Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Mitchell, Tulane University

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Materials

down to a one-, ortwo-semester introductory level course. Such courses in Thermodynamics are also common, butthe First and Second Laws don’t change much from year to year. How we teach them might(and should) change, but the fundamental properties are universal. Similarly, new computerlanguages and programming codes replace older ones (C++ for Fortran, for example), but theend goal is the same: to write a program that performs a specified function and to understand theimplicit logic behind this process. Materials science, in contrast, is a cumulative discipline, andthe incorporation of new topics such as self-assembly and nanocomposites proves to be difficultif the fundamental topics such as structure, phase equilibrium and mechanical

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET)

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Materials

2006-260: TAKING MATERIALS LECTURES BEYOND POWERPOINTBarry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET) Dr. Dupen earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgy, all at the University of Connecticut. After working for nine years in the automotive industry as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager, he joined Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. His primary interests lie in materials engineering, mechanics, and engineering technology education

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paulo Blikstein, Northwestern University; Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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Materials

dislocations). “Purity” is taken as a synonym for low energy,whereas the Laplace-Young equation (studied in class) stated a very different idea. Impurities arenot eliminated by grain growth, and growth can exist in 100% pure materials. Interestingly, healso states that temperature causes molecules to “move faster”, which would be a “drivingforce”, confusing causality and mechanism. Apparently, he imagines that grain growth drivesimpurities to the outside of the material, “cleaning” it. Here we can notice that students “mix-and-match” models that appear superficially to be related, such as “grain growing” and “grainspushing impurities out”. Betty goes even further searching for explanations. The phenomenonshe describes (deformation and

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin; Ray Witmer, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Materials

2006-36: IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING OF MATERIALS FUNDAMENTALSRobert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin Robert LeMaster is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennesee at Martin. He has over 20 years of research, development, and management experience on NASA and Air Force projects. Dr. LeMaster received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Akron in 1976, an M.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the Ohio State University in 1978, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Tennessee in 1983.Ray Witmer, University of Tennessee-Martin Assistant Professor University of Tennessee at Martin, Registered Professional Engineer

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexander Dillon, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

2006-1851: HOW MUCH CAN (OR SHOULD) WE PUSH SELF-DIRECTION ININTRODUCTORY MATERIALS SCIENCE?Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringAlexander Dillon, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Page 11.695.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 How much can (or should) we push self-direction in introductory materials science?AbstractA capacity for self-directed, life-long learning is often cited as a critical skill for tomorrow’sengineers. The student response to high levels of self-directed learning, however, is not alwayspositive, particularly in introductory level courses. Some students enthusiastically embrace

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Materials

2006-1683: USE OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TO PROBE STUDENTCONCEPTIONS OF THE LEVER RULEChrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chrys Demetry is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Materials Science and Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her teaching and research interests include use of educational technology, influence of learning styles on teaching and learning, and K-12 engineering outreach. She received the ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers in 2000 and WPI’s Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2002. Page 11.1368.1© American

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard Fasse, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

2006-1960: BLEND IT!Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology Seung (Spencer) Kim is an Associate Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology/Packaging Science Department (MMETPS) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Dr. Kim received a B.S. in Ceramics Engineering from Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea). He has a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He worked in semiconductor industry for several years. He has developed and improved courses in materials and plastics technology in the MMETPS Department at RIT. His main interest of the research is in materials synthesis and processing using high

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

the interconnectedness of the topicswithin the course title.The third year (which we will implement in Fall 2006) is dedicated to process design andcontrol. In the past, the junior year was dedicated to courses like “Materials Thermodynamics,”“Mechanical Behavior of Materials,” and “Electronic Properties of Materials.” We havereplaced all of these topic-based courses with project-based courses, where students will learnthe materials science and engineering in the context of working on a larger project. The senior Page 11.379.3year is dedicated to building professional depth and breadth along with a guided year-long

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Salvatore Marsico

Session 3150 EXPERIENCE with the INTRODUCTION OF MULTIMEDIA INTO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Salvatore A. Marsico Penn Sate UniversityAbstractThe Penn State Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology program offersa two course sequence in mechanics of materials, one of which is a laboratory course(MCH T 214). The educational objectives of this one credit course, as described in thePenn State Associate Degree Programs Bulletin, are “measurement of mechanicalproperties of materials; structural testing; data acquisition and

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

Paper ID #23734Implementation of an Innovation and Entrepreneur Mindset Concept intoMechanics of Materials CourseDr. Javad Baqersad P.E., Kettering UniversityProf. Yaomin Dong, Kettering University Dr. Yaomin Dong is 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 expe- rience in automotive industry and holds multiple patents. Dr. Dong’s areas of expertise include metal- forming processes, design with composite materials, computer graphics, computer-aided engineering and finite element

Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Masoud Olia P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

over thirty years of teaching experience at different universities such as Northeastern, Suffolk and Tufts. He has been teaching as a professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology for the last twenty years. Dr. Olia has taught variety of courses such as Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Material, Vibrations and System Dynamics. Professor Olia has pub- lished more than eighteen technical papers in the areas of stress concentration in the hybrid composites, adhesively bonded composite joints with gaps subjected to bending, biomechanics and dynamic response of adhesively bonded joints. Professor Olia has appeared in a WBZ-TV Channel 4 news interview as an expert on MBTA crash

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanics

AC 2011-1028: INTRODUCTION OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE USINGA TEAM PROJECT IN A STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSEDean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Dean Lewis has been a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College for five years teaching courses in design, mechanics, and mechanical engineering. His research interests include attachment design for plastic parts and engineering education.Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon, Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at the Pennsylvania State University, has a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffery S. Thomas, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H. Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Timothy A. Philpot, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Douglas R. Carroll, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2011-1910: THE EFFECT OF ON-LINE VIDEOS ON LEARNER OUT-COMES IN A MECHANICS OF MATERIALS COURSEJeffery S. Thomas, Missouri University of Science and Technology Jeffery Thomas is an assistant teaching professor in the department of Civil, Architectural and Environ- mental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, MO. He received a B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering mechanics from Missouri S&T. He is a licensed professional engineer. His technical interests are in mechanical characterization, construction, and the influence of force on biological systems. His artistic interests are in music.Richard H Hall, Missouri University of Science &

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin Montfort, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, dynamics, fluid mechanics,thermodynamics, and heat transfer. The implementation of these instruments hasrevealed similar very poor results in terms of students’ understanding of fundamentalengineering concepts2, 3. The generally high graduation rates, grades, and passing rateson the FE exam, compared to the generally low success rates on concept inventories,suggest that students are frequently using equations they do not understand. Efforts toreform engineering education to improve conceptual understanding must begin withresearch to identify students’ pre- and misconceptions.The particular course of interest to this project is Mechanics of Materials (MOM)(alternately called Strength of Materials).Project Goal and ObjectivesThe goal of this project

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

S. K. Khanna; David Roylance; C. H. Jenkins

Session 1464 Innovations in Teaching Mechanics of Materials in Materials Science and Engineering Departments David Roylance Massachusetts Institute of Technology C. H. Jenkins and S. K. Khanna South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyAbstractTraditional mechanical design employs experimentally obtained or handbook material properties in selection andsizing to develop a product. This approach is increasingly inefficient as designs come to employ

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut

Paper ID #35867Redesigning the Flipped Mechanics of Materials Course to Support DiverseLearnersDr. Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut Sarira Motaref is an associate professor in residence in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at the University of Connecticut. She has been teaching large classes such as CE 2110 (Applied Mechanics I) and CE 3110 (Mechanics of Materials) which are major requirement across multiple disci- plines in the School of Engineering since 2013. She has led the efforts within the Department to develop and deliver flipped sections of undergraduate courses. She is a

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott R. Short

Session 2526 Development of an Undergraduate Materials Laboratory in a Mechanical Engineering Department Scott R. Short Northern Illinois UniversityAbstract In the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University (NIU), in DeKalb, IL,undergraduate mechanical engineering students are required to take two courses focusing specifically onmaterials: MEE 330- Materials Science and MEE 331 - Manufacturing Processes. Previously, these coursesconsisted only of lectures. However, with the

Conference Session

Project-based and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan M. Reynolds, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

in historic preservation and archaic construction techniques. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Seeing Structures: Interactive CAD Models in Mechanics of Materials Susan M. Reynolds Colorado School of Mines, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringAbstractWhen COVID-19 necessitated remote teaching, mechanics faculty needed to quickly converthands-on teaching props into equally effective online equivalents. This constraint sparked a newinnovation in a Mechanics of Materials course. Unable to pass around a foam beam todemonstrate concepts such as "plane sections remain plane," or an annotated wood cube toillustrate the sign

Conference Session

Integrating Additive Manufacturing Practices in Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Levi Sligar, Northwest Nazarene University; John Stutz P.E., Northwest Nazarene College; Brice Allen, Northwest Nazarene University; Duke Mejia Bulanon, Northwest Nazarene University; Abigail Stutz,, Northwest Nazarene University; Mallory Garner, Northwest Nazarene University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #19200Teaching Mechanics of Materials with Lost 3D Print CastingDr. Hugh Jack P.E., Western Carolina University Dr. Jack is not an author and has submitted the abstract on the authors behalf.Levi Sligar, Northwest Nazarene University Department of Engineering and PhysicsDr. John Stutz P.E., Northwest Nazarene CollegeBrice Allen, Northwest Nazarene University Department of Engineering and PhysicsDr. Duke Mejia Bulanon, Northwest Nazarene University Duke M. Bulanon is an assistant professor of the Physics and Engineering Department at Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho. His research interests include

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; Henry Sodano, Michigan Technological University; Harold Evensen, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.Henry Sodano, Michigan Technological University Henry A Sodano is a member of the Michigan Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics. His research interests lie in power harvesting, vibration control, and the novel application of smart materials. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Virginia Tech. He is a member of ASME, AIAA, and SEM.Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University Jason Blough has been an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Zehnder

Session 1168 Virtual Labs, Real Data for Statics and Mechanics of Materials Peeyush Bhargava1, Christine Cunningham2, Michael Tolomeo1, and Alan Zehnder1 1 Cornell University / 2Tufts UniversityIntroduction Hands-on laboratory experience is a key element in learning the concepts of engineeringmechanics. Laboratory sessions provide examples that students can see, feel and hear, andprovide an alternate mode of learning to those for whom reading the textbook or hearing lectureis insufficient. Labs are also used to introduce data analysis, report writing, finding empiricalcorrelations

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul F. Hadala; Freddy Roberts; David Hall

Session 3268 Laboratory Exercises for Statics and Mechanics of Materials on a Shoestring David Hall, Paul Hadala, Freddy Roberts Louisiana Tech UniversityAbstractThis paper outlines the design, construction, and fabrication of seven laboratory exercises and adesign project for a sophomore level integrated statics and mechanics of materials course. Theacademic setting in which the course was created is given along with an overview of the coursecontent. Each laboratory and design project is described in detail, including photographs,drawings of the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Reffeor; Jeffrey Ray

Session 1566 Incorporating Experimental Design in a Mechanics of Materials Course Wendy Reffeor, Ph.D., Jeffrey L. Ray, Ph.D. Seymour and Esther Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, MI 49504AbstractA necessary part of any engineering design is the development of specifications that define itsfunction. Once these specifications are developed, testing of that design to ensure it meets thedesign specifications is essential. At Grand Valley State University, we have incorporateddesign and build projects into

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Mase

Session 2266 Integrating Design in Advanced Mechanics of Materials Through Industry Collaboration Tom Mase Associate Professor GMI Engineering & Management Institute ABSTRACTThis paper presents an discussion of integrating design through industry collaboration inAdvanced Mechanics of Materials, a junior-level course. It is hoped that this might act asanother paradigm for integrating design into traditionally analytical courses. In teachingAdvanced Mechanics of Materials this way, the students cover most of the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David S. Cottrell; Stephen J. Ressler

Session 1268 Integrating Design Projects into an Introductory Course in Mechanics of Materials David S. Cottrell, Stephen J. Ressler United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes the use of design projects in an introductory mechanics of materialscourse at the United States Military Academy. These projects serve to reinforce topics taughtin the classroom and to introduce students to the engineering design process with their firsthands-on design experience. Three representative examples of actual projects are presented.Students’ end-of-course

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

wear of orthopaedic biomaterials such as UHMWPE, the connections between surface properties in tactility of polymer materials, and the modes of skin friction and damage. He is a licensed professional engineer and an engineering consultant. As a senior research engineer at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) from 1998 to 2003, he served as a project manager, mechanical designer, and technical investigator, and holds three patents. He is a faculty member of the Polymer Tech- nology Center, the Institute for Innovation and Design in Engineering, and the Biotechnology Program at Texas A&M. He has taught in the areas of materials science, mechanics, statistics, tribology, and engi- neering design and has been

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Owino; Ronald Goulet

Session # 2666 Experiential Problem Based Learning in the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Ronald U. Goulet, Ph.D., P.E., Joseph Owino, Ph.D., P.E. College of Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaBackgroundThe College of Engineering and Computer Science at UT Chattanooga has reported broad effortsaimed to modernize and enhance undergraduate engineering laboratories and designcourses.1,2,3,4,5. This process of improvement was recently directed to the mechanics of materialslaboratory course. The College offers second year engineering students a one credit hourmechanics of materials lab concurrently

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry

Figure 2: Example cross-sections to satisfy the design objectives. In the diagrams shown, the layers are fastened together at discrete locations using bolts. Adhesives may also be used to fasten the layers together.In addition to the geometric combinations, the layers are also made available in multiple materials.The author has used two different strategies regarding available materials during the past twoyears of teaching Engineering Mechanics. The first strategy is to provide the students withreusable layers made of aluminum, steel, and brass. The layers are prefabricated with holes atdiscrete locations along their lengths. The students simply “stack” their design and fasten thelayers together tightly using bolted connections

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Boyce; Jung-Wuk Hong; Jaspal Sandhu; Eberhard Bamberg

Session 2468 Active Engagement Pedagogy for an Introductory Solid Mechanics Course Jaspal S. Sandhu, Eberhard Bamberg, Jung-Wuk Hong, Mary C. Boyce Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical EngineeringAbstractAdvances in information technology (IT) are enabling universities to effectively integrate com-puters into the curriculum. An initiative to comprehensively transform the pedagogical format of2.001-Mechanics and Materials I, a sophomore-level Mechanical Engineering course at the Mas-sachusetts Institute of

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American

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Mechanics

AC 2007-2818: IMPROVING CONCEPTUAL LEARNING IN MECHANICS OFMATERIALS BY USING WEB-BASED GAMES AND THE INVOLVEMENT OFSTUDENTS IN THE GAME DESIGN PROCESSArturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan AmericanStephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American Page 12.851.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Improving Conceptual Learning in Mechanics of Materials by Using Web-Based Games and the Involvement of Students in the Game Design ProcessAbstractMany students in majors such as mechanical, aerospace, civil, and manufacturing engineeringhave some difficulty in thoroughly grasping concepts first encountered in mechanics ofmaterials