Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Mechanics

2006-407: PHOTOSTRESS IMAGES FOR TEACHING MECHANICS OFMATERIALSNashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Page 11.991.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Photostress Images for Teaching Mechanics of MaterialsAbstractA new approach to teaching Mechanics of Materials is described in this paper with thedescription of classroom implementation. In particular, it addresses the use of the photoelastic(photostress) images to enhance the learning of axial, bearing, and contact stresses. The imagescan be used to visuilize the limitations of the theory that are not possible within the confines oftextbooks. The student’s reaction to the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Szmerekovsky, AFIT; Brian Self, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

include forced response and steady flow analysis of turbomachinery and hypervelocity gouging on high speed test tracks.Brian Self, U.S. Air Force Academy Brian Self is an Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of Utah. He has four years of experience with the Air Force Research Laboratory and is in his seventh year of teaching in the Department of Engineering Mechanics. Areas of research include impact injury mechanisms, sports biomechanics, aerospace physiology, and engineering pedagogy

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

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Mechanics

. Page 11.1280.2Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors anddo not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Support was also from the PACE program(www.PACEpartners.org) and the authors gratefully acknowledge their support.Introduction Student enrollment in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso is veryhealthy. With student demographics in excess of 70% Hispanics and large class sizes, UTEP isone of the largest producers of undergraduate Hispanic Engineers. UTEP graduates can be foundin the nation’s top graduate schools, in the upper echelons of the nation’s leading corporations, inNational Laboratories and as entrepreneurs. In

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Honghui Yu, The City College of New York; Feridun Delale, The City College of New York

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Mechanics

increase studentawareness of the application of MoM in emerging technologies, several examples ofbeams in Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) were analyzed and illustrated. Besides content update, we also made some changes in teaching methods. Since thecourse has no laboratory component, we adopted four simple home experiments toenhance the understanding of basic concepts. In the classroom we demonstrate beambending, column buckling, and torsion of a tube etc. Also, some time was allocated forstudents to solve problems after the instructor had solved a similar one. With help fromthe instructor and their peers, students can identify their deficiencies, clear somemisconceptions and grasp the content more effectively. From surveys conducted

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy

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Mechanics

2006-434: ANIMATION AS THE FINAL STEP IN THE DYNAMICS EXPERIENCEThomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy Thomas Nordenholz is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the California Maritime Academy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1998. His present interests include the improvement of undergraduate engineering science instruction, and the development of laboratory experiments and software for undergraduate courses. Page 11.215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Animation as the Final Step in the Dynamics ExperienceAbstractA

Conference Session

What's New in Statics?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanics

Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 1, 1997, pp. 17-28.3. Davis, William J., and Philip D. Strope, “Enhancing Student Learning and Community Service Through Senior Engineering Projects,” Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education – Southeast Section, 2000.4. Craft, Lucille, “Crafting a New Curriculum,” ASEE Prism, Jan, 2005, pp. 30-34.5. Miller, Gregory and Stephen Cooper, “Something Old, Something New: Integrating Engineering Practice into the Teaching of Engineering Mechanics,” Journal of Engineering Education, Apr, 1995, pp. 105-115.6. Shapira, Aviad, “Bringing the Site into the Classroom: A Construction Engineering Laboratory,” Journal of