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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

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Peter K. Liaw; N. Yu

Session 1626 Ceramic Matrix Composites: A Combined Mechanics-Materials Science Educational Program N. Yu, P. K. Liaw Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science/ Department of Materials Science and Engineering The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.Introduction The development of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is of industrial and national importance. Forexample, continuous fiber-reinforced CMCs, which have been successfully fabricated at the Oak RidgeNational Laboratory (ORNL) and several

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P. Raju Mantena

—- - Session 1626 Frequency-Domain Vibration Analysis for Characterizing the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Materials P. Raju Mantena Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Mississippi University, MS 38677 ABSTRACT Dynamic stiffness and internal damping are referred to as the dynamic mechanical properties of amaterial and are often expressed in terms of a

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G. Kardos; C. O. Smith

I Session 2364 DESIGN IN MATERIALS COURSES? NATURALLY! C. O. Smith, G. Kardos Engineering Consultant/Mechanical Engineerirw 1920 C;llege A v e . / C a r l e t o n Unive~sity “ Terre Haute, IN 47803/ Ottawa, ONT. KIS 5B6 A difficult in, both ABET and CEAB accreditation procedures is ~roviding sufficient“design” content in

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performed are second semester junior year and either semester senior year. The students are first given lectures on fracture mechanics, metals, alloys, and composites. They should have already had a laboratory experiment on metallography and sample preparation. A video on the deterioration of restorative materials in the oral environment is used as a backdrop for the experiments. Objectives The objectives of these experiments are to show that the area of biomaterials, especially dental materials (natural and synthetic), contain all of the elements of good and bad design, with the caveat that a person’s health is directly involved. The students learn the

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of the materials-related emphasis of the curriculum of theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University. These courses are offered eachsemester and average 30 students per semester. Until recently, none of these courses included a laboratory inwhich students could gain direct, hands-on experience into the behavior of materials. The lack of anundergraduate laboratory specifically focused on introducing the undergraduate mechanical engineeringstudent to the world of materials was viewed as a weakness in our curriculum by the author. Moreover, in theopinion of industry, there is an immediate need for engineers conversant in the fundamental principles ofmaterial behavior best reinforced by direct, hands-on laboratory

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Andrew Wilhelm; Edmund Tsang

Session 1626 Implementing A Sophomore-Level Materials, Manufacturing & Design Laboratory Edmund Tsang and Andrew Wilhelm Mechanical Engineering Department, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688ABSTRACT A one-credit hour, sophomore-level laboratory course was implemented in Fall Quarter, 1995 tointegrate materials, manufacturing and design. The course meets once a week for three hours, and is team-taught by two faculty members, one with background in materials science and the other with background inmanufacturing and design. Course activities aim to create a discovery-oriented learning

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Peter A. Rosati

Session 1268 Mechanics Texts Are for Students Peter Rosati, Professor Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada ABSTRACT A study of student use of their Mechanics text was undertaken in three successive StaticsIntersession classes. In each case the Intersession text was different from the one that had been used in thefull-time program. The Intersession students, who had also been enrolled in the Full-time course

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Latif M. Jiji; Benjamin Liaw; Feridun Delale

duringthe process of idealization?” Recently, this pedagogy has also been int.mchmd into engineering courses. Regan et al. [6]described four laboratory experiments using edible materials. In an attempt to construct an efficient curriculum, Giorgetti[7] combined theory and laboratory experiment into a single course on fluid mechanics. Dvorak [8] discussed integrationof a simple experiment in heat transfer with analytical solution and computer simulation. More nxentl y, authors of thispaper presented a new teaching methodology using home experiments [9]. Our approach integrates simple homeexperiments with lecture courses to develop interes~ understanding and appreciation for theory. In this paper fourteenhome experiments that can be readily adopted

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Mansur Rastani

Session 3268 Integration of Manufacturing Design Applications in FE–Based Applied Mechanics Courses Mansur Rastani North Carolina A&T State UniversityABSTRACT Many mechanical engineering disciplines are implementing numerical methods of designingmechanical and or structural components within junior or senior–level courses utilizing a technique such as finiteelement analysis (FEA). However, the classical examples and case problems studied in these courses do notusually provide the students

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James D. Jones; Dianna Brickner

explore methods of implementing cooperative learning ina large-enrollment, sophomore-level basic mechanics course. Time in class- was generally allocated as follows:questions on past homework, 5 minutes; lecture on new material, 10 minutes; example problem, 15 minutes; andcollaborative group quiz, 20 minutes. To facilitate this schedule, brief lecture summaries and group quizzes weredeveloped for each class period. Lecture summaries minimize the time students need to copy class notes andpermit the instructor to focus attention on known areas of weakness. Group quizzes allow students to “actively”reinforce the material presented so that they can identify any “gaps” in their understanding and seek immediateassistance from group members and/or the

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Pau-Chang Lu

SESSION 3266A Hybrid Conceptual/Symbolic/NumericalCourse of Mechanical Engineering Analysis Pau-Chang Lu University of Nebraska-Lincoln Introduction As an important part oft he recently re-vitalized Mechanical Engineering Chu-riculurnat the IJniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, the traditional computational course (using 130 R,-TRAN exclusively) for mechanical engineering juniors is replaced by a new one of ME-CHANICAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. This new course is updated (and upgraded)from the old in two ways: (1) ~omputerizecl symbolic rnanipulat ion (using MAPLE or thelike) is incorporated, complementing

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Jr., Paul J. Coyne; F. Xavier Spiegel

Session 2364 Incorporating Materials Science Projects in a Capstone Design Course F. Xavier Spiegel and Paul J. Coyne, Jr. Loyola College Department of Electrical Engineering & Engineering ScienceAbstract: The format, goals, and philosophy of the Loyola College Engineering Science Program’s capstonedesign course will be discussed in addition to particular projects based on course work in Materials Sciencethat were attempted in recent years. Design projects in

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Raj Mutharasan; Alan Lawley

anticipated that upperclassmajors in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and in chemistry and physics will find the coursecontent complementary to their required core curricula.Anticipated BenefitsIt is anticipated that the two-quarter course sequence described here will enhance significantly the exposure ofundergraduate students to important areas within the field of materials processing. The concurrent exposureto research results and industrial practice in the five areas cited is expected to spawn increased student interestin this important area of materials technology. Thus, potential for career paths in materials processing shouldincrease - consistent with the manpower needs identified in the NRC report (1).Exporting the CoursesA

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cracking VII. Corrosive wear A. Erosion (pumps) B. Cavitation (propellers) C. Fretting (bearings) VIII. Oxidation A. Mechanisms of oxidation B. Protective oxide films C. Oxidation rates IX. Testing and designing for corrosion control A. Material selection B. Environmental control C. Laboratory corrosion tests D. Designing for corrosion control Page 1.6.4 \. b.jy.,A

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Phillip J. Cornwell

ways concept maps can be usedin the mechanical engineering curriculum. They can be used to help students understand the structure of thecurriculum, the relationship between courses, and the material within a course. The reaction of students to theuse of concept maps has been enthusiastically positive. Introduction The process for obtaining higher levels of learning is the same for any discipline 1. The phases of alearning hierarchy are shown in Figure 1. A student must first learn the terminology and facts which make upthe basic language of a discipline. After learning the facts and terminology the student is able to combine themto understand concepts. The more concepts a student possesses

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Leevones Dubose; Jean Newman; Cecil Ramage; Burke Johnson; Brenda Litchfield; Edmund Tsang

design experience is developed and integrated throughout the curriculum"1. A new curriculum, which provides greater flexibility to upper division students to meet their diverseinterests and which enhances the design experience for lower division students, was implemented in Fall,1995 as a result of that effort. A new, four-credit hour "Introduction to Mechanical Engineering" replaced aone-credit hour course in the old curriculum so substantial design and curriculum integration can beimplemented; this course was taught for the first time in Winter Quarter, 1996. Other lower-divisioncurriculum ehancements include three new courses: (a) a one-credit hour, sophomore-level laboratory courseintegrating materials, manufacturing and design was

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Benjamin 'Quincy' Cabell VI; Javed Alam; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

,” Enterprise Integration Technologies, Version 1.1, July 1995, http://www.eit.corn/-kevincspacece/.3. Neilson, J., Hwertext and Hypermedia, Academic Press Inc., 1994.4. Balasubramanian, V., “State of the Art Review on Hypermedia Issues and Applications,” Graduate School of Management, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, March 1994, http://www.isg. sfu.ca/-duchierniscsc/ hypertext_ review/index. htrnl.5. Homepage for Netscape Navigator Browser, http://home.netscape.com/.6. Download for NCSA Mosaic, http://www.ncsa. uiuc.edu/SDG/Softwme/S~ SoftDti.h~l.7. Shawki, T. G., “TAM221 Mechanics of Materials,” Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois

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Kristin A. Young; Masoud Rais-Rohani

undergraduate studies. The first two courses are mostly analysis oriented whereas thethird one is focused mainly on design. The Aerospace Structural Analysis II course deals primarily with topicsrelated to advanced mechanics of materials with a focus on metallic aircraft structures. Special emphasis isgiven to the stress analysis of simple and complex built-up structures under the action of pure torsion, purebending, transverse shear, internal pressure, and combined loads. The major topics discussed in this course arecategorized according to the loading condition, and are described in Figure 1. Page 1.158.2

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careers in technology which often involve workingin a performance and test laboratory environment. References1. Beckwith, T.G. et al. Mechanical Measurements, 5th ed., Addison-Wesley, 1993.2. Moore, D. S., and McCabe, G.P. Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, W.H. Freeman and Co., 1989. Figure 1. Materials Used in the Aluminum Rod Experiment Page 1.421.5 {hx~j 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..+,Rypj

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programming language and runs on an IBM-compatible personal computer with Windows 3.1. It requires less than 25 kilobytes of hard disk space and is very easy to use. The program performs the following functions: ● It displays a two-dimensional stress block for any user-supplied state of stress. . On command, it rotates the stress block slowly, through a full 360 degrees, to show the variation in normal and shear stresses with changing orientation. ● As an option, the program displays Mohr’s Circle for the same user-supplied state of stress. I have used flSU#Sf..l?SS rhl%?fO/iWf in an undergraduate mechanics of materials course and found it to be an invaluable aid

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of the project is shown below. Notice that they cover a myriad of subjects and that they use awide variety of previously covered material. They also have deliverables of many forms and levels ofsophistication. One-pole Special Operation Forces stretcher detailed design. Society of Automotive Engineers Mini-Baja vehicle. Sunraycer ’97 vehicle design. Universal pallet loading system. Parachute disengaging device design. Heavy-drop anti-overturning parachute device. Sunraycer ’97 body fairing design. Whirlstand experiment design. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics aircraft design contest. American Helicopter Society rotorcraft design contest. Fluid mechanics laboratory design. Padnos design competition

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Paul F. Packman; Charles M. Lovas

five facultyhad taught more than 20 years.Workshop Format . The workshop used a format which included a combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and worksessions to impart design material and to involve faculty in the design experience. Lectures. Lectures were presented by the authors primarily to impart knowledge, information, andtechniques. Two industry speakers from Texas Instruments Inc. presented their views of “What Industry isLooking for in a Recent Graduate. ” Dr. Terry Baughn from the Defense and System Engineering Group pre-sented the viewpoint of the mechanical design engineer working in defense work, and Dr. John Provence fromthe Semiconductor Division presented the viewpoint of the electrical design engineer

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James Moller; D. Lee

: ) 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings .that the teams would examine their product design under each specified load, decide which types of analyseswere necessary, create mathematical models, and iteratively analyze and adjust product dimensions untilpefiormance criteria were met. Analysis was to be done with concepts learned in mechanics of materials courses.Numerical analysis approaches were optional. Various plastics design texts were assigned [2,3]. Students wereencouraged to also refer to design manuals [4,5]. To simplify the analysis, the plastic was treated as a linearelastic material below the yield stress. Design optimization of was not expected or required. Experience

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sessions and three of the five laboratories areidentical. The various laboratories are summarized in Table I. 1. Manufacturing - Disposable Camera product dissection In this laboratory students dissect and study a flash disposable camera. Emphasis is placed ondiscovering how much functionality can be obtained with extremely cheap and very cleverly designed parts. Thelaboratory also serves as an outstanding ice-breaker for students uncomfortable with mechanical dissection.1The project is partially funded by the National Science Foundation ILI/LLD award, "Design of a Consumer Electronics Course," DUE

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Robert J. O'Neill; Robert M. Henry; Thomas Lenox

Virginia. He graduated from USMA in 1975and received a Ph.D. degree from Kansas State University in 1993. He has taught courses in statics anddynamics, mechanics of materials, soil mechanics and foundations engineering, hydrology and hydrology, andadvanced structural analysis.PROFESSOR ROBERT M. HENRY Professor Henry graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 with a BS in CivilEngineering and then in 1980 with a Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics. In 1980, he joined the faculty in theDepartment of Civil Engineering at the University of New Hampshire where he is now an Associate Professorof Civil Engineering and Faculty Fellow in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Dean's Office ofStudent Affairs. He teaches courses in the

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project, May 1995, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee State Universi~.15. Torng T. et al., “Structural System Reliability Calculation Using a Probabilistic Fault Tree Analysis Method”. 33rd AIAA/ASMEIAHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April 1992, pp.603-613. LANDON C. ONYEBUEKE is a Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering atTennessee State University. He holds a Ph.D and M.S in Mechanical Engineering from Institut NationalPolytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France and B.S in Mechanical Engineering from University of Ibadan,Nigeria. He has done a lot of work and published papers in the area of heat transfer in porous media. He iscurrently working on Probabilistic and

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Joe G. Eisley

and the manufacturing process. Itis an interdepartmental program administered by the Director of the Program in Manufacturingand the Manufacturing Council consisting of representatives from the seven participatingdepartments: Departments of Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Industrial and Operations engineering, Materials Science Engineering,Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, and Naval Architecture and MarineEngineering. The main goal of the M. Eng. in Manufacturing is to prepare engineers to improve thequality and efficiency of manufacturing system by giving them advanced skills in theirengineering discipline, breadth across engineering discipline and an understanding of

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Ph.D., Lora S. Spangler; Ph.D., Kourosh Rahnamai; John P Farris Ph.D.; Ph.D., John Maleyeff

: (1) to provide a laboratory environment whereinterdisciplinary experiments relating to integrated manufacturing and control can be performed, (2) to providean opportunity for each of the engineering programs (electrical, industrial, mechanical, and bio) to conductindependent experiments relating to manufacturing and control, (3) to provide for the students necessaryexperience in the interdisciplinary nature of engineering practice, and (4) to provide a facility for the design,development, testing, and manufacture of plastic products.Background American industry is well aware of the necessity for effective teamwork in competitive businesses.Teams have become a common form of organization for activities that range from business planning

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their vehicles in time to compete. The remaining 45 cars went through a series of safetyinspections and qualifying trials that narrowed the competition down to 38 solar cars. Beforeattempting to qualify, each car had to pass a rigorous inspection process called “scrutineering” to insurecompliance with structural and safety requirements. Judges inspected each vehicle for drivability,turning, braking, electrical and mechanical soundness so-called “scrutineering” involved in-depthinspection and evaluation and breaking and slalom turning capability demonstrations. The qualifyingevent was a minimum fifty mile race. Of the 45 competitors to arrive at Indianapolis Raceway Park, 38qualified. The United States Military (USMA) entry, number 27, the