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Teaching Mechanics of Materials

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Ihab Ragai, East Carolina University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #9907What’s Next After Mechanics of Materials?Dr. William E Howard, East Carolina University William E. Howard is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University. He has fourteen years of in- dustry experience and seventeen years of academic experience at Milwaukee School of Engineering and ECU.Dr. Odis Hayden Griffin Jr., East Carolina UniversityDr. Ihab Ragai, East Carolina University Page 24.1371.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 What’s Next

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Mechanics

Page 24.753.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Initial Results of Implementing Design and Simulation Based Instruction in Mechanics of MaterialsAbstractThis paper describes results of the project “Leveraging Simulation Tools to Deliver Ill-StructuredProblems: Enhancing Student Problem-Solving Ability in Statics and Mechanics of Materials”,which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and carried out in the Department ofEngineering Science and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. In this project,design problems that require the use of relevant simulation tools are incorporated into the Staticsand introductory Mechanics of Materials (MoM

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter W Malak, Marquette University; Mark L. Nagurka, Marquette University

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Mechanics

aredeveloped for various types of springs. There may be a rudimentary exposure to physical springsin a mechanical engineering laboratory; more often, springs are passed around in class and usedas part of demonstrations.Discovery Learning The term "discovery learning" covers a variety of instructional techniques, such as active,cooperative, collaborative, project-based, and inductive learning. In these student-centered peda-gogical methods, the focus of activity is shifted from the teacher to the learner. The student is notprovided with an exact answer or a specified approach but with the materials and resources thatcan be used to find the answer independently. In the context of a laboratory setting, discoverylearning takes place when a challenge is

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Egelhoff, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Mechanics

Paper ID #10446On Calculating the Slope and Deflection of a Stepped and Tapered ShaftDr. Carla Egelhoff, Montana Tech of the University of Montana Dr. Egelhoff teaches courses that include petroleum production engineering, oil property evaluation and capstone senior design within the Petroleum Engineering program at Montana Tech of the University of Montana.Dr. Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Odom teaches courses that include introductory CAD, advanced CAD, mechanics of materials, ma- chine design, experimental stress analysis and manufacturing technical electives within the Mechanical Engineering program

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Timothy M Raymond, Bucknell University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida; M David Miller, University of Florida

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Materials

Paper ID #8568Use of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning for Introduction to Mate-rialsDr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Dean’s Fellow for Engi- neering Education, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the University of Florida. He conducts research in the areas of engineering problem-solving, critical thinking, active learning, and qualitative methodolo- gies.Prof. Timothy M Raymond, Bucknell UniversityDr. Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University Cindy K. Waters is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Michael Brennan

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Materials

Paper ID #10150Leveraging student’s interests in a senior design project through integrationof materials selection methodologyDr. Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University Dr. Mary B. Vollaro is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Coordinator of the College of Engineering Honors Program at Western New England University. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Western New England University, her M.S. in Metallurgy from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (The Hartford Graduate Center), and her Ph.D. in the Field of Materials Science from the Uni- versity of Connecticut. She is active in the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota; Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota

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Materials

Paper ID #9760Comparison of On-Campus and Distance Learning Preferences in a Junior-level Materials Science CourseDr. Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota Dr. Cavalli is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of North Dakota. In addition to engineering education, his research interests include materials behavior and solid mechanics.Dr. Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North DakotaDr. Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota Dr. Worley is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven M. Yalisove, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Materials

current research focuses on understanding the relationships between atomic structure and materials prop- erties at surfaces and interfaces in a wide variety of material systems. He has made important contributions to the fields of surface science, thin film growth, evolution of thin film morphology, and most recently, the interaction of high intensity femtosecond laser pulses and materials. Ultrafast laser/material interaction is being studied in his group to understand the fundamental mechanisms which drive ablation and collateral damage. His work focuses on the modification and material removal processes in metals, semiconduc- tors and ceramics as well as organic materials including graphene and carbon nanotubes

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Maass, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University

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Materials

a broad set of phenomena in thedisciplines of chemical, mechanical, aero, and materials engineering. In the field of materialsengineering the knowledge of relationships between liquid and solid phase behavior as a functionof composition and temperature is used to understand the formation and evolution of materials'microstructures, which can be used to predict and engineer a material's properties.It is usually assumed that prerequisite science classes provide students with a foundation forapplication of the content and problem solving skills used in engineering applications through aprocess that is referred to as transfer. However, the book, How People Learn: Brain, Mind,Experience, and School2, discusses the fact that there are issues

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Materials Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Natalie Rachel Sheffield, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Materials

Paper ID #8873Fast Formative Feedback using Muddiest Points and Just In Time tools inEngineering Materials coursesProf. William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Professor Joe Stuart PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION B.Sc., Metallurgical/Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada at Reno (1969) M.Sc., Physical Sci- ence, University of Southampton, UK (1972) APPOINTMENTS 2006 to Present Program Director Manufacturing Engineering Technology, OIT 2011 to Present Associate Professor, MMET Department, Oregon Institute of Technology 2004 to 2011 Assistant Professor, Oregon Institute

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Satyajeet P. Deshpande, Kolano and Saha Engineers, Inc.; Mohan D. Rao, Tennessee Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #8776DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW COST IMPEDANCE TUBE TO MEASUREACOUSTIC ABSORPTION AND TRANSMISSION LOSS OF MATERI-ALSMr. Satyajeet P Deshpande, Kolano and Saha Engineers, Inc.Dr. Mohan D. Rao, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Rao is a Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. Previously, he was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech. Dr. Rao is a Fellow of two major professional societies in the field—ASME and SAE. He has conducted both basic and applied research in different areas of acoustics and vibration ranging from analytical mod- eling of damping

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Materials Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nitin Sukhija, Mississippi State University (Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering); Tomasz A. Haupt, Mississippi State University; Mark Fredrick Horstemeyer, Mississippi State University

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Materials

Material Science Engineering EducationAbstractIn this paper we describe a novel approach for teaching a multi-disciplinary course “IntegratedComputational Materials Engineering (ICME) for Metals” aimed to support the generation offuture taskforce of engineers. By combining traditional teaching of the theoretical concepts ofthe ICME paradigm (based on a textbook) with in-class practical training sessions using theresources accessible online through ICME Cyberinfrastructure (CI), the students are motivated towork in dynamic, shared, and collaborative learning environment while learning and utilizing thestate-of-art, high-performance computational tools. This course was taught as a part of Fall 2012and 2013 graduate coursework of Mechanical

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Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University; Luis E. Monterrubio, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

2005, Dr. Campbell has served as faculty for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (a summer program at Carnegie Mellon) and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the PGSS Campaign, a nonprofit that is responsible for raising the funds to finance and sustain the program.Dr. Luis E Monterrubio, Robert Morris University Aug 2013 - Present Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Robert Morris University June 2010-Aug 2013 Postdoctoral Fellow University of California, San Diego Structural Engineering Department Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering - (University of Waikato, New Zealand) M.A.Sc. - Mechanical Engineer- ing - (University of Victoria, Canada) B.E. - Mechanical Engineering

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University; Fazeel Khan, Miami University

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Materials

Paper ID #8708Interactive Module for Biomaterial Modeling and CharacterizationDr. Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University Dr. Kumar Vikram Singh is an Associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He has received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University (LSU) in May 2003. His ongoing research focuses in the analysis of theoretical and computational inverse eigenvalue problems related to multidisciplinary areas of active vi- bration control, aeroelastic control, rotordynamics, active materials, composite structures and

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rana AbdelSalam, East Carolina University; Waldemar G de Rijk

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Materials

student atXXXX University. By adopting the educational paradigm of “Learning by Doing”, this researchproject is used as a student learning tool for comprehension and reinforcement of concepts inbasic engineering courses in the undergraduate engineering curriculum; such as engineeringmaterials and mechanics of materials. The main purpose of this project is to assess the efficacyof a wetting repair resin called Composite Wetting Resin (Ultradent Product Inc. South JordanUT), in the adding of uncured composite material to cured composite material. The strength ofthe composite filling materials was tested using a universal material testing machine. Theuniversal testing machine uses specific strength tests and equations to calculate the overall

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Materials

Paper ID #10299Integrating Eco-Design in Manufacturing Materials and Processes RelatedCourses - Material Selection for Sustainable Design using CES PackageDr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) Yalcin Ertekin received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly The University of Missouri-Rolla). He is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE). His teaching responsibilities include Computer Numeri- cal Control, manufacturing processes, applied quality control, mechanical design, and applied mechanics, manufacturing

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny PhD, Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University; Sean Maass; Candace K. Chan, Arizona State University

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Materials

. and M.S from Virginia Tech in Materials Science and Engineering Department and a 2004 PhD in Mechanical Engineering, from NCA&T. Her research is in the development and characterization of novel syntactic foams and various porous metals via powder metallurgy and foam casting. She is also significantly involved in engineering education research in the areas of assessment c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10445 studies of classroom material science pedagogical implementations; case studies in various engineering disciplines and; engineering faculty barriers to adopt

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Simulations and Project Based Learning I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy L. Denton PE, CVA3, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Strength of Materials Through Economical ActivitiesAbstractThe content of a typical strength of materials course offers many challenges to students.Understanding requires retention of core knowledge from multiple previous courses, quickacquisition of new concepts and vocabulary, and synthesis of old and new content to addressrelatively practical, often realistic problems. Several simple, low-cost activities were developedto promote mechanics concept comprehension, and link these concepts to practical applicationsand prior knowledge. Through activities incorporating various types of loading such as axialforces, direct shear forces and torque, students are encouraged to think about

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Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME; Mel Cossette, Edmonds Community College; Thomas G. Stoebe, University of Washington; Frank Zeh Cox, National Resource Center for Materials Tecnology Education

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #9091Integration of Materials Instruction in the Field of ManufacturingProf. Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton Robert L. Mott, P.E. is professor emeritus of engineering technology at the University of Dayton. He is a member of ASEE, SME, and ASME. He is a Fellow of ASEE. He holds the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from General Motors Institute (Now Kettering University) and the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He serves the Society of Manufacturing Engineers through the Manufacturing Education & Research Community and the SME Center for Education and he is a

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Teaching Dynamics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanics

Paper ID #10519Sustainable Reform of ”Introductory Dynamics” Driven by a Community ofPracticeProf. Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Matthew West is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Illinois he was on the faculty of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. Prof. West holds a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Pure and Applied

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Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers); Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Mechanical Engineering

he is a recipient of the SME Education Award. He has authored four textbooks. Applied Fluid Mechanics 7th ed, Applied Strength of Materials 5th ed, Statics and Strength of Materials, 1st ed, and Machine Elements in Mechanical Design 5rd ed, all published by Pearson/Prentice-Hall.Dr. Ronald J. Bennett, University of St. Thomas Dr. Ronald J. Bennett is Founding Dean and Professor Emeritus of the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. Prior to entering academia, Bennett held leadership positions for three decades in the appliance, electronics, medical device and knowledge engineering industries, as well as in several entrepreneurial organizations. His responsibilities ranged from R&D, engineering

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Teaching Statics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Mechanics

studentinteraction and immediate instructor feedback.IntroductionInquiry-based learning is an educational approach that allows the student to take ownership overthe education process by self-identifying a problem and formulating their own solution 1,2 . Theapplication of this method of teaching was explored in an introductory mechanics course taken byboth engineering and engineering technology students.Students were tasked with applying the principles of fundamental engineering analysis to objectsfound in their normal surroundings over the course of the semester. By asking students tocomplete assignments where they had to apply engineering analysis to an everyday object, Iintended for the students to look beyond their textbook and relate the course material

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Robert C Calfee, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University; Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #10411Evaluation of Impact of Web-based Activities on Mechanics Achievement andSelf-EfficacyProf. Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University Sarah Billington is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineer- ing at Stanford University. Her research group focuses on sustainable, durable construction materials and their application to structures and construction. She teaches an undergraduate class on introductory solid mechanics as well as graduate courses in structural concrete behavior and design. Most recently she has initiated a engineering education research project on

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carisa H Ramming P.E., Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Mechanics

. Page 24.718.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Improving Retention of Student Understanding by Use of Hands- on Experiments in StaticsAbstractWhen a course in the Engineering Science of Statics is taught to a large number of students, howcan the the multiple topics covered in the class be presented in a manner to increase thestudent’s understanding of the material? Statics is one of the foundation courses for anengineering student's education, and the topics learned in this course must be retained for use infollow-on courses in engineering. For a class with several hundred students in a semester, theproblem becomes even more difficult as overhead projections are

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Laboratory Experiences with Mechanical, Materials and Fluid Systems

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven C. Chiesa P.E., Santa Clara University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9389Sensor-based Experimental Evaluation of Mixing Characteristics in Laboratory-scale Reactor SystemsDr. Steven C. Chiesa P.E., Santa Clara University Professor Chiesa is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Santa Clara Univer- sity. He has been teaching environmental engineering courses at the university level for over 30 years. He holds a BS degree from Santa Clara University, an MS degree from Stanford University, and a PhD degree from the University of Notre Dame. Page

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New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Takashi Kawano, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Benson H. Tongue, University of California, Berkeley

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Mechanics

Paper ID #8402Video-based Online Learning: The Other Side of the Looking GlassDr. Daniel Takashi Kawano, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Daniel Kawano is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technol- ogy. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus in dynamical systems, from the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Benson H. Tongue, University of California, Berkeley GA Tech 1983-1988, UC Berkeley 1988-present. Author of

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Teaching Statics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Levent Burak Kara, Carnegie Mellon University; Luoting Fu

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Mechanics

Paper ID #8509Development of a cognitive tutor for learning truss analysisDr. Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University Paul S. Steif is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Sc.B. in engineering from Brown University (1979) and M.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees from Harvard University in applied mechanics. He has been active as a teacher and researcher in the field of engineering education and mechanics. His research has focused on student learning of mechanics concepts and devel- oping new course materials and classroom approaches. Drawing upon methods of cognitive and

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Teaching Dynamics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

involved in the teaching and learning of dynamics.This paper provides an overview of the fundamental concepts covered by the modules, commonchallenges to learning dynamics and a qualitative analysis of students work on the challengestatements and exam questions.IntroductionThis investigation evaluated the second iteration of implementing challenge-based instruction to Page 24.1273.2enrich a second year dynamics course. The mechanics course, offered primarily to civilengineering students, initially followed a traditional lecture and homework model of instruction.Students were required to solve homework and exam problems that tested their ability

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New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia

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Mechanics

demands placed on all faculty members, it would have been veryuseful if the project could fund an initial round of assessment for each individual VCP memberto make a preliminary assessment of how their participation in the Mechanics VCP impacted theteaching and learning in their classrooms.Nonetheless, the initial implementation of the Mechanics VCP had many merits and seems tohave added value to the professional development of many of the VCP members. We expect toreport further on the Fall 2013 VCP activities (which were less formalized than the Spring 2013activities) in a future ASEE paper.Acknowledgments:This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) underGrant No. DUE-1224217. Any opinions, findings

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Laboratory Experiences with Mechanical, Materials and Fluid Systems

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #8403A Practical Educational Fatigue Testing MachineProf. Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a registered Professional Engineer and Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He is currently serving as the chairman of the ME department at TCNJ. He is actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. Professor Sepahpour did his undergraduate studies at TCNJ and has advanced degrees from New Jersey Institute of