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3D Printed Composite Body Illustrating Area and Mass Moment of Inertia with Mohr’s Circle and Pole Method

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Mechanics Applied and the Best in Five... Get Ready!

Page Count

17

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41565

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/41565

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576

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Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at The Citadel focused on Freshman and Sophomore classes, particularly engineering mechanics.

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Abstract

A 3D printed composite body connects the math intensive concept of area moment of inertia to the real world. When studying area moment of inertia, students calculate moment of inertia for an area composite body. A 3D printed composite body of constant thickness and density has a resistance to rotation quantified by the mass moment of inertia corollary to the area moment of inertia. Holes pass through the model in such a way that the model can be spun about the horizontal and vertical centroidal axes. Students can use the product of inertia and pole method to identify the principal area moments of inertia and the corresponding axes. The 3D printed composite body has holes allowing for rotation about these axes as well. A 3D printed composite shape allows students to see and experience the otherwise math intensive and abstract concept of area moment of inertia.

This paper is submitted as a non-technical paper to the Civil Engineering Division "Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities" session.

Wood, T. (2022, August), 3D Printed Composite Body Illustrating Area and Mass Moment of Inertia with Mohr’s Circle and Pole Method Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41565

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