Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3841: DATA ACQUISITION AS IMPLEMENTED IN THE MOD-ERN UNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM.Dr. Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland Timothy Doughty received his Ph. D. from Purdue University. An Assistant Professor at the University of Portland, he researches nonlinear modeling and system identification in application to crack detection and vibration suppression associated with Parkinsonian tremor. He currently serves on the Model Identi- fication and Intelligent Systems Technical Committee and as Associate Editor for the Dynamic Systems and Controls Division of ASME and is a Faculty Scholar for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories.Dr. Steven O’Halloran, University of Portland Steven

Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #15824Hands-on Project Strategy for Effective Learning and Team Performance inan Accelerated Engineering Dynamics CourseDr. Anu Osta, Rowan University Dr Anu Osta is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Rowan University. His teaching interests are Engineering Mechanics and Materials Science.Dr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University Jennifer Kadlowec is Professor and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University, Henry M. Rowan of College of Engineering. She is interested in design education in mechanical and biomedical areas. c American

Conference Session

Dynamics - Wow! They accelerate

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Brown Bankhead III, Highline Community College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Page 23.1079.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Soup Can Races: Teaching Rotational Dynamics Energy-based SolutionsAbstractGiven our college’s urban student population, our students have little exposure to mechanicalsystems before they take engineering mechanics courses. Classroom demonstrations have beenfound to strongly support student learning and retention of conceptual ideas.The following paper outlines a course lecture based on a demonstration titled “Soup Can Races”in which students are asked to predict the order of finish of various soup cans that are raced orrolled down an inclined plane. To aid their decision making, students are reminded of the

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brianno Coller

students at NIU, we wish to makea broader impact. We plan to make the core software and course materials available toeducators everywhere. These items will be made available after we have had the chanceto go through the course cycle at least once and make refinements.In addition, we hope to integrate the computing and simulation framework into otherparts of the mechanical engineering curriculum. The most natural places to focus on arethe undergraduate and graduate control classes we teach. Page 10.136.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American

Conference Session

Addressing the Human Dimension in Teaching Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Reese P.E., LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Empathy-Based Course Modules to Enhance Student Motivation in Lower Level Mechanics CoursesPurpose:Many students struggle with motivation in lower level engineering mechanics courses. It is notunusual for instructors to hear students make comments like “Will this be on the test?”, “Can Iborrow the book?”, and “D’s get degrees.” There seems to be an underlying belief on the part ofthese students that they will not need this information in the future. Thus, they find it difficult toexert the hours of effort necessary to learn the material. This lack in understanding relevancelogically leads to poor academic performance, repeated courses, and all too often, studentdropout.In 2013, the author was part of a team that won a

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

campussolving Mechanics of Materials problems, attempting to be the first ones to reach the finish line.Modeled after the television show “The Amazing Race”, the instructor provides clues to variouslocations on campus. Each clue contains a mechanics problem that must be solved in order todetermine the room number and building of the next location. When teams arrive at these places,clues can either be given to them by prearranged individuals or by taping them outside theappropriate doors. The final clue leads the team to a location on campus where the instructor awaitsthem. Prizes for top finishers include bonus points on exams or a chance to pick an item from theEngineering Prize Box.This final exam review activity has been used numerous times by the

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Mays, The Citadel; Kevin Bower, The Citadel; Kyle Settle, The Citadel; Blake Mitchell, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

in the course. The key difference between theconcept inventory exam developed by the team and typical course exams used by physicsinstructors is that the concept inventory exam used “word problems” that examined the studentsintuitive understanding of the material and did not require mathematical calculations to reach the Page 12.1541.2conclusions. Based on these efforts modern research teams under the umbrella FoundationCoallition have developed concept inventories for thermodynamics5, strengths of materials6,signals and systems7, electromagnetics, circuits, fluid mechanics, and materials.Gray et al.8 describes the initial development of the

Conference Session

Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Thomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

will introduce the PRIMES program, and a description regarding the use of UTAs andpeer led groups of students in a Mechanics I: Statics course. This course used the mandatory in-class peer led group implementation. The Statics’ UTAs attended each class meeting, and duringthe final 30 minutes, they worked with groups of students on graded assignments. The studentsgenerally self-selected into small study groups and interacted with the same UTAs throughoutthe semester. In this manner, the students built relationships with the UTAs and the studentsreceived immediate feedback regarding current topic materials.1. IntroductionThe Partnership for Retention Improvement in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science(PRIMES) is a University of Louisville cross

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Dickrell, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

notpedagogical reasons. Apart from reasons specific to large-scale laboratory experiences (hydraulicsystems, HVAC systems, mechanical testing load frames), this work explores an alternativemodel of all individually-based data acquisition and experimentation activities in a mechanics-of-materials laboratory course. The main goal of the course was to expose every student to asmuch data acquisition and hardware/software/experiment interaction as possible whileminimizing the cost required as much as possible.The CourseThe Mechanics-of-Materials Laboratory (MoM lab) curricular requirements are explicitlydelineated as: experimental characterization of the mechanical properties of engineeringmaterials, precision instruments design, computer-based data

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Glenn Kraige, Virginia Tech; Imran Akhtar, Virginia Tech; Saurabh Bisht, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Page 12.244.7References[1] Flori, R. E., Koen, M. A., and Oglesby, D. B., “Basic Engineering Software for Teaching (“BEST”) Dynamics”, ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, 1996, pp. 61-67.[2] Philpot, T. A., Oglesby, D. B., Flori, R. E., Yellamraju, V., Hubing, N., and Hall, R. H., “Interactive Learning Tools: Animating Mechanics of Materials”, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.[3] Gramoll, K. and Abbanat, R., “Interactive Multimedia for Engineering Dynamics”, 1995 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Anaheim, CA, June 1995.[4] Hubing, N. and Oglesby, D. B., “Animating Statics: Flash in the Classroom”, ASEE Midwest Section Conference, Manhattan, KS, March 2001.[5] Rezaei, A

Conference Session

TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James G. Brasseur; Laura L. Pauley

to discover that empiricalcorrelations do not predict real operating systems with high accuracy. A “case studies” web sitehas been developed to provide undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students the opportunity toanalyze actual engineering systems with real experimental data within their lecture courses. Thesecase studies are based on design calculations or are developed from experimental data obtained byME seniors within their design and lab courses, honors theses, graduate student theses, Co-opexperiences (with appropriate permissions), and data from the literature (e.g., NACA reports).Analysis of real data, often within a design framework, provides strong motivation for students tolearn basic material in context with real-world

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Lugowski

Session 3449 Critical-Thinking Approach to Teaching Mechanical Engineering Jan T. Lugowski Purdue University1. IntroductionCritical thinking, in the context of teaching, means a careful consideration of the material learnedby students in class and outside of it. It is very natural to accept without questioning materialpresented by the teacher, textbook, journals, internet, etc. Several examples are presented thatshow how detrimental this approach is to student’s learning. Questioning, or carefullyconsidering, requires courage, also to admit incompetence

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

2006-2114: REDEVELOPING THE MECHANICS AND VIBRATIONLABORATORY: A PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACHMohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo Mohammad H. Elahinia (Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2004) is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo, where he also serves as the Co-Director for the Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory.Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo Constantin Ciocanel graduated with bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the “Gh. Asachi” Technical University of lasi, Romania. He served as a lecturer in the Strength of Materials Department at the

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

AC 2008-2283: A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING INSTATICS AND DYNAMICS: ASSESSMENT AND EVOLUTIONFrancesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University FRANCESCO COSTANZO came to Penn State in 1995 and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Texas A&M University in 1993. His research interests include the mechanics of nanostructures, the dynamic crack propagation in thermoelastic materials, and engineering education.Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University GARY L. GRAY came to Penn State in 1994 and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics. He earned a Ph.D. degree in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Musharraf Zaman; Anant Kukreti

Session 1368 Computer-Based Learning Modules For Rigid Body Mechanics Musharraf Zaman, Anant R. Kukreti University of OklahomaAbstractThe use of computer-based modules in teaching and learning some of the difficult to comprehendconcepts in mechanics can be very beneficial for both students and instructors. The Vectormodule discussed in this paper was developed and used by the authors to introduce the conceptsassociated with the mathematical operations and use of vectors to solve engineering problemsincluding evaluation of vector components, addition, dot and cross products, projection, and

Conference Session

Innovations in Solid Mechanics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Professor at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in the Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching dynamics, vibrations and con- trols. He is involved in several undergraduate and master’s level multidisciplinary projects and interested in engineering education research. Page 25.1419.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 USING AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY IN A SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT FOR UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMICSAbstractAutomotive safety was used as a service-learning, overarching term-long theme in anundergraduate Engineering Dynamics course. The service

Conference Session

Bringing a Different Perspective

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, kinematics, and simulation. This demonstrates that this new arrangement forteaching dynamics is effective and worthy of further development.IntroductionDynamics is a fundamental part of the mechanical engineering curriculum. A typicalintroductory undergraduate course in dynamics will consider both particles and rigid bodies anddevelop methods of analysis encompassing kinematics, kinetics, and energy- and momentum-based approaches. To students seeing this material for the first time, how course topics arerelated is often unclear, as are criteria for choosing between analysis methods. In fact, studentsoften see dynamics as a large, disjointed collection of topics or tools, despite the fact that a small,highly interconnected set of underlying

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay; Rajesh Kitey

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

discontinuity. The finite elementmethod is introduced in the lab session only as a hands-on approach to solve a structuralproblem. No theoretical or numerical treatments associated with the finite element method arediscussed. Instead, some of the modeling concepts involving symmetry features and boundaryconditions are highlighted. As evidenced by the end of semester student evaluations, thestudents felt it was a good opportunity to get exposed to a general purpose finite element codesuch as ANSYS and its ability to solve problems involving stress concentrations associated withtension and bending situations.BIBLIOGRAPHYANSYS 12 (2009), ANSYS, Inc, www.ansys.comCrone, W. C. (2002), “Using an Advanced Mechanics of Materials Design Project to Enhance

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Williams, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-2503: A COLLEGE-WIDE MATERIALS TESTING LAB: A UNIQUEAPPROACH FOR HANDS-ON EXPERIENCEJohn Williams, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign John Williams is Manager of the Materials Testing Instructional Lab (MTIL), a College of Engineering facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He obtained his doctorate in Engineering Science and Mechanics from N. C. State University in 1978. He joined UIUC in his present position in 1994 as an Academic Professional. Page 11.18.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A College-wide Materials Testing Instructional Lab

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Statics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Dollar, Miami University; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

teacher and researcher in the field of engineer- ing mechanics. His research efforts focus strongly on engineering education. He seeks to understand how students learn (or do not learn) basic engineering subjects, and to develop educational materials that help students achieve fundamental understanding of engineering subjects. Much of his work currently ad- dresses learning in Statics and mechanics of materials. Some current projects, which involve a number of collaborators, include: establishing a conceptual framework for Statics; devising tests to assess conceptual understanding in Statics; experiments to test the effectiveness of metacognitive strategies; reorganizing instruction in Statics and formulating

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Steven David Wood, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Subsequently, the participants were given amodel of a physical manipulative resembling the same problem they were given before andasked the same questions. Preliminary qualitative results indicated that physical manipulativehelped students visualize concepts taught in the classroom and provided a venue to gainconceptual understanding of internal forces.IntroductionEngineering statics is a fundamental course, and a core building block, that prepares students forsubsequent courses such as dynamics and mechanics of materials. This course helps engineeringstudents develop a fundamental understanding of basic mechanics areas of statics critical for theanalysis of other core engineering courses throughout the engineering program. It lays thefoundation of

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Erin George, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

2006-986: RETROCOMMISSIONING (RCX) MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ON AUNIVERSITY CAMPUS: STUDENT CAPSTONE EXPERIENCEMargaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of TechnologyErin George, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 11.1092.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Retrocommissioning (RCX) Mechanical Systems on a University Campus: Student Capstone ExperienceAbstractSenior engineering students at Rochester Institute of Technology are required to complete a 22-week culminating project prior to graduating. This multidisciplinary project assembles teams ofstudents in various engineering majors to work together on an engineering design projectsponsored by

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruno Ramond; Abir Z. Qamhiyah

taking the CAD course at ISU on a unified design project. The Internet was used as thecommunication mechanism between distributed team members as they worked on their designproject. Introduction of practicing engineers from the off campus group of participants into theInternet-linked design teams greatly enhanced the experience of the full-time student.In order to provide students from ISU and UTC with access to lecture notes and laboratorytutorials offered by the course instructors at both universities, the course content at ISU has beenredesigned to make it suitable for asynchronous delivery mode through the Internet. Redesigningthe course content resulted in dividing the course material into the following main modules: 1- I-DEAS CAD package

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Angela C. Shih, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

week.Approximately 400 incoming mechanical engineering students take this class every year. Since itsinception almost two decades ago, ME 100L introduced students to the field of mechanicalengineering and various career options, emphasized team work, and culminated in a rubber bandcar competition. The course was outdated and was long overdue for a change. With theintroduction of a new first year experience course (EGR 100) common for all engineering studentsat Cal Poly Pomona, most of the topics of ME 100L have become redundant creating theopportunity to overhaul the course. Our students are called Net Generation [9]. They are technology savvy, impatient and look forinstant gratification. Additionally, they want to know the relevance of the material they

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Min Jou

by machining manufacturing features “a”, “b”, “c”, and “d”, asshown in Figure 5. In order to let students learn and practice the machining methods for basic manufacturingfeatures, a module called Basic Machining Skill was developed, as shown in Figure 3. This module providescourse material that allows students to study the basic skills (Turning, Milling, and Drilling) of machining basicmanufacturing features. Usually, the geometry of desired parts is not as simple as depicted in Figure 4 & 5, which can be machinedby turning or milling process only. Complex parts contain various manufacturing features. Therefore, asystematic way to identify manufacturing features from mechanical graphics is needed. In this system, group

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Robert W Carpick, University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania. He studies nanotribology, nanomechanics, and scanning probes. He is a recipient of the ASME Newkirk Award, a R&D 100 award, and a NSF CAREER Award. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society, the AVS, and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. He holds 9 patents and has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications. Previously, he was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his B.Sc. (University of Toronto, 1991) and his Ph.D. (University of California at Berkeley, 1997) in Physics, and was a postdoctoral

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sonya Dick, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #25896Teaching Mechanics Concepts Using a Motion Analysis SystemDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna K.T. Howard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #25965Work in Progress: 3-D Models with Lesson PlansDr. Anna K.T. Howard, North Carolina State University Anna Howard is a Teaching Associate Professor at NC State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering where she has led the course redesign effort for Engineering Statics. She received her Ph.D. from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at Penn State University in 2001. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work-in-Progress: 3D Models with Lesson PlansAbstract: Some students benefit from having a physical, hand-held model which they can holdand experiment

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W. Dinehart, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Chairman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Villanova University Page 26.780.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015  Flexible Periods Allow for Combined Analytical and Laboratory Experiences Within an Introductory Mechanics CourseAbstractIn 2009, the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Villanova Universityreinvented its course sequence in undergraduate mechanics. Classic courses in Statics,Mechanics of Solids, and Civil Engineering Materials were restructured into a two-coursesophomore-level sequence (Mechanics I and Mechanics II), and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Ronald S. Adrezin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

focused on the design, build and test of a group project. The theme of this projectregularly changed but included machining elements. There were four main motivations toreplace the Finger Engine/Team Project with the Bilge Pump.The first motivation was the team project had grown over the years from a system driven byhand power hydraulics (e.g. syringes) and small geared DC motors, to actuators that includedpower drills. This introduced safety issues, and due to the more powerful drill motors, thestudents would drive larger, heavier mechanisms which incorporated more materials. Theexpense of this open ended project grew, as teams tried to beat out the designs from prior years.The second motivation for this update, was a result of the subsequent