Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Baqersad P.E., Kettering University; Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Azadeh Sheidaei, Iowa State University; Basem Alzahabi, Alghurair University

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Mechanics

Aerospace Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University. Before joining Iowa State University, she was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University in Michigan. Sheidaei’s main research area is ”multiscale characterization and computational modeling of advanced material systems such as polymer reinforced composites”. During her graduate study at MSU (2007-2015), she worked at Composite Vehicle Research Center (CVRC) where she worked on numerous research and industrial projects. Those span over the areas of structural integrity of composites, develop- ment of constitutive models and computational tools to

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter H. Carnell P.E., University of Georgia; Nathaniel J. Hunsu, University of Georgia; Davis F. Ray, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Mechanics

. 17, no. 4, pp. 264-280, 2013/10/01 2013.[16] A. J. Martin and H. W. Marsh, “Academic buoyancy: Towards an understanding of students’ everyday academic resilience,” Journal of School Psychology, vol. 46, no. 1, p. 30, February 2008 2008.[17] S. S. Luthar and L. B. Zelazo, “Research on resilience: An integrative review,” In Resilience and Vulnerability: Adaptation in the Context of Childhood Adversities, pp. 510-550, 1/1/2003 2003.[18] A. S. Masten, “Ordinary magic: Resilience processes in development,” American Psychologist, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 227-238, 2001.[19] K. M. Connor and J. R. T. Davidson, “Development of a new resilience scale: The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Richard J. Gash P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Aaron Freidenberg, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher H Conley, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M. Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics

. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. and M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is an active member of ASEE and a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. His research areas include climate change impact on water resource systems and infrastructure. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Helping Students Learn Engineering Mechanics Concepts through Integration of Simulation Software in Undergraduate CoursesABSTRACTThis paper describes recent experience within the civil engineering program at the U.S. MilitaryAcademy (USMA) to integrate simulation tools to assist students in

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Joshua Richard Wyrick, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanics

areas and would benefit from some updating. Among the updates, theydesired to teach their first course (which combines statics and introductory mechanics topics) aspart of the broader design process. Further, they wanted to integrate the use of computerprograms to begin the education of their students on the effective use of programs (andunderstanding their limitations). Finally, they hoped to provide the inspirational time, space, andstructure necessary for students to apply their knowledge in a way that demonstrated a broaderunderstanding of course principles through creating or discovering their own solutions (ratherthan simply performing calculations demonstrated in class).During their presentation the authors of those papers extended an

Conference Session

Student Advancement in Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick A. Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University

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Mechanics

; and the ASME C. D. Mote Jr., Early Career Award. In 2014 Dr. Rhoads was included in ASEE Prism Magazine’s 20 Under 40.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Edward Berger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, joining Purdue in August 2014. He has been teaching mechanics for over 20 years, and has worked extensively on the integration and assessment of specific technology interventions in mechanics classes. He was one of the co-leaders in 2013-2014 of the ASEE Virtual Community of Practice (VCP) for mechanics educators across the country. His current research focuses on student problem-solving pro

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven C. Zemke, Whitworth University; Diane L Zemke

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Mechanics

the author's steps. Take special note when the author heads in a different direction than your normal inclinations. This is an opportunity to learn a new technique. 2. Note the order of the basic steps the author uses to solve the problem. 3. Note any special tricks the author uses. By tricks I mean clever short cuts that save time or calculus. (Recall the use of implicit integration when we had y=f(x) and we wanted x- dot and y-dot?)Your journal should be a short paragraph(s) that answers these questions: 1. What types of things appear in your notes about learning from examples? Give a sample or two from your notes. 2. How did taking notes about solving problems affect your actual solving problems? 3

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kent Ralph Jensen, USAF; Kwangjin Yang, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

section wastaught with a reordering of the topics with kinetics taught before kinematics. Students’ ability tochoose and apply appropriate kinetics principles was assessed using common questions onexams, a common final exam, and an in-class questionnaire assignment administered at thebeginning and end of the semester. In this study we did not see a statistically significantimprovement in performance, and we were therefore not able to duplicate the results from aprevious study that showed that the reordering of the topics in the context of an integratedsophomore curriculum resulted in an improvement in students’ ability to solve dynamicsproblems.Project Description and Background Information: The vast majority of dynamics textbooks(Hibbeler (2016

Conference Session

Student Advancement in Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Paulette Doukakis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Mechanics

[26], advises an alternative approach to validity and reliability. He believes theterms ‘reliability’ and ‘validity ’are too strict and restricted in the context of interviews. Inreplacement, he names four characteristics: Credibility, Confirmability, Transferability andDependability. He goes on to suggest that, ‘it can be helpful to minimize issues of legitimacy andcredibility by carefully collecting the same information from everyone who is interviewed’ [26].After the raw data from the interviews and problem-solving session has been collected, audioand video recordings will first be broadly explored and integrally (i.e. not modified from theoriginal recorded version) transcribed.Data AnalysisThematic analysis Transcriptions of the

Conference Session

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Russell Pearce, Whatcom Community College; Todd R. Haskell, Western Washington University; Kordel J. Clarks, Student Representative - Whatcom Community College

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Mechanics

the beginning of the learning progression (stages 1 and 2). The lastcategory of activities target more advanced concept applications and support the end of thelearning progression (stage 4). The SMK approach described here introduces a fourth categoryof model-based learning activities that targets stage 3 in the learning progression.We use the SMK to construct models that are physical embodiments of the introductoryproblems (e.g. the example above in Figure 1b) in which modeling assumptions (support models,simplified geometry abstractions) are already made, thus targeting stage 3 of the learningprogression and integrating this practice with an emphasis on developing basic concepts usingmultiple representations. The rationale, inspired by the

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Simon Jones, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Takashi Kawano, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept Inventory, and he is a co-author of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by Beer, Johnston, Cornwell, and Self.Dr. Simon Jones, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Simon Jones is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technol- ogy. He received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 2010 and his present teaching and research interests include finite element analysis, vibration and wave propagation, and reduced-order numerical modeling.Dr. Daniel Takashi Kawano, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanics

modules.Bibliography[1] J. M. &. P. C. &. P. V. C. Papadopoulos, "Philosophy of Integrating FEA Practice Throughout the Undergraduate CE/ME Curriculum," in Proceedings of 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011.[2] N. Smith and J. Davis, "Connecting Theory and Software: Experience with an Undergraduate Finite Element Course," in 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, 2015.[3] Q. Ma and L. Yaw, "Finite Element Method as a Useful Modern Engineering Tool to Enhance Learning of Deformation Concepts," in 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, 2015.[4] H.-H. Lee, Finite Element Simulations with ANSYS Workbench 17, Mission, KS: SDC Publications, 2017.[5] R. Budynas and K. Nisbett, Shigley's