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Mechanics and the Internet

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

AC 2008-249: INTEL: INTERACTIVE TOOLKIT FOR ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONCalvin Ashmore, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDaniel Upton, Georgia Institute of TechnologyBo Yeon Lee, Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeoff Thomas, Georgia Institute of TechnologySneha Harrell, UC BerkeleyChristine Valle, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJanet Murray, Georgia Institute of TechnologyWendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of TechnologyLaurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of TechnologySue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 13.778.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 InTEL : Interactive Toolkit for Engineering LearningAbstractStatics, a foundational engineering course

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Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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AC 2008-1139: SURVEY OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS IN CIVILENGINEERING CURRICULABridget Wadzuk, Villanova University Assistant Professor Water Resources EngineerDavid Dinehart, Villanova University Associate Professor Structural EngineerEdward Glynn, Villanova University Assistant Professor Geotechnical EngineerShawn Gross, Villanova University Associate Professor Structural EngineerFrank Hampton, Villanova University Assistant Professor Structural Engineer Page 13.1124.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Survey of Engineering Mechanics in Civil Engineering CurriculaAbstractNewtonian mechanics provides most of the core concepts

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Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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 Dynamics?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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Mechanics

AC 2008-2227: INVESTIGATING IMPULSE LOADING USING MODELROCKETRYByron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts Dr. Byron Newberry is Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma Christian University. He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma Christian University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His interests include stress analysis, nonlinear dynamics, structural vibration, and engineering design. Page 13.813.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University

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. • A lack of physical feel due to emphasis on structural problems. This can be attributed to a strong civil engineering influence in the texts.These fundamental disconnects manifest themselves as lower-than-expected abilities in thestudents when applying the concepts to design/analyze real systems in subsequent courses. Theresulting disappointment in engineering educators is well documented and common1,2.II. Literature ReviewMost recent efforts revamp the statics/mechanics curriculum by incorporating advances incomputer/video/web technologies, affording a physical feel for the concepts, and fostering activelearning. Kuznetsov3 developed a software-based teaching aid which reinforces concepts throughan iterative learning process. It was

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Mechanics and the Internet

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Siamak Faridani, University of Oklahoma; Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

browser plug-in to enhance the interactivity of the web pages. Anumber of different technologies have been used to develop the interactive content and deliverMEMS animations and simulations to the web; however, students only need a web browser inorder to use the content and there is no need to install high-end engineering packages on theircomputers. Page 13.948.3 Figure 1 Examples of Simulations, Videos, and Graphics Used to Demonstrate MEMSOver the last several years, MEMS has become important in industry and thus an increased needto introduce MEMS into undergraduate courses. However it is well known that most engineeringprograms do not have

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Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Mithun Singla, University of Houston; Christy Chang, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Education.” Journal of College Science Teaching, 1993, Vol. 23, Issue 5, pp. 286-290.8. Olmi, C., G. Song, and Y. L. Mo. “An Innovative and Multi-Functional Smart Vibration Platform,” Smart Materials and Structures, 2007, Vol. 16, pp. 1302-13099. Song, G. and P. Lam, “Improve Teaching of System Dynamics and Response Using Smart Material Experiment,” Journal of Science Mathematic Engineering Technology Education: Innovations and Research, 2/3&4, September-December, 2001, pp. 11-18.10. Song, G., M. Zeng, and P. Lam, “A Simple but Effective Experiment to Illustrate Second Order Dynamic Systems,” Proceedings of National Educators’ Workshop (San Jose, CA) (NASA/CP-2003-212403), 2002, pp. 107-115

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Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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amount of material that can be taught and that the students’ interest in the material isenhanced.IntroductionTo maintain and enhance our nation’s ability to be on the forefront of technology development,colleges and universities have been called to adopt the most effective teaching practices of Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses as well as to provide undergraduateswith opportunities to study STEM “as practiced by scientists and engineers as early in theiracademic careers as possible”.1 In fact, the practice of engineering today requires that graduatesbe prepared in a large variety of ways, which are reflected in ABET criteria as well as other recentstudies.2, 3 In addition, as supported by a wide body of literature

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Mechanics and the Internet

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

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AC 2008-2057: STUDENT ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGHPRESCRIBED UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTSShahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University Shahnam Navaee is the Associate Dean of Student and Academic Programs in the College of Science & Technology and Professor of Engineering Studies at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Navaee received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1980 and 1983 and his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University in 1989. Page 13.1103.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Student

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Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos

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AC 2008-2537: ASSESSING COGNITIVE REASONING AND LEARNING INMECHANICSChris Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Chris Papadopoulos earned BS degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University. He previously served on the faculty of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he is currently a research associate, grant writer, lecturer, and director of educational programs. His research interests include biomechanics, nonlinear structural mechanics, computational mechanics, engineering education, and engineering ethics. He is an active member of American Society for

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Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cliff Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Salamon, Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Miller, Pennsylvania State University

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curricula to providecornerstone design experience in the first year and capstone design experience in the final year.Between the first and final years much knowledge is acquired and analysis skills are honed, butthe amount of exposure to realistic design problems is variable, if not quite limited.3Elementary strength of materials is a core course in the engineering curriculum in which studentslearn how to analyze deformation, strain, and stress in simple structural members including bars,shafts, beams, and pressure vessels. It is typically taught at the sophomore level in baccalaureateand engineering technology (ET) programs as well as at community colleges. Traditionally thecourse is analysis based, although design problems of a very limited

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Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Magda, Weber State University

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stresses are easily determined by traditional strength of materials equations,continuum mechanics or by finite element analysis. The second type of mechanical stress thatoccurs in materials is classified as residual stresses. These are the stresses that remain in thematerial after all the applied loads are removed.Mechanical engineering and engineering technology students have a difficult time understandingthe generation of residual stresses, measuring them and their overall effect on design life.Residual stresses typically come from non-uniform plastic flow due to some previous loading ormanufacturing process. Some of these processes are but not limited to casting, machining,welding, grinding, shot peening, quenching, nonuniform cold working such

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Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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solidsand finite element stress analysis while highly motivating students. The challenges are beingdeveloped through an interaction with VANTH, an NSF funded Engineering Research Center forBioengineering Educational Technologies, that introduced the authors to the How People Learnframework for the design of effective learning environments and challenge/problem basedlearning module development. The authors have supplemented the HPL theory withexplanations of the Legacy learning cycle from a new point of view and with newimplementation ideas. To reinforce solid mechanics concepts and to illustrate the relationshipbetween solid mechanics analytical solutions and numerical solutions, the authors are developinga series of challenges that use web-based

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Anything New in Dynamics?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Mechanics

AC 2008-87: TEACHING MULTIBODY DYNAMICS IN AN UNDERGRADUATECURRICULUM – AN INTUITIVE AND EXPLICIT FORMALISM BASED ONPARASITIC ELEMENTSGeoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland Geoff Rideout received his B.Eng. (Mechanical) from Memorial University in 1993, his M.A.Sc. (Eng.) from Queen's University in 1998, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2004. He is currently an assistant professor of engineering at Memorial University, teaching mechanics and design courses. He is conducting research in the area of automated generation of computer simulation models for dynamic system design

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Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

AC 2008-2796: DEFLECTION OF A BEAM IN NEUTRAL EQUILIBRIUM À LACONJUGATE BEAM METHOD: USE OF SUPPORT, NOT BOUNDARY,CONDITIONSIng-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas Ing-Chang Jong serves as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received a BSCE in 1961 from the National Taiwan University, an MSCE in 1963 from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 1965 from Northwestern University. He was Chair of the Mechanics Division, ASEE, in 1996-97. His research interests are in mechanics and engineering education. Page 13.353.1

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Anything New in Dynamics?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University; Eileen Rossman, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanics

hopes to further advance their intellectual curiosity and problem solving skills.Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University Charles Birdsong has expertise in vibrations, controls, signal processing, instrumentation, real-time control, active noise control, and dynamic system modeling. He received his BSME at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, MS and Ph.D. at Michigan State University where he worked on active noise control applications for the automotive industry. He has worked in the vibration test and measurement industry helping to drive new technologies to market and working with industry to meet their emerging needs. He is currently an Assistant Professor at California Polytechnic