Conference Session

Mechanics and the Internet

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin Ashmore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bo Yeon Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Geoff Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel Upton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sneha Harrell, UC Berkeley; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

survey using the Web Monkey system which we will continue to use for the rest of theproject.Platform Research and ChoiceThe first requirement for the InTEL platform is portability. The software should be easilyaccessible to students, and the best solution to this is to allow exercises and work to be done onthe web. The second requirement is visual capacity and the ability to perform physicalsimulation. Finally, we desired platforms that were non-proprietary and open source. With theserequirements in mind, we chose to implement the software in Java, using the Java MonkeyEngine as a stable graphical engine. We selected the Open Dynamics Engine as a system forconducting physical simulations.Exercise Design and DevelopmentWe clarified our goal of

Conference Session

Useful Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

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Mechanics

they’ve experienceda multiplicity of Targeted Breaks. In the bulk of these they can be shown engineeringapplications and then hear how, thanks to what they’re learning that current week, they’llbe able to do such things themselves. Or perhaps, at one layer removed, how the materialthey’re learning will allow them to learn item such and so, which will allow them to do whatthey’re seeing on screen.The essential point is that they’re seeing, very clearly, real engineering uses of the theory andare being told quite directly how what they’re learning enables the doing of the activities.There will be no doubt in their minds that, yes, they’ve been shown how to approach andaccomplish engineering tasks.In addition, the material in the Targeted Breaks are

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

AC 2008-2295: A PROBLEM-CENTERED APPROACH TO DYNAMICSGary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University GARY L. GRAY came to Penn State in 1994 and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. His research interests include the mechanics of nanostructures, dynamics of mechanical systems, the application of dynamical systems theory, and engineering education.Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University FRANCESCO COSTANZO came to Penn State in 1995 and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2008-65: VIBRATIONS LABS TO HELP ACHIEVE A RESONANCE INLEARNINGPhillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his B.S degree in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University in 1985 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989. His present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992 and at Rose-Hulman he has received the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award in 2000 and the Board of Trustees Outstanding Scholar Award in

Conference Session

Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

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Mechanics

AC 2008-2056: HUMAN BONE SOLID MECHANICS CHALLENGE:FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIAL STRUCTURE WITH COMPLEXGEOMETRY AND LOADINGArturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan AmericanStephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan AmericanBob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American Page 13.676.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Human Bone Solid Mechanics Challenge: Functionally Graded Material Structure with Complex Geometry and LoadingAbstractThis paper presents a series of solid mechanics challenges that are being developed to reinforcesolid mechanics concepts and to illustrate the relationship between classical mechanics of