interdisciplinary courses [4].Additional examples of service-learning projects and courses, including elective, capstone, andcore courses across more than 30 universities can be found in the literature, and is strongevidence that it works [5]-[7]. The Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)standardizes the requirements for engineering courses and service-learning is setup well to meetsome of those requirements [8]. For example, the Solid Mechanics course (also known asMechanics of Materials) taught within the Mechanical and Aerospace Department at TheUniversity of Texas at Arlington (UTA) highly supports ABET outcomes 1 and 7. Theseoutcomes cover a students’ ability to identify and solve complex engineering problems and applytheir knowledge
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
Arlington. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comA simplified instructional methodology for a Mechanics of Materialscourse with EFL studentsAbstractA simplified methodology was developed for teaching Mechanics of Materials to English as aforeign language (EFL) students. The methodology is built on reduced question sets forhomework, a guided mapping of key technical terms, and alternative text explanations forproblem figures. Foreign exchange student programs comprise a student population that strugglewith weak English skills (both speaking and writing), cultural barriers (perception of teacher-student hierarchy and a vocal leader of the class
at the School of Engineering and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) to enhance teaching and learning effectiveness of engineering courses. She is the winner of 2021 University Teaching Fellow award, 2019 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award, and recipient of 2016, 2017, and 2018 Klewin Excellence in teaching award. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Strength-Based Projects in the Mechanics of Materials Course to Enhance Inclusivity and EngagementAbstractThe Mechanics of Materials course is an entry-level class required for several engineeringmajors such as Civil
Paper ID #36700Multi-Material Optimization of a Simplified Railcar TruckStandRaghu Echempati (Professor) Raghu Echempati is a senior professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, Flint, MI with expertise in Mechanisms Design, Applied FEA, Mechanical Engineering Design, Metal Forming Simulation and Automotive Lightweighting and Joining Technologies. He has over 3 decades of academic teaching, industrial consulting and applied research in the areas of expertise mentioned earlier. He worked as a faculty intern at Bosch, General Motors and GEMA (Chrysler Div). He established several study abroad
Paper ID #37919Work in Progress: Sustained Implementation of FEA in anUndergraduate Solid Mechanics CurriculumReihaneh Jamshidi (Assistant Professor) Reihaneh Jamshidi is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hartford. She has received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University in 2018. Her primary research interests are the development and analysis of soft materials, and structure-property relation in soft materials. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work
, hands-on applications of that theory. Additionally, it gives the opportunity to learn skills in design,manufacturing, electronics, controls, and prototyping.This study looks at a mechanics of materials course project that has the students build a tensile-testing device from course-supplied kit to evaluate mechanical properties of a chosen material.Traditionally, this course was mainly taught using a problem-based pedagogy with the additionof a few basic labs and one project in the last few weeks of the course. The project detailed inthis paper is an updated version of projects used in previous iterations of this experimentalcourse. Despite the changes, all of these projects share a commonality of requiring the studentsto combine knowledge from
Paper ID #36424WIP: Problems and Promises of Online Lectures for theMechanics of Materials related Courses during and afterCOVID-19Jayanta K. Banerjee (Professor) Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez (UPRM). © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comWIP: PROBLEMS AND PROMISES OF ONLINE LECTURES FOR THE MECHANICS OF MATERIALS RELATEDCOURSES DURING AND AFTER COVID-19ABSTRACT Since March 2020, when the COVID-19 problems started in teaching at the university level, I havebeen offering three
Paper ID #36690Fifteen-Plus Years of Strength of Materials with Pool Noodlesand More!Harry G Cooke (Associate Professor) Harry Cooke is an associate professor in the civil engineering technology program at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where he has taught since 2005. He primarily teaches undergraduate mechanics and geotechnical engineering courses. Research interests of Dr. Cooke include the pedagogy of teaching in higher education and ground improvement methods. He has nine years of prior experience in geotechnical engineering consulting and is a registered professional engineer
Paper ID #37649Comparing the Effects of In-Person and Remote Learning onStudent Performance in an Undergraduate IntroductoryStatics and Mechanics of Materials CourseHayden Richards Hayden Richards is an instructor of mechanical engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Comparing the Effects of In-Person and Remote Learning on Student Performance in an Undergraduate Introductory Statics and Mechanics of Materials
Paper ID #36029Materials Testing Machine: Design, Fabrication, and Assembly of aBenchtop Universal Materials TesterMr. Tim Reno Baci Snow, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mechanical Engineering GraduateMr. Michael James Cuddy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mechanical Engineering senior studentKevin Neidhart, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGriffin O’Neil, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFiona C. Levey, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteRobert Daniello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Materials Testing Machine: Design, Fabrication, and Assembly of a
Paper ID #37251Student performance, engagement, and satisfaction in aflipped Statics and Mechanics of Materials classroom: A CaseStudyRachel H Sangree (Associate Teaching Professor) Rachel Sangree is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering, serving as the department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Program Chair for Johns Hopkins' Engineering for Professionals (EP) program in Civil Engineering. Sangree earned her BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University, her PhD in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and she worked as a design
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information (HS- • Students present on their final dishes for two Science and PS2-6) minutes, focused on scientific concepts Engineering Practices Constructing Explanations and • Students design edible dishes within design Designing Solutions (HS-PS3-3, constraints set by client taste profiles HS-ETS1-2) • Students discuss mechanics of materials Types of Interactions (HS-PS2-6) principles of elastic modulus as a function of
Paper ID #38212How We Teach: Material and Energy BalancesLaura Ford Dr. Laura P. Ford is an Associate Professor in the Russell School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She teaches engineering science thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, separations, mass transfer, senior labs, and applied controls. Dr. Ford advises the Engineers Without Borders - USA chapter and the refining technologies joint industry project. She has three degrees in chemical engineering: BS from Oklahoma State University and MS and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Janie Brennan Janie is a Senior
Paper ID #37053Acquiring Testing of Materials Experience Through 3DPrinting (WIP)Ahmad Fayed (Dr.) Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, Southeastern Louisiana University. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Acquiring Testing of Materials Experience Through 3D Printing (WIP)AbstractIn a multidisciplinary Engineering Technology (ET) program with 5 different concentrations, itis not possible to cover the detailed theory and applications of all high-level classes. For thisreason, many
better way to close the feedback loop between themastery assessment, self-assessment, and graded results. This feedback is important for studentsto see the value in the exercise and to learn how to be better self-assessors and reflective learners.ConclusionThis study showed that even with an explicit rubric and practice at grading, it is still challengingfor students to accurately determine their assessment achievement. The accuracy of student scorescompared to instructor scores was around 40% for all assessments in the three mechanics courses.This low correlation could be due to both conceptual errors with the course material ormisconceptions about the assessment grading, but the act of completing the SA was still a usefulexercise for the
Paper ID #37740Material selection in Electric Vehicle Engineering ProgramsClaes Fredriksson Currently working as Lead Academic Development Manager at Ansys Academic Program, Cambridge UK (Formerly known as Granta Design). Also, part-time Associate Professor of Materials Science at University West, Sweden, where he was Director of a Master’s Program in Manufacturing Engineering before moving to the UK nine years ago. He has over 20 years of experience teaching materials-related subjects to undergraduate and post graduate students in Sweden, Canada, Belgium and the U.S.A, mainly in Mechanical Engineering, still
and learning standards were based primarily on UDL [19] and other best practicesfor teaching and learning that are found in the literature. Some of these standards were related toinstructional design (such as alignment of course components), accessibility of course materials,personalization via choice and flexibility, and incorporation of active learning and real-worldapplications in regular class activities. Finally, the standards related to communication andsupports encouraged instructors to build in mechanisms to receive and provide feedback inmultiple modes, build in supports for underperforming students, and building connections withstudents within and outside of the classroom.2. Preparation stageIn January of each year, the I-Team
Session XXXX Application of a Modified Transient Liquid Crystal Technique for Analysis of Thin Plates of Different Materials Alison Reed Mechanical Engineering Student Baylor University Kenneth Van Treuren Mechanical Engineering Department Baylor University AbstractThe purpose of this research is to apply a modified transient liquid crystal technique to athin flat plate to determine local temperature distributions and
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Session Number: F2D2 Teaching Mechanical Engineering Undergraduates about Nanomaterials Malur N. Srinivasan and Yavuz S. Tunc Department of Mechanical Engineering Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710 ABSTRACTNanomaterials have attracted enormous attention in the recent years. They have small featuresize (crystallite size) in the range of 1-100 nm and are structurally quite distinct from traditionalcrystalline materials whose feature size may extend from several micrometers to severalmillimeters, and traditional amorphous materials, which
. Figure 1: Cantilevered Beam Two analytical approaches for estimating the stress response are the commonlyused Strength of Materials (“SoM”) approach10 and the more advanced Theory ofElasticity (“ToE”) approach11. In the bending stress equations below for any point (x, y)in the beam, P is the end load, E is the Young’s modulus, ν is Poisson’s ratio, and I is themoment of inertia of the cross-section. Strength of Materials: σb = − My =− ( Px ) y I I8 Calculation is a mechanism only and does not imply
Paper ID #36071Development of a laboratory module to analyze the effect of 3D printingorientation on material propertiesMr. Samuel Joel Rainey, Geneva College Samuel Rainey is an undergraduate student at Geneva College. He is a senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a concentration in mechanical engineering, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in physics. He is currently working on a senior design project entailing the design and manufacture of a vehicle for the SAE mini Baja challenge, and hopes to purse a Master’s of Science in Engineering while working in the industry after graduation.Dr. Christopher Charles
Paper ID #35795Creating a Hands on Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory Experience atHomeProf. Michael V. Gangone, The University of Texas at Tyler Michael Gangone is an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. His research interests are in structural engineering, in particular structural health monitoring of structures as well as engineering education. He teaches or has taught in a range of content areas within civil engi- neering including fluids and hydraulics, civil engineering materials, structural mechanics and design and geotechnical engineering
studentproject work, instructor observations, and industry and student feedback.1. Introduction This paper provides the history of how and why a required freshman course wasdeveloped to introduce mechanical engineering students to machining. It begins with thehistorical reasoning behind the development of the course. This is followed by a description ofthe implementation strategy and the philosophy behind the course material development. Thecourse material that was developed is then presented. Finally, assessment of the effectiveness ofthe machining activities is included.2. Historical Background The York College of Pennsylvania Mechanical Engineering Program has alwaysrecognized the importance of including hands-on experiences and problem
, lessons learned, and examples of final products.First IterationThe first attempt at having students make their own fluid art was conducted in spring 2021.Students taking fluid mechanics were offered up to 0.5% extra credit towards their final grade ifthey made a painting and completed a short assignment. This iteration focused solely ondrip/splatter painting and spray painting and students could use one or both techniques whenpainting. Materials were provided for the students. The engineering faculty were asked todonate extra house and spray paints from home and this supply was supplemented by paintsstored by the department (including some paint balls) and a small number of store-bought paintsin order to increase the color options. Instead of
examined student perceptions of different delivery modalities used in two sections of acourse in machine component design. This undergraduate course is required for mechanicalengineering and engineering technology students. Anecdotally, these two populations do notdiffer meaningfully in preparation, i.e. prerequisite knowledge. The course curriculum coversstress analysis of various machine components along with multiple failure models: gears,pulleys, chains, bearings, clutches, impact loading, fatigue, etc. This course is taken during astudent’s junior or senior year. Therefore, a mechanics of materials course is a prerequisite.These machine component design sections have been taught by the same instructors over the lastthree years and both
practice those skills impact their grades and evaluation ofthe course? A variety of teaching strategies exist to facilitate student learning and have been extensivelyassessed and implemented, but these strategies are rarely directly compared under similar academicconditions.In this study, a comparison of students’ performance, engagement, and knowledge retention is madebetween four sections of Fluid Mechanics taught in the same semester by two professors (two sectionseach) that utilized different methods for weekly assessments and applications of the fundamentalconcepts. Lesson material for all sections was delivered in a similar manner – typically incorporatingdirect lectures, problem-solving, and contextual demonstrations/activities. All four
provides the questions on the online quiz and identifies whether the information was presented in the laboratory or online via interactive dashboards. The quiz questions were randomized during the testing and administered to 60 students who enrolled in the Spring 2022 Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory class. Table 2: Quiz Questions for the Fluid Properties Lab. (Note: LAB indicates the material was presented in the laboratory and DB refers to information presented on the interactive dashboards).Information Presented in Quiz QuestionLAB The density of a fluid is slightly higher at the poles than at the equator under similar conditionsLAB The specific gravity of a fluid can be ascertained using:LAB
2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID35745 Use of POGIL Methodology in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Courses Jeffrey N. Phillips Hanover College phillipsj@hanover.eduABSTRACTProcess-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning, or POGIL, was first developed in the early 1990s as a methodfor improving the understanding of introductory undergraduate level Chemistry classes and proved toprovide a significant increase in the percentage of students who mastered the course materials. POGILhas since expanded to be used in a wider variety of STEM