Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Habib Sadid, Idaho State University; Richard Wabrek, Idaho State University

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Mechanics

Materials, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2002.4. Beer, F. P., Johnston, E. R. and DeWolf, J. T., Mechanics of Materials, Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill, 2008.5. Hibbeler, R.C., Mechanics of Materials, Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2007.6. Gere, J. M. and Goodno, B. J., Mechanics of Materials, Seventh Edition, CL-Engineering, 2008.7. Bedford, A. and Liechti, K.M., Mechanics of Materials, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2000.8. Riley, W.F., Sturges, L.D. and Morris, D.H., Mechanics of Materials, Fifth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1999.9. Wempner, G., Mechanics of Solids, PWS Publishing Company, Boston, MA, 1995.10. Timoshenko, S. P. and Gere, J. M., Mechanics of Materials, Fourth

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

mentionedearlier, this is a frame problem, but we assign it to students as a two-step, one body equilibriumproblem at the beginning of the semester. The first body they study is the lower arm, and theymust solve for the unknown forces in the biceps and the elbow. The second body they study isthe entire arm (lower arm, upper arm, and biceps). On that body, they must solve for the loads atthe shoulder E (which is assumed to be a fixed support, for static determinacy). Page 14.779.5 Figure 1 – Arm and Purse ProblemFigures 2 a&b show an idealized rendering of a keyboard. The goal is to calculate the forces atthe ground as well

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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Mechanics

(average of all faculty). The scores are used as one mechanism toprioritize the topics in the topic list.In addition to the score each topic received, the authors used objective and subjective analysis to Page 14.54.4place each topic into one of three categories a) critical to the BSCE program, b) less critical tothe BSCE program (e.g. useful to a single discipline), and c) low priority. An example is givenin the “Application” section of this paper.Step 4Once the survey results have been synthesized and analyzed, the topic list is prioritized withtopics that must be included in the curriculum, placed in upper level or other courses outside

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Hildebrand, Lake Superior State University; Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University; Steve Bryan, Continental Automotive Systems

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Mechanics

for a versatile graduate, capable of working professionally in various vehicle-related industries, but graduates of the options discussed are too few as yet to make anyquantitative assessment.Bibliography1. Hsu, Tai-Ran. “Development of an Undergraduate Curriculum in Mechatronics Systems Engineering” Journal of Engineering Education, Apr.1999, p.173 –1792. Landsberger S, Ellzey J, Hull B, Rosinski J, and Wright J. “Undergraduate Degree with an Emphasis in Nuclear and Energy Engineering for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin”, ASEE AC 2007-6233. Mokhtar W, Duesing P, and Hildebrand R, “Integration of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) into the Mechanical Engineering Programs”, International Journal of Learning, Common

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey Anderson, University of Wyoming; David Walrath, University of Wyoming

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Mechanics

AC 2009-215: DAMPED BEAMS: A VERSATILE MATLAB SCRIPT FOR THEANIMATION OF A VARIETY OF BEAM VIBRATION PROBLEMSRaymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming Ray Jacquot, Ph.D., P.E., received his BSME and MSME degrees at the University of Wyoming in 1960 and 1962 respectively. He was an NSF Science Faculty Fellow at Purdue University where he received the Ph.D. in 1969. He joined the Electrical Engineering faculty of the University of Wyoming in 1969. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE and ASME and has been active in ASEE for over three decades serving as Rocky Mountain Section Chair and PIC IV Chair. His professional interests are in modeling, control, simulation and animation of dynamic systems. He is currently

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Dollar, Miami University; Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University

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Mechanics

AC 2009-533: A WEB-BASED STATICS COURSE USED IN AN INVERTEDCLASSROOMAnna Dollar, Miami University Anna Dollár is an associate professor in the department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Miami University in Oxford, OH, and previously was on the faculty of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. She received her Ph. D. in applied mechanics from Krakow University of Technology in Poland. Her teaching has been recognized by many awards including: University Excellence in Teaching Award (IIT), and E. Phillips Knox University Teaching Award (Miami University). Her research focuses on mechanics of solids and engineering education. Address: MME Department, EGB room 56 E

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley

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Mechanics

is thatthere is a personal connection between the professor and the small seminar group. That is a keyelement that, if not present, means one simply is teaching a tiny class, not a seminar.In a large group one can’t speak with every student every day but there have to be interactionswith some students each day. The break is an ideal time to do so in a free manner. Even if theinstructor doesn’t do anything more than let the students free for a few minutes, he can chat withthose in the front or walk up the aisles to chat with those further away.Once again - knowing their names is key. It’s not going to be helpful to say “Hey you, the girl inthe hat - let’s chat.” But it’s very easy to say “Evelyn, do you pronounce your last name B¨ uchneror

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Dannenhoffer, Syracuse University; Joan Dannenhoffer, State University of New York, Morrisville

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

roller, the only allowableforce is either up or down. Similarly, point E is pinned and hence the user must add (any) twoorthogonal reactions; there are actually 8 different combinations of reactions at the pinned jointat E that are allowed by ARCHIMEDES. Also, since point B is not external to the free-body, theuser is warned if any reactions are added at that point. Only if the reactions at all points arecorrect is the user allowed to proceed to the Equations. For a single free body, the consistencycheck simply ensures that the same name is not used for two different forces and/or couples. Page 14.480.6Page 14.480.7The syntax in the Equations

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas; William Springer, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

)  2However, these textbooks do not provide an explanation regarding how the former formula isevolved into the latter formula. Lacking a good explanation for the latter formula in the text-books or by the instructors in classrooms, students are often made to simply take it on faith thatthese two formulas are somehow equivalent to each other. This paper is written to share witheducators of machine design and other readers two alternative paths that will arrive at the lattergeneral form of the von Mises stress: (a) by way of eigenvalues of the stress matrix, (b) by wayof stress invariants of the stress matrix. When used with the existing material presented in thetextbooks, either of these two paths will provide students with a much better understanding

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Christiansen, Brigham Young University; Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Guthrie, Brigham Young Univeristy; Gaurab Paudel, Brigham Young University

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Mechanics

integral portion of lower division engineering curricula for Civil, Mechanical, andManufacturing Engineering. These courses are crucial in the engineering education process forthese disciplines because they introduce students to the engineering approach in problem solving,provide basic principles that are used in following courses, and let lower division studentsrecognize if they are equipped for an engineering curricula. In addition, many questions for theFundamentals of Engineering exam have their roots in these courses.Providing the proper teaching environment for these courses is a challenge for faculty anddepartment administrations because a) there are numerous students that must be accommodated,b) the students deserve a quality experience to

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University; Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

solve a problem, which has no closedform solution, using the available technology. They learned about the difference betweenshock load and steady load and the different nature of response for these two differentloading solutions.Bibliography1. Inman, Daniel J., “Engineering Vibrations, 2/E”, Prentice Hall, 2001.2. Rao, Singiresu S., “Mechanical Vibrations, 4/E”, Prentice Hall, 2004.3. Thomson, William T., Dahleh, Marie Dillon, “Theory of Vibrations with Applications, 5/E” Prentice Hall, 1998.4. Tongue Benson, “Principles of Vibrations, 2/E” Oxford, 2002.5. Kelly, S. Graham, “Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibrations, 2/E” , McGraw Hill, 2000.6. Balachandran, Balakumar, Magrab, Edward B., “Vibrations”, Thomson, 2004.7. Math Works Inc., MATLAB