design of axles and shafts 1.2 Critical speeds and mass moments of inertia 2. Strength 2.1 Loads and stresses in the drive train 2.2 Static and dynamic component strength 2.3 Influences on load capacity, design factors 2.4 Shape strength 3. shaft-nub connections 3.1 Overview and design design 3.2 Design of struts and wedge shaft connections 3.3 Design of press associations and required fits 4. Screw connections 4.1 Screw types 4.2 Design of screw connections 4.3 Calculation of screw connections
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 45 Lecture Presence - 15 Learning in groups / Coaching of groups Presence or online - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 15 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 10 Exam preparation - 15 Work in small groups - 50 seminar paper -
- Graded examination
- Written examination
- Ungraded exam
- Homework / Assignment
- Remark on the assessment methods
This ungraded assignment covers topics related to CAD.
It is recommended that you complete the assignment before taking the exam.
- Exam duration and scope
Graded assessment:
Exam: See the current study regulations
Ungraded assessment:
As part of the term paper, students must complete 1–2 designs of assemblies, including the associated calculations.
- Knowledge Broadening
Students can identify the loads on axes, shafts, shaft-hub and screw connections and assign them to the methods for calculation.
- Knowledge deepening
Students can lay out waves and their connections in mechanical engineering and calculate them with the help of professional software tools.
- Knowledge Understanding
The students analyze the requirements and decide on possible solutions, taking into account the boundary conditions.
- Application and Transfer
The students design a solution for the design of a shaft including other components and do calculations.
- Literature
HOISCHEN, Hans; FRITZ Andreas: Technisches Zeichnen: Grundlagen, Normen, Beispiele, Darstellende Geometrie 38. Auflage. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2022
BÖTTCHER, Paul, FORBERG, Richard: Technisches Zeichnen. 26., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Braunschweig: Vieweg+Teubner, 2013
WITTEL, Herbert; MUHS, Dieter; JANNASCH, Dieter, VOßIEK, Joachim: Roloff/Matek Maschinenelemente, Normung, Berechnung, Gestaltung. 27. überarb. u. erw. Aufl. Braunschweig: Vieweg und Teubner, 2023. Lehrbuch + Tabellenbuch, weiteres aus dieser Reihe: - Formelsammlung - Aufgabensammlung - Studienprogramm mit benutzergeführten Programmen z.B. Excel-Dateien
CONRAD, Klaus-Jörg; u.A.: Grundlagen der Konstruktionslehre. München, Wien: Carl Hanser, 2023
DECKER: Maschinenelemente: Funktion, Gestaltung und Berechnung. 21. Auflage. München: Carl Hanser, 2023
NIEMANN, G.; WINTER, H.; HÖHN, B.-R.: Maschinenelemente: Band 1: Konstruktion und Berechnung von Verbindungen, Lagern, Wellen. 5. bearb. Auflage. Berlin: Springer, 2019
NIEMANN, G.; WINTER, H.: Maschinenelemente: Band 2: Getriebe allgemein, Zahnradgetriebe Grundlagen, Stirnradgetriebe. 2. Auflage. Berlin: Springer, 2003
RIEG, Frank; KACZMAREK, Manfred: Taschenbuch der Maschinenelemente. Leipzig: Hanser Fachbuchverlag, 2015
GROTE, Karl-Heinrich; FELDHUSEN, Jörg: Dubbel, Taschenbuch für den Maschinenbau Set1-3, 26. Auflage. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, 2021
- Applicability in study programs
- Bachelor of Vocational Education - Automotive Engineering
- Bachelor of Vocational Education - Automotive Engineering B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor)
- Mechanical Engineering B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Mechanical Engineering in Practical Networks
- Mechanical Engineering in Practical Networks B.Sc. (01.03.2026)
- Bachelor of Vocational Education - Metals Engineering
- Bachelor of Vocational Education - Metals Engineering B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Aircraft and Flight Engineering
- Aircraft and Flight Engineering B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Automotive Engineering (Bachelor)
- Automotive Engineering B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Schwarze, Bernd
- Teachers
- Austerhoff, Norbert
- Rokossa, Dirk
- Friebel, Wolf-Christoph
- Schäfers, Christian
- Schwarze, Bernd
- Wahle, Ansgar
- Schäfer, Jens
- Forstmann, Jochen