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PHY 107
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On completion, the student should be able to: 1. conduct measurements of some physical quantities; 2. make observations of events, collect and tabulate data; 3. identify and evaluate some common experimental errors; 4. p...
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This introductory course emphasizes quantitative measurements. Experimental techniques.
The treatment of measurement errors. Graphical analysis. The experiments include studies of
meters, the oscilloscope, mechanical systems, electrical and mechanical resonant systems,
light, heat, viscosity, etc. (covered in PHY 101, 102, 103 and PHY 104). However, emphasis
should be placed on the basic physical techniques for observation, measurements, data
collection, analysis, and deduction.
PHY 108
1
On completion, the student should be able to: 1. conduct measurements of some physical quantities; 2. make observations of events, collect and tabulate data; 3. identify and evaluate some common experimental errors; 4. p...
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This practical course is a continuation of PHY 107 and is intended to be taught during the
second semester of the 100 level to cover the practical aspect of the theoretical courses that
have been covered with emphasis on quantitative measurements, the treatment of
measurement errors, and graphical analysis. However, emphasis should be placed on the basic
physical techniques for observation, measurements, data collection, analysis and deduction.
MEE 405
3
At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. explain the principle of heat by diffusion under steady or unsteady conditions; 2. explain continuity and momentum equations and their roles in convection hea...
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Convection heat transfer: Newton’s law of cooling. Energy equation of convection.
Continuity and momentum equations and their roles in convection heat transfer analysis.
Convection heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flows. Internal and external flows. Heat
transfer coefficients. Dimensional analysis and dimensionless groups in convection heat
transfer. Convection heat transfer correlations. Heat exchanger analysis and design. Combined
modes of heat transfer.
Mass transfer: Mechanisms of mass transfer. Fick’s law of mass diffusion. General diffusion
law. Rate equations. Comparison of Fick’s and Fourier’s laws. Equations of mass transfer in
stationary systems. Similarities between conduction and mass transfer in stationary systems.
Mass transfer coefficient. Electrical analogy of mass transfer. Equimolal counter diffusion.
Drying and humidification of solids and gases. Types of dryers. Evaporation. Mass transfer
correlations in convective systems.
MEE 101
2
: At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. differentiate between science, engineering and technology, and relate them to innovation; 2. identify the various branches of mechanical engineering discipl...
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Historical development of the mechanical engineering discipline. Philosophy and scope of
contemporary mechanical engineering course programme. Overview of mechanical
engineering special fields: applied (solid) mechanics, fluid and thermal engineering
(thermodynamics and heat transfer). Industrial/production engineering and engineering
management sciences. The linkage between mechanical engineering and other engineering
disciplines and the sciences. The concept of innovation. Illustrations of a wide variety
applications of mechanical engineering. The role of mechanical engineers in the society and
human development. Professional ethical responsibility. Climate change, renewable energy
and environmental sustainability.
200 Level
MEE 401
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At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. demonstrate proficiency in the principles of design; 2. demonstrate proficiency in the selection of materials for design; 3. carry out simple stress analysis;...
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Journal bearings. Application of Hertz stress theory. Fluid couplings. Lubrication mechanics:
hydrodynamic theory applied to tapered wedge and journal bearings and hydrostatic
lubrication applied to journal bearings. Gears and power transmission systems. Elements of
fluid power system design. Design of cylinders, pipes and pipe joints, tubes, plates and
flywheel. Seals, packaging, gaskets and shields. Failure analysis; various types of joints,
design of machine elements; system design, design of gear systems; material selection in
design; design; design and production matching; optimisation in design D
MEE 402 Theory (Mechanics) of Machines II (2 Units E: LH 30)
Leaning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1. identify the forces acting on a mechanism and the resolution of the forces;
2. demonstrate understanding of the performance of various mechanisms and principal
machine elements as regards their kinematics and dynamics;
3. identify the types of motion and their applications;
4. identify forces on shaft and bearing due to single revolving mass;
5. demonstrate procedure for balancing several masses in different transverse planes;
6. prepare professional quality solutions and presentations to effectively communicate the
results of analysis and design;
7. translate ideas and imaginations into conceptual designs using the tools of
conventional engineering drawings and computer aided designs; and
8. use the knowledge of the course to solve real life problems related to production processes
and to develop machines.
Course Contents
Force analysis of mechanisms, fluctuation of kinetic energy and inertial effects. Complete static
and dynamic analysis. Flexible shaft couplings: belt, rope and chain drives. The flywheel and
mechanical governors. Brakes and dynamometers. Balancing of multi-cylinder engines.
Balancing of machinery. Vibration of machinery; free and forced vibration, damping, natural
frequencies and critical speeds. Transverse vibrations of beams, whirling of shafts and
torsional vibrations.
GST 112
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At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. analyse the historical foundation of Nigerian cultures and arts in pre-colonial times; 2. identify and list the major linguistic groups in Nigeria; 3. explain the...
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Nigerian history, culture and art up to 1800 (Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo peoples and cultures;
peoples and cultures of the minority ethnic groups). Nigeria under colonial rule (advent of
colonial rule in Nigeria; colonial administration of Nigeria). Evolution of Nigeria as a political
unit (amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914; formation of political parties in Nigeria; nationalist
movement and struggle for independence). Nigeria and challenges of nation building (military
intervention in Nigerian politics; Nigerian Civil War). Concepts of trade and economics of self-
reliance (indigenous trade and market system; indigenous apprenticeship system among
Nigerian peoples; trade, skill acquisition and self-reliance). Social justice and national
development (definition and classification of law); Judiciary and fundamental rights.
Individuals, norms and values (basic Nigerian norms and values, patterns of citizenship
acquisition; citizenship and civic responsibilities; indigenous languages, usage and
development; negative attitudes and conducts [Cultism, kidnapping and other related social
vices]). Re-orientation, moral and national values (The 3Rs – Reconstruction, Rehabilitation
and Re-orientation; re-orientation strategies: Operation Feed the Nation (OFN), Green
Revolution, Austerity Measures, War Against Indiscipline and Corruption (WAIC), Mass
Mobilization for Self-Reliance, Social Justice and Economic Recovery (MAMSER), National
Orientation Agency (NOA). Current socio-political and cultural developments in Nigeria.
GST 312
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At the end of this Course, students should be able to: 1. analyse the concepts of peace, conflict and security; 2. list major forms, types and root causes of conflict and violence; 3. differentiate between conflict and t...
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The concepts of peace, conflict and security in a multi-ethnic nation. Types and theories of
conflicts: ethnic, religious, economic, geo-political Conflicts; structural conflict theory, realist
theory of conflict, frustration-aggression conflict theory; root causes of conflict and violence
in Africa: indigene and settlers phenomenon, boundaries/boarder disputes, political disputes,
ethnic disputes and rivalries, economic inequalities, social disputes, nationalist movements
and agitations; selected conflict case studies – Tiv-Junkun, ZangoKartaf, chieftaincy and land
disputes, etc. Peace building, management of conflicts and security: Peace & Human
Development. Approaches to Peace & Conflict Management (religious, government,
community leaders, etc.). Elements of peace studies and conflict resolution: Conflict dynamics
assessment Scales: Constructive & Destructive. Justice and Legal framework: Concepts of
Social Justice; The Nigeria Legal System. Insurgency and terrorism. Peace mediation and
peace keeping. Peace and Security Council (international, national and local levels). Agents of
conflict resolution – Conventions, Treaties Community Policing: Evolution and Imperatives.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (dialogue,. arbitration, negotiation, collaboration, etc).
The roles of international organizations in conflict resolution ((a) The United Nations, UN and
its conflict resolution organs. (b) The African Union & Peace Security Council (c) ECOWAS in
peace keeping). The media and traditional institutions in peace building. Managing post-
conflict situations/crises: Refugees. Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs);the role of NGOs in
post-conflict situations/crises.
GST 212
2
At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. know the basic features of philosophy as an academic discipline; 2. identify the main branches of philosophy & the centrality of logic in philosophical discourse;...
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Scope of philosophy; notions, meanings, branches and problems of philosophy. Logic as an
indispensable tool of philosophy. Elements of syllogism, symbolic logic— the first nine rules of
inference. Informal fallacies, laws of thought, nature of arguments. Valid and invalid
arguments, logic of form and logic of content — deduction, induction and inferences. Creative
and critical thinking. Impact of philosophy on human existence. Philosophy and politics,
philosophy and human conduct, philosophy and religion, philosophy and human values,
philosophy and character molding.
MEE 509
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At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. identify an engineering research problem; 2. demonstrate proficiency in PowerPoint presentation in a seminar; 3. demonstrate a methodology for actualising aim...
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Final-year projects are assigned at the beginning of each academic year. Each final year
student chooses a project supervisor in consultation with the final-year project coordinator.
The process is entirely interactive, but the coordinator ensures that there is an even
distribution of students amongst the lecturers. The final topic is decided by the student and
his supervisor, selected from the fields of mechanics of solids and fluids, materials science,
machine design, heat power, heat transfer, production technology, industrial engineering and
management. Each student presents at least two seminars as part of their final year project,
usually at the beginning and ending of the second semester. Each student is required to
submit a report of their findings and undergo an oral examination. All seminars are scored by
a panel of lecturers.
Minimum Academic Standards
Equipment
Common Facilities
1. University Libraries
2. Lecture Theatres and Lecture Rooms
3. Laboratories/ Central Workshops
4. Drawing Studio
5. Computer-Aided Graphics Laboratory
6. Faculty Computer Laboratory
7. Industrial Training Coordinator’s Office.
8. Laboratories for Some General Engineering Courses
Laboratories/Workshops
General Workshop
Drawing and Design Studio
Mechanics of Machines
Strength of Materials
Thermodynamics
Fluid Mechanics
Metallurgy
General Workshop Equipment
Fitting & Machining Section
1. Work benches with vices for metal work
2. Tool boxes containing hand tools such as screw drivers, wrenches, hammers, hacksaws,
files, centre punch, chisel, scrapers, etc.
3. Lathe machines
4. CNC lathe machine
5. Milling machines
6. CNC milling machine
7. Drilling machines
8. Grinding machines
9. Folding machines
10. Power hacksaw
11. Shaping machines
12. Tennoning machine
13. Vertical mortising machine
14. Dovetailing machine
15. Vernier Callipers and Micrometer Screw Gauges
16. Sheet metal folding machine
Foundry Section
1. Furnaces (heat treatment facility)
2. Casting facilities
Welding & Fabrication Section
1. Arc welding machines and accessories
2. Gas welding facilities
3. Safety goggles, eye and ear protectors
4. Pop riveting machine
5. Guillotine cutting Machine
6. Rolling machine, etc.
7. Spot welding machines
Carpentry & Woodwork Section (Wood processing machines and equipment)
1. Band saw, radial arm saw and circular saw
2. Surfacing machine
3. Mortise machine
4. Thicknessing/Planing machine
5. Wood Lathe machine
6. Portable sander machine
7. Jig saw, rip saw, cross-cut saw, panel saw, tenon saw, compass saw
8. Drilling machine
9. Chest drill
10. Spraying machine
11. Oil stone
12. Wood workbenches with vices
13. G clamp, F clamp, Sash clamp
14. Jack planes, smooth planes
15. Other hand tools such as tri square, claw hammer, pincer, marking gauge, mortise gauge,
spirit level, flat chisel, wood rasp, round chisel, wood mallet, spoke shave, screw drivers,
tape rule, scraper.
Electrical/Electronic Section
1. Water distillers
2. Hydrometers
3. Multimeters, voltmeters, ammeters and clamp meters
4. Soldering irons
5. Battery chargers
6. Standard tool boxes for electrical and electronics works
7. Electrical/electronics data books
8. Oscilloscopes
9. Tachometers and phase sequence meters
10. Logic probes
11. Etching machines complete with accessories
12. Coil winding machine, etc.
Drawing and Design Studio
1. Drawing tables and chairs
2. Drawing boards, T-squares and instruments
3. Automatic drafting machine
4. Drafting gadgets, stencils, etc
5. Automatic stencil cutter
6. Computer graphics and design hall with necessary design software (e.g. Fusion 360
(AutoCAD) software, SolidWorks, Solid Edge or equivalent
7. 3-D printer
Mechanics of Machines Laboratory
1. Free oscillation of point and distributed masses (Simple and Compound Pendulum)
2. Quick return mechanisms (Whitworth), Scotted line slider-crank, scoth yoke Geneva stop
3. Power transmission systems (belts, gears, shafts and clutches).
4. Coefficient of friction apparatus (belt, drive, slipping friction)
5. Free and force vibration of single degree of freedom systems with and without damping
6. Static and dynamic balancing systems
7. Power regulation (by Flywheel and Governors)
8. Demonstration of coriolis and centrifugal forces
9. Gyroscopic motion
10. Journal bearings
11. Vibration and Noise test set up.
Strength of Materials Laboratory
1. Apparatus for tensile, compression and torsion tests
2. Simple bending apparatus
3. Unsymmetrical bending apparatus
4. Impact tests apparatus
5. Elastic behaviour of thin- and thick-walled pressure vessels
6. Creep and fatigue
7. Theories of failure
8. Helical springs
9. Deflection of curved beams
10. Columns and struts
11. Strain gauging and photo-elastic behaviour.
Thermodynamics Laboratory
1. Temperature measurement apparatus
2. Power measurement apparatus (compressor, dynamometer etc)
3. Pressure measurement apparatus
4. Steam boiler
5. Equilibrium of mixtures of air and steam, quality of wet steam
6. IC engine apparatus
7. Calorific values of fuels
8. Analysis of products of combustion
9. Gas and bomb calorimeters
10. Gas and steam turbine apparatus
11. Heat-exchange apparatus
12. Free and forced convection heat and mass transfer systems
13. Thermal conductivity apparatus
14. Apparatus for the determination of radiative properties of materials
15. Jet propulsion systems
16. Vapour power cycles
17. Positive displacement engines and compressors
18. Refrigeration and Air-conditioning cycles
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
1. Manometry
2. Hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces
3. Forced vortex apparatus
4. Stability of floating bodies
5. Meter calibration and flow test set up
6. Hydraulic test benches
7. Nozzle and orifice flow apparatus
8. Laminar and turbulent flow in pipes
9. Friction loss in pipes
10. Heat losses in pipe fittings
11. Flow visualisation apparatus
12. Flow of fluid round bodies
13. Hydraulic power circuitry and measurement units
14. Reciprocating pump system
15. Centrifugal pump system
16. Pelton wheel
17. Resistance to motion of air through banks of finned and unfinned tubes
18. Calibration and performance of flow measurement devices
19. Subsonic wind tunnel and accessories
20. Supersonic flow apparatus
Metallurgy Laboratory
1. Apparatus for visualisation of atomic and crystal structures
2. Cooling curve apparatus
3. Simple metallography
4. Simple heat treatment apparatus
5. Apparatus for creep, hardness and fracture tests
6. X-ray crystallography equipment
7. Electric microscope
8. High power metallurgical microscope with camera unit
Staffing
Academic Staff
The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology
departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalent
of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral
degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per
semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme,
staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practicals
and supervision of projects.
NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees, hence appointment
of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are
candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer
positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD
candidates.
Academic Support Personnel
Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practicals
and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to
be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate.
Administrative Support Staff
The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper
administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very
competent senior staff that are computer literate.
Technical Support Personnel
The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of
laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent
senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to
undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and
maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be
maintained.
Minimum Number of Staff
Subject to the general standards specified by NUC:
1. there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic
staff to mount the programme;
2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix,
such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and
3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate calibre for
the office of the Head of Department to run.
Student/Staff Ratio
The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level.
library
Subject to the general standards specified by NUC, the central and/or faculty/departmental
libraries should have:
1. physical holdings of current books in the relevant fundamental science and engineering
subject areas;
2. physical holdings of current books in the core mechanical engineering subject areas;
3. physical holdings of current journals in the core mechanical engineering subject areas;
4. e-subscription of current books in the relevant fundamental science and engineering
subject areas;
5. e-subscription of current books in the core mechanical engineering subject areas; and
6. e-subscription of current journals in the core mechanical engineering subject areas.
classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices
The NUC recommends the following physical space requirement:
Academic m2
Professor’s Office 18.50
Head of Department’s Office 18.50
Tutorial Teaching Staff Space 13.50
Other Teaching Staff Space 7.00
Technical Staff Space 7.00
Science Staff Research Laboratory 16.50
Engineering Staff Research Laboratory 14.50
Seminar Space per student 1.85
Drawing Office Space (A.O. Board) (Per Student) 4.60
Drawing Office Space (A.I. Board) (Per Student) 3.70
Laboratory Space 7.50
Non-Academic
Secretarial Space 7.00
Office Facilities
S/No Office No in Room Facilities
1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves,
computer unit, Secretary and facilities.
2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves,
computer unit, Secretary and facilities.
3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves,
computer unit.
4. Senior 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves,
Lecturer computer unit.
5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves.
6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves
GET 208
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At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. recognise a structural system that is stable and in equilibrium; 2. determine the stress-strain relation for single and composite members based on Hooke's law...
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Consideration of equilibrium; composite members, stress-strain relation. Generalised Hooke's
law. Stresses and strains due to loading and temperature changes. Torsion of circular
members. Shear force, bending moments and bending stresses in beams with symmetrical
and combined loadings. Stress and strain transformation equations and Mohr’s circle. Elastic
buckling of columns.