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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

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ASEE Board of Directors

c Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Multi-Instructor Study of Assessment Techniques in Engineering Mechanics Courses1. IntroductionThe authors have conducted a three-year study to explore the effects of a new assessment modelon student outcomes in a sophomore level Mechanics of Materials course. Preliminary resultsfrom the first two years were discussed previously [1]. The most recent set of results andconclusions are presented here, along with further discussion and lessons learned regarding itsimplementation. A key component of the latest phase of the study is the transition of the controlinstructor to the new method. For this instructor this paper includes a control

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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

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Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Materials

AC 2007-1005: MECHANICS, PROCESS, AND DESIGN SIMULATION OFFIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS – A NEW COURSEDEVELOPMENTYaomin Dong, Kettering University Dr. Yaomin Dong is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky in 1998. Dr. Dong has extensive R&D experience in automotive industry and holds multiple patents. Dr. Dong's areas of expertise include metalforming processes, design with composite materials, and finite element analysis.Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed is the Director of the Center for Excellence of Teaching and Learning and Associate

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Misconceptions

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

physics and astronomy, making the application of these theories to engineering atestable transition. There are diverse approaches to conceptual change theories, largelyfocused on the structure and size of knowledge. In this work we analyzed a largeinterview data set from a diverse set of topics in mechanics of materials and consideredour data in light of Stella Vosniadou’s ‘Framework Theory’ of conceptual change.Concepts investigated in interview data include shear and normal stress in axial loads andbeams. We examine the following misconception from our data: stresses only occur inthe direction of an applied load. A theoretical explanation is attempted for thismisconception in terms of epistemological and ontological presuppositions

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Craddock; Lizette Chevalier

Session 1526 Mechanics of Materials Interactive Multimedia Labware James N. Craddock, Lizette R. Chevalier, Kudzai Musumhi Department of Civil Engineering Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL 62901-6603 PH: 618-453-6648 FAX: 618-453-3044 e-mail: craddock@ce.siu.edu, cheval@engr.siu.eduIntroduction This paper concerns the development of a website and CD-ROM based laboratory manual fora Strength of Materials Laboratory. Similar work has been done for another

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Outreach and Hands-on Materials

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin; Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy

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Materials

AC 2009-966: A SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE, DEMONSTRATION OF POLYMERICMECHANICAL BEHAVIORLanny Griffin,Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy Page 14.104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Simple, Yet Effective, Demonstration of Polymeric Mechanical BehaviorAbstractDeveloping an appreciation for the mechanical behavior of polymers materials in a lecture modecan be challenging for students if they have not had the benefit of a laboratory experience. Wehave developed a simple demonstration of thermoplastic polymeric behavior using low-densitypolyethylene bags. The demonstration illustrates strengthening, rate effects

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jayanta K. Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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Materials

Paper ID #28715WIP PAPER: Integration of Mechanical Properties of Materials in anUndergraduate Course on Manufacturing Processes for both Mechanical andIndustrial Engineering StudentsDr. Jayanta K. Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Jayanta Banerjee is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez campus. Dr. Banerjee received Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo and M.Ed. from Queen’s University, both in Canada. He has worked in industries and taught at the universities in Germany, Canada, USA and Latin America. He has over hundred publications in refereed

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

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Materials

Paper ID #11736INTEGRATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY MATERIALS & MECHANICS TEAMPROJECTDr. Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University Dr. Kyle Gipson is an Assistant Professor at James Madison University (United States) in the Department of Engineering (Madison Engineering) and the Center for Materials Science. He has taught courses per- taining to introduction to engineering, materials science and engineering, engineering design and systems thinking. He has a PhD in Polymer, Fiber Science from Clemson University. His research background is in the synthesis of polymer nanocomposites and engineering education. He was trained as a

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Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Rosenblatt, Ohio State University; Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University

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Materials

Cosmology and Astrophysics. In the past eight years, he has focused on Physics Education Research, studying fundamental learning mechanisms involved in learning physics, the effects of representation on learning and problem solving, and the evolution of physics understanding during and after a physics course. As part of the education component of an NSF MRSEC center, he is also leading a project to identify and address student difficulties in learning materials science. Page 15.1126.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Understanding of the Mechanical Properties of Metals in an

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Madhukar Vable

Session 2368 Intuition, observations, and generalization in mechanics of materials Madhukar Vable Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe introduction of advanced topics as means of modernizing engineering curriculum, the needfor interdisciplinary research and education to meet societies challanges, the time constraint thatengineering students graduate in four years while getting a modern-interdisciplinary-education,are some of the factors driving the evolution of basic engineering courses such as mechanics

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

Session 2468 Interactive Learning Tools: Animating Mechanics of Materials Timothy A. Philpot, David B. Oglesby, Ralph E. Flori, Vikas Yellamraju, Nancy Hubing, Richard H. Hall University of Missouri-RollaAbstractComputer-based instructional materials offer great potential for engineering education. A challenge that must beaddressed in the successful use of this medium, however, is overcoming the students’ tendency toward passivelyreceiving the instruction. Particularly in the impersonal domain of a student interacting with a computer,instructional

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nick Salamon; Gautam Wagle; Cliff Lissenden

Session 2468 Design Project for Advanced Mechanics of Materials C.J. Lissenden, G.S. Wagle, and N.J. Salamon Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State UniversityAbstractAdvanced mechanics of materials is a broad subject encompassing many topics. However, oftenthere is only room in the curriculum for a single course. Thus, there is a tendency to pack thecourse full of topics, in which case sufficient depth of coverage can be lost. Furthermore, designis at the heart of engineering and demands attention. Advanced mechanics of materials is amajor part of many design problems. In this

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kevin Sutterer

Session 2468 Sophomore-Year Project Design in Mechanics of Materials Kevin G. Sutterer, P.E. Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroductionCivil Engineering students at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (R-HIT) begin to learn open-ended, project-based design in a first year civil engineering design course where groups of 3-5students work for outside clients on a simple civil engineering project. In their Junior year,students participate in a three-course structural engineering sequence (1) where they design aproposed 2 to 3-story campus structure, beginning with design of

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul Steif

Session 2478 Courseware for Problem Solving in Mechanics of Materials Paul S. Steif Carnegie Mellon UniversityIntroductionBasic courses such as mechanics of materials focus on principles and methods which studentscan apply to a variety of new situations. This ability to transfer learning and knowledge isdependent on many factors, including the depth of the initial learning 1. Many factors affect thedepth of initial learning, such as, learning for understanding rather than memorizing facts 2, timeon task 3, and having deliberate practice with ample

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Hybrid and Online Learning

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Gianmarco Sahragard-Monfared, University of California, Davis; Edward Thomas Conley, University of California, Davis

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Materials

Paper ID #34773Re-inventing a Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory Course forOnline LearningDr. Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis Dr. Susan P. Gentry is an Associate Professor of Teaching Materials Science and Engineering at the Uni- versity of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is integrating computational modules into the undergraduate and graduate materials curriculum. She is specifically interested in students’ com- putational literacy and life-long learning of computational materials science tools.Gianmarco Sahragard-Monfared, University of California, Davis Gianmarco

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle M. Blum, Syracuse University; Katie D. Cadwell, Syracuse University; Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University

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Materials

Paper ID #12314A Mechanics of Materials Outreach Activity: Reconstructing the HumanBody: Biomaterials and BiomimicryDr. Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University My research focus is in mechanics, materials and tribology. This work utilizes mechanical engineering fundamentals, multi-scale experimental techniques, and computational modeling to develop, character- ize and study high performance materials for tribological (friction and wear), structural, and biomedical applications. I am also involved with advising and outreach. I am a founding member of the Advisory Committee for the WiSE Women of Color in STEM Program. I have

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Materials

Paper ID #29208Goal setting as a means of improved mental health outcomes for materialsand mechanical engineering studentsDr. Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University Nicole received her B.S. in Engineering Physics at the Colorado School of Mines (’13) and her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (’18). She is currently a lecturer in the Materials Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. In addition to teaching across the curriculum, she studies mental health in engineering students and engages in

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Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Rowshan, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Materials

’ have designed, rapid prototyped, cast, and tested alink in the laboratory portion of a materials and manufacturing course. A portion of this activitywas described originally in a 2005 ASEE Conference paper. The activity has been used forseveral years in the laboratory portion of the course and it has been very successful. However,one question that comes to mind is May we compare cast mechanical properties with those ofwrought properties for similar alloys. During lecture, comparisons of wrought and cast propertiesare frequently made, and it is shown that ratio of wrought to cast properties is frequently greaterthan one. To date, the direct comparison has not been done in this course. Using the studentdesigned solid models, it is possible to

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What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Mechanics

2006-407: PHOTOSTRESS IMAGES FOR TEACHING MECHANICS OFMATERIALSNashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Page 11.991.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Photostress Images for Teaching Mechanics of MaterialsAbstractA new approach to teaching Mechanics of Materials is described in this paper with thedescription of classroom implementation. In particular, it addresses the use of the photoelastic(photostress) images to enhance the learning of axial, bearing, and contact stresses. The imagescan be used to visuilize the limitations of the theory that are not possible within the confines oftextbooks. The student’s reaction to the

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Teaching & Learning Statics and Mechanics of Materials

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Lee, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #15734Effectiveness of Flipped Classroom for Mechanics of MaterialsAndrew Lee, Arizona State University Andrew Lee is an undergraduate student in aerospace engineering at Arizona State University, set to graduate in May 2016. He has served as a Teaching Aide for Dr. Haolin Zhu’s flipped Mechanics of Materials course and has conducted finite element analysis for Aerojet Rocketdyne. He is currently a teaching aide for Engineering Mechanics. His work as an honors student with Dr. Haolin Zhu and Dr. James Middleton has allowed him to discover a research interest in engineering education.Dr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State

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What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2007-61: ADDING CONTEXT TO A MECHANICS OF MATERIALS COURSEAndrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Page 12.178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Adding Context to a Mechanics of Materials CourseIntroductionOne of the greatest challenges in teaching fundamental engineering courses is getting studentsengaged in the material by making them feel it is relevant and has context in the “real world”.This is clearly important considering that providing context for abstract engineering concepts aswell as “learn-by-doing” experiences can increase student comprehension1. In addition, a lack ofcontext has been cited as a contributing

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Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Honghui Yu, The City College of New York; Feridun Delale, The City College of New York

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Mechanics

2006-1652: INTRODUCTION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN MECHANICSOF MATERIALSHonghui Yu, The City College of New YorkFeridun Delale, The City College of New York Page 11.839.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Introduction of Emerging Technologies in Mechanics of Materials Abstract Though technologies have advanced dramatically in the last century and Mechanicsof Materials(MoM) has found more applications in many new technologies, the MoMcurriculum has been fixed for decades. This paper presents our efforts in keeping MOMcurriculum current with the times by incorporating examples from emerging technologiesand everyday

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathon E. Slightam, Marquette University; Mark L. Nagurka, Marquette University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #12625Machine Design Experiments Using Gears to Foster Discovery LearningMr. Jonathon E. Slightam, Marquette University Mechanical Engineering Department Jonathon E. Slightam received his B.S degree in mechanical engineering and M.Sc. in engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Jonathon is currently a PhD stu- dent in mechanical engineering at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. From 2009 to 2014, he was a research assistant in the Rapid Prototyping Research laboratory at the Milwaukee School of Engineer- ing. In 2013 he was an engineering intern at Parker Hannifin’s

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

. Page 26.1587.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Torsion Mobile App for Engineering Education Using a High Performance Computer (HPC) ClusterAbstractEngineering students are rapidly expecting learning tools to be delivered on their tablets andsmart phones, including simulation tools for basic courses such as solid mechanics. To addressthis issue, a basic torsional stress simulation tool for mobile devices was developed andimplemented into a traditional first year solid mechanics class (Mechanics of Materials). The app,Torsion HPC, allows students to determine shear stresses for a variety of common torsional barcross sections. The app was used in class for discussion

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, Auburn University; Sarah Christine Gurganus, NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center East

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Mechanics

engineering education and additive manufacturing.Ms. Sarah Christine Gurganus, NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center East Ms. Christine Gurganus is a mechanical engineer at Fleet Readiness Center East in Cherry Point, North Carolina. She received her B.S. in engineering from East Carolina University. While studying at East Car- olina University, she interned as a teaching assistant for the Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics program and performed research to characterize the mechanical properties of 3-D printed materials. Page 26.1653.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Clive L. Dym, Harvey Mudd College; Lori Bassman, Harvey Mudd College

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Mechanics

approach, we start with this a-ha.  Through this approach, students appreciate the behavior of engineering materials as a spectrumwith Hookean solids at one extreme, and Newtonian fluids at another, with many complexbehaviors (for example, that of biomaterials) in between. Our approach demonstrates theconnections between solid and fluid mechanics, as well as the larger mathematical issues sharedby both fields, to students who have not yet taken courses in fluid mechanics and/or strength ofmaterials. The context and foundation provided by this educational strategy effectively preparestudents to continue to study either solid or fluid mechanics, apply computational methods, orspecialize in the connections themselves by returning to a deeper study of

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry T. Rosson P.E., Florida Atlantic University

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Mechanics

elastic andinelastic beam conditions. Several examples illustrate the ease with which the procedure is used,and discussion is provided that highlights the learning opportunities offered by each example.IntroductionIt is now common for Mechanics of Materials textbooks to provide an introduction to inelasticmaterial behavior of structures with axial, flexural and torsional loading conditions1-5. Textbookpresentations on the inelastic deformations that result from axial loads are straight-forward andcomplete over a wide-range of structural conditions, however the methodologies and conditionsthat can be considered for the flexural and torsional loading cases are limited to simple, idealizedsituations. Within the field of civil (structural

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Mechanics of Materials

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Richard Scott, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has obtained a teaching award from the College of Engineering and was selected as professor of the semester four times by the local chapter of Pi-Tau-Sigma. Page 13.809.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Introduction of modern problems into beginning mechanics curriculaAbstractNowadays, in the context of smart materials, spatially varying material properties (such as occursin functionally graded materials) are being investigated. Also, structures with varying cross-sectional areas have been studied with a view towards

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Habib Sadid, Idaho State University; Richard Wabrek, Idaho State University

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Mechanics

AC 2009-2214: A NEW APPROACH TO TEACHING MECHANICS OFMATERIALSHabib Sadid, Idaho State UniversityRichard Wabrek, Idaho State University Page 14.71.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A New Approach to Teaching Mechanics of MaterialsAbstractMechanics of materials is one the most fundamental topics in a number of engineeringdisciplines including civil and mechanical. This course introduces concepts associated with thebehavior of elastic solids subject to applied loads and provides tools for the analysis and designof structural and machine components. The number of equations introduced in this course islimited; however, the importance of these equations in

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Materials

Paper ID #15981Special Interest Section of a Core Mechanical Engineering Course – Bioma-terial Emphasis of an Introduction to Materials CourseDr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She