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Effective Term:
Fall 2023 through Winter 2025

Course Number:
DS 205
Course Title:
Mobile and Hydrostatic Hydraulics
Credit Hours:
9
Lecture Hours:
45
Lecture/Lab Hours:
90
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Covers fundamental and advanced hydraulics and hydrostatics used on heavy equipment, farm machinery, marine equipment, hydraulic cranes, backhoes and other equipment. Emphasizes troubleshooting. Audit available.

Addendum to Course Description

This is an outcome-based course utilizing a lecture/lab format and includes videos, written assignments, demonstrations, lectures and hands on learning.  It prepares the student to diagnose and repair hydraulic and hydro-static systems in an industrial environment.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

  • Apply hydraulic systems knowledge to equipment applications for maintenance and troubleshooting.
  • Diagnose, test, repair and maintain mobile hydraulic and hydrostatic equipment.
  • Research and locate repair literature.
  • Interpret and apply hydraulic schematics.
  • Use protective gear and safe procedures in all work areas.

Course Activities and Design

• Disassemble, reassemble and test hydraulic and hydro-static components.
• Test, diagnose and repair hydraulic and hydro-static systems.
• Learn relationship of hydraulic and hydro-static components and system performance.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

• Written multiple choice, true/false and short answer tests.
• Hands on practical tests.
• Daily/weekly/term project portfolio.
• Attendance
• Work ethics

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Develop skills to disassemble, inspect, reassemble and test hydraulic and hydro-static components and understand the relationship between component failure and system operation.
• Learn about hydro-static motors, pumps and valves.
• Learn the tools necessary to diagnose and repair system components.
• Learn identification of different hydraulic and hydro-static systems.
• Learn to use the tools to repair hydraulic and hydro-static systems.
Develop Knowledge of system operation and theory.
• Learn relationship of hydraulic and hydro-static system components and theory of operation.
Skills in hydraulic and hydro-static system failure diagnosis.
• Learn to select and operate the proper diagnostic tooling.
• Learn to recognize failures and their causes.
• Learn the resources available to the technician for research and failure identification.
• Learn to troubleshoot problems using hydraulic schematics.
 
Practice personal safety.
• Learn and practice personal safety by wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Learn and practice shop cleanliness.
• Learn and practice tool maintenance and safety.