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Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

, butall have advantages and disadvantages that affect their use. One field trip and one seminarspeaker, in cooperation with the Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provided thisopportunity for Civil Engineering Technology students at the University of Pittsburgh atJohnstown. In another case a video was used. Student response on the effectiveness of thesedifferent learning experiences was also obtained.IntroductionNew technologies are continuously being developed and implemented in civil and constructionengineering practice. Incorporating these new technologies into Civil Engineering Technology(CET) curriculum is difficult due to limited time available in class and the wealth of basicconcepts that must be covered. Although it is

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Information Guidance/Navigation/Control

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sandra H. Kajiwara; Lisa Taber; Cecilia Mullen

few major places where the studentcould reasonably expect to find information, rather than trying to list any and all possiblesources. For example, under the category “Process”, we listed the Encyclopedia of ChemicalTechnology, Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, and Ullmann’s Encyclopedia ofIndustrial Chemistry as places to look for their topics. We used hypertext links to connectstudents immediately with either the database or the online entry in our catalog for a papersource. Most of our hypertext links have little or no accompanying description. (The“Process” page is shown in Appendix B.) Page 7.491.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sallie 'Lee' Townsend; Natalie Segal

ft/sec/sec. This can be written 4 ft/sec/sec (and read four feet per secondper second). Then again, in algebraic manipulations a/b divided by b is equal to a/b multiplied by 1/b, and the finalresult is a/b2. Treating unit-fractions in the same manner, 4 ft/sec/sec can be written 4 ft/sec2 (and read four feet persecond squared. You can see that in the case just given, for whatever time interval you work out the acceleration, the answeris always the same: 4 ft/sec2. For inclined planes tipped to a greater or lesser extent, the acceleration would bedifferent, but it would remain constant for any one given inclined plane through all time intervals. This makes it possible for us to express Galileo’s discovery about falling

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Deepti Suri

] “Identifying and Measuring Quality in a Software Requirements Specification”, Alan Davis, Scott Overmayer et. al., Software Requirements Engineering, Second Edition, IEEE Computer Society, pp 194 – 205.[4] Software Engineering: Principles and Practice, Hans Van Vliet, Second Edition, John Wiley 2000.[5] Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design, Donald Gause and Gerald Weinberg, Dorset House Publishing 1989.[6] Software Requirements, Karl E. Weigers, Microsoft Press 1999.[7] Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, Sixth Edition, Addison Wesley 1984.[8] Requirements Engineering: A Roadmap, B. A. Nuseibeh and S. M. Easterbrook, In A. C. W. Finkelstein (ed) "The Future of Software Engineering". (Companion volume to the proceedings of the

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Undergraduate Research and New Directions

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphne Chang

of the 1998 Annual ASEE Conference, Jun 28-Jul 1, 1998, Seattle, WA, USA.[6] Tilbury, D., Messner, W., “Controls education on the WWW: Using MATLAB for controldesign, simulation and visualization,” Proceedings of the 1998 ASME International MechanicalEngineering Congress and Exposition, Nov 15-20 1998, Anaheim, CA, USA, pp. 65-70.[7] Villareal, S., Wynn, C., Eastwood, D., Zoghi, B., “Design, development and evolution of Web-based materials featuring computer-animated simulations,”Proceedings of the 1998 28th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE. Part 2 (of 3), Nov 4-7 1998, Tempe, AZ, USA, pp. 588-593.[8] Lim, C. I, Metzger, R.P. Jr., Rodriguez, A. A., “Interactive Modeling, Simulation, Animationand Real-Time Control (MoSART) twin

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr; Lacey Prouty; Erik Rushton; Brian Gravel

Session 2530 Infusing Engineering into Public Schools By: E. Rushton, M. Cyr, B. Gravel, L. Prouty Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education OutreachAbstractIn 1998, the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach (CEEO) was therecipient of a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide fellowships placinggraduate engineering and computer science students with teachers in Massachusetts’ primary andsecondary public schools. The primary intent of Tufts’ outreach program centered onintroducing graduate-level engineering students as resources to

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ayre; Julie Mills

from these guidelines are provided in Appendix B. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThis paper has presented arguments for the need to develop inclusive curriculum in engineeringprograms as well as some practical strategies and resources to assist in this process. Whilst thereis sometimes resistance to implementing these changes (as with all change), the authors havefound that the use of workshops, informal discussions and particularly the provision of practicaland easily understood suggestions in a tangible form can be successful in overcoming thisresistance. The importance of modelling

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Orwat; Mark Evans; Joseph Hanus

OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING 21 (1984): 55-61.18. O'Donnell, H. "Instructional time as related to reading achievement." THE READING TEACHER 32 (1978): 246-251.19. Quartarola, B. A RESEARCH PAPER ON TIME ON TASK AND THE EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY/YEAR AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. Sacramento, CA: Research, Evaluation, and Accreditation Committee, Association of California School Administrators, 1984. (ED 016 890).20. Rosenshine, B.V. "Content, Time, and Direct Instruction." In RESEARCH ON TEACHING: CONCEPTS, FINDINGS, AND IMPLICATIONS, edited by P.L. Peterson and H.J. Walberg. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan Publishing Corp., 1979.21. Sanford, J.P., and Evertson, C.M. "Time Use

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Instructional Technology--What Works

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Adolphson; Rujin Cheng; Kurt Gramoll

they need. Finally, EMET’s Page 7.1300.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationasynchronous learning is ideally suited to meet the needs of nontraditional students as it caneasily accommodate those students who are working full-time (e.g., teachers).During the design phase of the EMET multimedia site, it was decided that there would be threedistinct teaching strategies employed. They are: (a) the concept pages, (b) tutorial simulationsand, (3) case studies. Each strategy differs in the

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Balasubramanian Kailasshankar; Devdas Pai

Session 2463 The Competency Gap Approach to Course-Level Continuous Improvement D. M. Pai and B. Kailasshankar NSF Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures Department of Mechanical Engineering NC A&T State University Greensboro, NC 27411AbstractThe SME Study on Competency Gaps in Manufacturing Education has catalyzed the genesis andpropagation of many outstanding programs to reform and revamp manufacturing education.However, the report’s impact extends beyond manufacturing education - the techniques

Conference Session

Modeling in Materials Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sergey Yarmolenko; Jagannathan Sankar; Juri Filatovs; Devdas Pai

Specimen 1 Specimen 2 Specimen 3Figure 4. Changes in crack system during carbon-carbon composite manufacturing procedure(magnification 100X).Figure 5. Carbon/Carbon composite tow analysis: a) unit cell with 2 tows (combined from 6images at magnification 100X); b) tows (200X): fiber volume fraction in unit cell = 22.38%; fiberdensity in unit cell = 0.00923 mm-2; fiber density in upper tow = 0.0179 mm-2; fiber density inlower tow = 0.0178 mm-2; ratio for fiber density in Tow/Unit cell = 1.93; average number of fibersin one tow = (2991+3010)/2 =3001 (3K expected).Fiber diameter distribution, packing number and the radial distribution have been obtained atmagnification 1000X (Figure 6). It shows

Conference Session

How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Miller

supposed to measureTriangulation – using more than one method to assess a program objectiveReferences Cited1. B. M. Olds and R. L. Miller, Portfolio assessment: measuring moving targets at an engineering school. NCA Quarterly, 71, 4, 462-467, (1997).2. R.L. Miller and B.M. Olds, Lessons learned in d eveloping and implementing a chemical engineering program assessment plan. International Journal of Engineering Education, accepted for publication, 18, 2, (2002).3. G. M. Rogers and J.K. Sando, Stepping Ahead: An Assessment Plan Development Guide, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana (1996).4. F. Stevens, F. Lawrence, and L. Sharp, User-Friendly Handbook for Program Evaluation: Science, Mathematics

Conference Session

ET Capstone Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

so that the summary of distance of each interested variable to this line is the minimum. This best-fit line is called least squares line. Figure 6 shows the result of this model. The predicted data is given by: y= a + b * x Where Regression 98 97.5 97 96.5 96 95.5 95 94.5 0 5 10 15 20 25 Figure 6 x is the independent variable, and y is the dependent variable; x-bar and y-bar are the sample means of x and y. The prediction result as obtained by this prediction

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Robert Drew; Matthew Walker; Karl Rink; Dan Gerbus; Dan Cordon; Edwin Odom

team. These high energy, short term projectschallenge each IEWorks member to interact effectively in a team. Without excellent teamwork,these challenges would overwhelm an individual. Projects provide a venue to discover andidentify both good and poor engineering teamwork practices. B A C Figure 3: Heat Sink Project (A), Yo-Yo Project (B), Stirling Project (C) Page 7.645.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American

Conference Session

Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Jessop

.9. Baumbartner, J. (1997). The Step-by-step Guide to Brainstorming. Retrieved January 2, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.jpb.com/creative/brainstorming.html.10. Bennett, B. (1991). Brainstorming. The Chemical Engineer, 492, 40-42.11. Gamache, R., & Eastman, K.W. (1990). Running a Creative Meeting. Chemical Engineering, 97(11), 165-174.12. Kling, H. (1990). Get More Out of Group Projects by Using Structured Brainstorming. Quality Progess, 23(3), 136.13. Baertracks (2001). Creative Quotations. Retrieved January 2, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.creativequotations.com/.14. Counselling and Development Centre (2001). Reading Skills for University: 4. Critical Thinking. Retrieved January 2, 2002, from the

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Glavinich; Patricia Brown

developingcomplicated questions. As an example, the following item was developed for the exam and will be used in thereview manual: In general, which of the following is the least efficient frame in limiting drift from lateral loads? a. Moment resisting Frame. b. X-Braced Frame. c. K-Braced Frame. d. Shear Wall.The question is straightforward, all of the possibilities may be used in lateral loading situations,but moment resisting frames are the least efficient in limiting drift. The item measures a specificknowledge, skill or ability. A large portion of the questions on the exam do requirecomputations, however they are written such that the

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chean Chin Ngo; Feng Chyuan Lai

online.II. An Overview of the Thermodynamics Tables WizardAs shown in Figure 1, this Thermodynamics Tables Wizard consists of four separate modules:(a) workshops, (b) interpolation module, (c) advanced user module, and (d) unit conversionmodule. This Thermodynamics Tables Wizard is now available online, and it can be accessed atthe following URL, http://coecs.ou.edu/flai/www/Wizard/wizard.htm. This wizard was designed Figure 1. Main Page of the Thermodynamics Tables Wizard. Page 7.1303.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã

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CE Rap Session and Toys in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Wang

analytical calculations: • Natural frequency from free vibration tests. • Resonant frequency. • Response spectra. • Mode shapes for MDOF systems. • Damping ratio by a) logarithmic decrement and b) half-power bandwidth. • Natural frequency and damping from a frequency-response curve. • Comparison of structural response to earthquake record input for systems with and without special isolation features such as base isolators, shock suppressors, and tuned mass dampers. • Comparison of structural response to earthquake record input of systems with and without lateral bracing.OBJECTIVESThe objectives of the new curricula with experimental illustrations are: • To systematically integrate hands-on experiments

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jihad Albayyari; Bob Lahidji

Session 3548 Assessing the competencies in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology programs Bob Lahidji, Ph.D., CMfgE, Jihad Albayyari, Ph.D. Industrial Technology Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI. 48197IntroductionThe rapid advancement in all aspects of technology and globalization of competitiondictates a need for a knowledgeable and technically competent work force. Engineeringeducation programs should reflect the needs of industry and prepare young engineers tomeet the challenges of the

Conference Session

Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Walker; Chang Kim; Caye Drapcho

present the fundamental theory of FEM.Simple 1-D heat transfer through a plane wall is shown in Figure 1. In this problem, the equationis given in terms of T (temperature) on the domain S, on the boundary a < x < b withcorresponding Neumann (constant flux, q) and Dirichlet (constant temperature) boundaryconditions. Governing Equation d æ dT ö - çk ÷ - s = 0 over a < x < b dx è dx ø Boundary Conditions dT -k = q at x = a dx

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

performed by faculty teams who had expertise in givenareas (structures, geotechnical, cost estimates, schedules, etc.). Grading criteria was developedfor each status report, the oral evaluations, and the final project. Appendix A (4) contains theform used to evaluate the oral presentations. Appendix B contains the evaluation form used toevaluate team members. The actual deliverables and the grading criteria for the status reports andthe final project were developed in class by the student groups, with input from the faculty. Thefaculty members that graded each of the status reports and final project used the formattedversions of the student-based deliverables for their evaluation of student work. Appendix Cillustrates the grading sheet that was

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Joseph Mook

evaluating whether or not the objectives have been met, defineprocedures for collecting and analyzing data sufficient to establish the values of the metricsdefined, and finally, show (using the metrics and accompanying data) that the objectives have, infact, been met. In particular, many of the key components are summarized in "Criterion 3.Program Outcomes and Assessment" in the ABET Publication, Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs. In essence, engineering programs must demonstrate that theirgraduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationhttp://www.tech.mtu.edu/Dean/E-VS-ET.HTML.3. Clark, A. C. & Scales, A. Y. (2001). Assessment practices in engineering/technical graphics.Engineering DesignGraphics Journal, 65 (3), 13-24.4. Theorem Solutions (2001). Data exchange white paper. Staffordshire, England: Author. (Access date January 12,2002). URL http://www.theorem.co.uk/docs/whitep.htm.5. Dean, A. (2000, November). Intelligent data translation: How close are we? CADserver.co.uk. . (Access date January12, 2002). URL http://www.cadserver.co.uk/common/viewer/archive/2000/Nov/1/feature4.phtm6. Beckert, B. A. (2001). 3D CAD rides the Internet. CAE/Computer-Aided

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

squares line. Figure 6 shows the result of this model. The predicted data is given by: y= a + b * x Where Regression 98 97.5 97 96.5 96 95.5 95 94.5 0 5 10 15 20 25 Figure 6 x is the independent variable, and y is the dependent variable; x-bar and y-bar are the sample means of x and y. The prediction result as obtained by this prediction model is attached in Appendix III with the Mean Squire Error MSE = 0.26. According to this model, the predicted value for the next

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Knight

Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education3. Onaral, B., A Road Less Traveled, ASEE Prism, September 1992.4. Wolkson, A., Employers Demand New Skills, Machine Design, September 1992.5. Speicher, A.L., Engineering Education for a Changing World, ASEE Prism, December 1994.6. Wheeler, A.J. and Ganji, A.R., Introduction to Engineering Experimentation, Prentice Hall, 1996.7. Sadeghipour, K., Computer Aided Vibration Experimentation, ASEE Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4, 1991.8. LabVIEW Basics Hands-On Course Manual, National Instruments, Austin, Texas, 1996.9. LabVIEW Data Acquisition Hands-On Course Manual, National Instruments, Austin, Texas, 1996.BiographicalCharles V. Knight received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in

Conference Session

Educators on the Frontier

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2002 Annual Conference

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Frank Burris; Alfredo Soeiro

education.The purpose of IACEE is to support and enhance lifelong technical education and training, and Page 7.832.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Civil Engineering Education”advanced engineering education worldwide. The activities will include measures specificallydirected to meet the special needs of the developing countries in CEE.The association's objectives are pursued by:a) promoting international technology transfer through a better understanding of the continuing education process;b) improving the quality of

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

after the first few topics are covered, the instructorcan select which ones of the remaining topics will be covered and in what order depending onthe particular interests of the student s and instructor, the integration of laboratory experimentsand, in general, the focus for the course. 1.- INTRODUCTION : OVERVIEW O F SATELLITE 7.- THE SPACE S UB-SYSTEM SYSTEMS 2.- B RIEF D ESCRIPTION OF O RBITS 8.- THE EARTH S UBSYSTEM 3.- THE G EOSTATIONARY O RBIT 9.- A NALOG A ND DIGITAL SIGNALS 4.- PROPAGATION O F RADIO W AVES 10.- T HE SPACE LINK 5.- W AVE POLARIZATION 11.- INTERFERENCE A ND

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Design and the Liberal Arts

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Patton; Richard Bannerot

Session 2661Synthesizing Creative Processing in Engineering Curricula through Art Angela H. Patton, Richard B. Bannerot University of HoustonIntroductionEngineering stands poised between mind and matter. It is a discipline that gives shape tounseen forces and application to scientific query. Translating ideas and phenomena intoaccessible forms requires ingenuity. Engineers imagine and invent. In the context ofengineering education, creativity is recognized as a valuable attribute. And yet, mostengineering programs lack an effective means of synthesizing creative processing into thecore values of

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Demel

Texas A&M University prior to joining the faculty at Ohio State in 1980.ROBERT J. GUSTAFSONRobert J. Gustafson is a Professor of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Associate Dean forAcademic Affairs and Student Services for the College of Engineering of The Ohio State University. Dr. Gustafsonis a registered professional engineer and is actively engaged in development of first-year engineering programs andteaching improvement. Dr. Gustafson received B. S. and M. S. degrees in Agricultural Engineering from theUniversity of Illinois in 1971 and 1972 and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Michigan State Universityin1974.AUDEEN W. FENTIMANAudeen W. Fentiman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Torvi

Corporation, 1992.12. Shorter, G.W., et al., “The St. Lawrence Burns”, Quarterly of the National Fire Protection Association, Vol. 53, 1960, pp. 300-316.13. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), http://fire.nist.gov, accessed March 5, 2002.14. Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council of Canada (NRC), http://www.nrc.ca/irc, accessed March 5, 2002.15. Karlsson, B. and Quintiere, J.G., Enclosure Fire Dynamics, CRC Press, 2000.DAVID TORVI joined the University of Saskatchewan in 2000 from the National Research Council of Canada inOttawa. He holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and a B.Sc. degreein Mechanical Engineering from The University of Calgary. His