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

Air Force Academy and works as an exchange professor at the United State Air Force Academy. His research interests include path planning, UAV control, cooperative control. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018  Should Kinetics Follow Kinematics? Investigating Course Design in DynamicsAbstractIn this study, we investigated whether the reordering of kinetics and kinematics topics in atraditional dynamics course leads to improved student ability to choose and apply appropriatekinetics principles to solve single- and multi-concept dynamics problems. To test this hypothesis,three sections of Dynamics were taught using a traditional ordering of topics and one

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

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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

Activities or SolidWorks in the course?While not unanimous the clear majority of the students agreed that the hands-on activities werebeneficial for their learning (see Figure 1 for results). It was interesting to see that a significantnumber of students listed the engineering design project (EDP), SolidWorks and other classdemonstrations as the best hands on activities, even though we had not initially thought of themas hands-on activities. The EDP and SolidWorks were major components of the course redesignand some of the students clearly appreciated getting to work with them in this course. The EDPespecially seems to have had a favorable impact on students’ views of the course as they felt ithad real world application and allowed them to do a

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Vitali, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Mechanics

associate professor of electrical engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learning and success, and the impact of a flexible classroom space on faculty teaching and student learning. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Incorporating IMU Technology to Demonstrate Concepts in

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

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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

take are interconnected. It is never considered that the distributed load can be in the form of a wind gust applied on a turbine blade.  The economic impact of the subject has not been revealed for the students. The course should contain modules to emphasize that this course can help to create value and make the designs more cost-efficient.To prepare the students to apply their knowledge in real-world problems, an entrepreneurshipmodule will be added to the current course materials. The students will be asked to analyze andoptimize a wind turbine structure.Current Course InformationThere are nine topics covered in the current course of Mechanics of Materials:  Review of Statics: Internal Forces  Concept

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

, the course instructor recruited anengineering education doctoral student who was researching the Freeform environment forassistance on the project. The brainstorming blossomed into a partnership with both the facultymember and the graduate student sharing in the design, development, and implementation of theactivities. The partnership showcased the value of interdisciplinary and cross-level (faculty andgraduate students) collaborations for pedagogical innovations. In total, the instructor andgraduate student designed six active learning activities, targeting the concepts of: Poisson’s ratio,shear strain, strain in indeterminate rods, beam deflection, states of stress for combined loading,and Mohr’s circle.Theoretical FoundationsAll of the six

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

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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

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology; Jennifer Schlegel, Florida Institute of Technology; Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

Paper ID #22303Standardizing the Statics Curriculum Across Multiple InstructorsDr. Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology Kimberly B. Demoret, Ph.D., P.E., teaches Statics and Aerospace Engineering Capstone Design at the Florida Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Florida Tech in 2015, she worked for eight years at Kennedy Space Center on development of launch systems in support of NASA’s space exploration goals. Before that she was a US Air Force officer for 20 years, supporting several aerospace programs as a developmental engineer and manager.Dr. Jennifer Schlegel, Florida Institute of