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

Addressing the Human Dimension in Teaching Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

tool to assess the effectiveness of new pedagogies, thesurvey is a vehicle for focusing student attention on the course outcomes and related successcriteria independent of the textbook. One goal of the redesign was to shift to the use of openeducational resources (OERs) as primary source material for the course. Differences in topiccoverage and organization between the two chosen OERs along with subtle differences inlanguage and notation posed a potential challenge for students. A knowledge survey canintroduce an umbrella of unifying language and structure in a format that students directlyengage with at multiple points in the course.A second goal of the overhaul was to elevate the student development aspects of the course inimportance to 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

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

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

their undergraduate study. Usually the class has a significant minority of chemists who have better exposure to mathematics and quantities problem solving. Students certainly did not have anything close to the usual prerequisite sequence that is typically required in a chemical engineering curriculum. This presents a challenge to teach fluid mechanics and mass transport in the absence of mathematics or basic quantitative problem solving abilities.iii) Another critical challenge is the general unavailability of instructional materials to teach fluid mechanics and mass transport to non-engineers. All available textbooks cater to the needs of chemical or other engineers and assume some prior knowledge in engineering and

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

AC 2010-1069: FOUR FREE-VIBRATION LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS USINGTWO LUMPED MASS APPARATUSES WITH RESEARCH CALIBERACCELEROMETERS AND ANALYZERRichard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has 3 years industrial experience at General Motors and 3 years at Lucent Technologies. He was an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Southern Indiana before joining the faculty at Southern Polytechnic State University in 2010 as an Associate Professor, where he also serves as director for their new mechanical engineering program. He has

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Rainey, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

called “Peak Racks-Racks with Plaques”.Paul Rainey, California Polytechnic State University Paul E. Rainey, former associate dean of engineering, is professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He earned a B.S.M.E. and B.S.Met.E., Purdue; an M.S., Metallurgy, M.I.T.; and a Ph.D., Industrial Education, Texas A&M. Since 1981, he has actively participated in the American Society for Engineering Education and was elected to the ASEE Board of Directors (1991-93 & 2000-2002) and was elected Fellow of ASEE in 2003

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Munro

Session 1426 A Design Experiment for the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory James M. Munro Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySummaryThe Design-Build-Test (DBT) concept was used in creating a novel experiment for a junior-levelfluid mechanics laboratory. In the experiment, student teams are presented with a unique designobjective involving transport of a liquid with known or measurable properties and must design,build, and test a pump and piping system to achieve the objective. The experiment is part 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

Conference Session

Bringing a Different Perspective

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eli Broemer, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #34650Cheating and Chegg: a RetrospectiveMr. Eli Broemer, Michigan State University PhD student focused on soft tissue biomechanics.Dr. Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University Geoff Recktenwald is a member of the teaching faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Geoff holds a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University and Bachelor degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from Cedarville University. His research interests are focused on best practices for student learning and student success. He is currently developing and researching

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Autumn Turpin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, particularly forstudents in the mechanical, civil and aerospace fields. This course introduces students tomodeling and solving real-world systems, including drawing Free Body Diagrams (FBD) andsetting up equilibrium equations. These two skills are critical for bridging introductory courses tomore advanced courses, such as Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials and others. The process ofteaching these foundational skills typically involves giving students opportunities to hone theirproblem solving skills through homework assignments and exams. In this paper, the authorsintroduce reflection as a tool to gauge understanding, confidence and performance. This too isused to intervene in homework assignments and exams in order to enhance and improvestudents’ meta

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

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Joseph Hoffman; Gary Pertmer; Chandra Thamire

-solving skills, basic design skills, report writing and presentation skills,teamwork, and experimental skills are emphasized to varying levels.A.3. Major RequirementsStudents begin taking the required courses in mechanical engineering in their sophomore yearwith Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering and Thermodynamics. During the junioryear, the focus is on providing the strong technical base required of all students in the program.These offerings combined with those given in the second year form the mechanical engineeringcore that must be mastered before beginning the capstone design experience and thespecialization of the final year of study. Typical core courses are fluid mechanics, heat transfer,material sciences, and vibrations. The

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

AC 2011-1384: FIRST LOOK AT A VIDEO GAME FOR TEACHING DY-NAMICSBrianno Coller, Northern Illinois University Brianno Coller is an Associate Professor of Mechanical engineering. He started his research career ap- plying fairly deep mathematical ideas to gain insight into how complex physical and engineering systems work. His work was theoretical and somewhat abstract. Since then, his research has evolved toward studying a different type of complex system: how students learn and become excited about engineering. In this endeavor, Dr. Coller is mostly a ”nuts & bolts” practitioner, an engineer, and an experimentalist

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

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Knight

8% instructor’s evaluation), and design project 15%."Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright2001, American Society for Engineering Education"Design Project BenefitsThe five week long design project is typically an incubator for developing similar modern labsystems for other programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at UTC. Fluidmechanics and strength of materials lab systems along with other mechanical engineering labsystems have been renovated-upgraded through the student design projects. Generally speaking,graduating student responses show that the design project is most beneficial in that it enables thestudents to see how their college experience

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan McGaughey, Carnegie Mellon University; Jeremy Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1627: WIKI-BASED LEARNING IN THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGCLASSROOMAlan McGaughey, Carnegie Mellon UniversityJeremy Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University Page 13.1402.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Wiki-Based Learning in the Mechanical Engineering Classroom1. IntroductionA wiki (derived from the Hawaiian word for quick) is a type of website that provides aframework for users to interactively and collaboratively build a database of interrelatedinformation quickly and easily. Wikipedia1, currently featuring more than two millionarticles in English alone, is the most well known wiki, but wikis can also be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Roemer, University of Utah; Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Eric R. Pardyjak, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2282: A SPIRAL LEARNING CURRICULUM FOR SECOND YEARSTUDENTS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDr. R. Roemer, University of UtahDebra J. Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She teaches freshman design and senior-/graduate-level classes in microscale engineering and organic electronics.Eric R. Pardyjak, University of Utah Eric Pardyjak is currently an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He received his B.S

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

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Dickrell III, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

AC 2012-4790: APPLYING DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIESTO A LARGE-SCALE ENGINEERING MECHANICS COURSEDr. Daniel Dickrell III, University of Florida Page 25.200.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Applying Distance Education Technologies to a Large-Scale EngineeringMechanics CourseIntroductionDistance learning and continuing education programs are a growing component of higher education inengineering. The technological investments that colleges and universities commit to are substantial inboth financial outlay and strategic vision. But over time as the video production facilities and computingsupport infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

First-year Programs Division: Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dani Fadda, University of Texas, Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #21774Introduction to Heat Transfer in a First-year Mechanical Engineering CourseDr. Dani Fadda, University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Fadda is Clinical Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His background includes two decades of professional engineering practice in the energy industry where he has held numerous positions. Dr. Fadda has worked in product research and developed patented products for chemical, petrochemical, and nuclear applications. He is involved with professional organizations and was named the 2016 ASME North Texas Engineer of the Year.Dr. Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas Dr

Conference Session

Activities for the Materials Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Goddard

quality alloy that they can lateruse in practical applications.IntroductionAny student, having completed basic chemistry, would be ready for a first laboratory course inthe realm of Materials Science and Mechanics of Materials, which might fall anywhere from thefreshman to junior year, depending on the particular engineering curriculum. In such coursesthere is need for interrelated experiments which can give both depth and breadth ofunderstanding which can be built upon in other classes, such as Machine Component Design. Itis also very useful if such experiments should happen to be at the lower end of the cost range. Ahappy concurrence of these factors is to be found in threaded rod, which meets the ASTMSpecification A 193 Grade B71ASTM (American

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Todd Wittman, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

the onlinediscussion board, which required them to demonstrate conceptual mastery of topics. In addition,students completed weekly journal submissions, which required critical reflection of coursepreparation, performance, and application to civil engineering.Weekly, students attended an engineering seminar, hosted by a civil engineering faculty. Theseminar was designed to provide students with tangible examples of how course material wouldconnect with students’ future classes and profession. Activities were related to early engineeringfundamentals courses (e.g., Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials), as well asapplications of specific civil engineering subdisciplines (e.g., Structural, and Geotechnicalengineering) (Table 1). The

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