Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2234: A NOVEL METHODOLOGY FOR ENGINEERING COURSEDESIGN BASED ON SIX SIGMA PRINCIPLES: INCORPORATION OF DIVERSECONSTITUENTS IN COURSE DESIGNAnoop Desai, Georgia Southern University Dr. Anoop Desai received his BS degree in Production Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics.Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College Dr. Jean-Claude Thomassian received his BS degrees in Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Sherry Reid, Western Kentucky University; Alan Cranford, Murfreesboro Water & Sewer Department

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Two Year College Division

AC 2008-2258: AN INTEGRATED SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPING APROFESSIONAL WATER AND WASTEWATER WORKFORCE: ETD IT/IETINTEREST GROUPAndrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University Dr. Ernest has over 16 years of professional experience with progressively increasing management responsibility. He has managed a variety of organizational units with varying missions, encompassing academic, revenue-driven, research and service activities. He has supervised, students, faculty, administrative and technical staff, and sub-contractors, in a wide range of organizational groups, and directed the research of over 40 M.S. and Ph.D. students. Dr. Ernest has managed over $12M in projects, coordinated and served as prime

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Borenstein, Georgia Tech; Matthew Drake, Duquesne University; Robert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie Swann, Georgia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-339: THE TEST OF ETHICAL SENSITIVITY IN SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING (TESSE): A DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT TOOL FORAWARENESS OF ETHICAL ISSUESJason Borenstein, Georgia TechMatthew Drake, Duquesne UniversityRobert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJulie Swann, Georgia Tech Page 13.1270.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Test of Ethical Sensitivity in Science and Engineering (TESSE): A Discipline-Specific Assessment Tool for Awareness of Ethical IssuesI. Introduction There has been much written about the need for integrating ethics into the science andengineering curriculum. Efforts to accomplish this task are ongoing

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Joshua Phiri, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Patressa Gardner, Florence-Darlington Technical College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2008-589: ADDRESSING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AS A VITAL STEP INTRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE TO IMPROVE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY AND TECHNICIAN EDUCATIONElaine Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeJoshua Phiri, Florence-Darlington Technical College Principal Investigator, SCATE National Resource Center for Expanding Excellence in Technician Education and Instructor of Physics, Florence-Darlington Technical CollegePatressa Gardner, Florence-Darlington Technical College Project Manager, SCATE National Resource Center for Expanding Excellence in Technician Education and Business/Industry Liaison, Florence-Darlington Technical College

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International; Elizabeth Bachrach, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-634: INVOLVEMENT OF STEM PROFESSIONALS IN THECLASSROOM ENHANCES EFFECTIVENESS OF SAE INTERNATIONAL’S AWORLD IN MOTION CURRICULUMMatthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International As Manager of K-12 Education Programs for SAE International, Mr. Miller (Matt) leads a team of educators in the development and distribution of SAE’s award winning A World In Motion® (AWIM®) program which joins together teachers, students, and volunteer engineers/scientists in an exploration of physical science. Before his employment at SAE, Matt developed a passion for educating the country’s youth in the STEM fields. As a middle school teacher in Pittsburgh, PA he taught math, science and

Conference Session

Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Blanca Barquera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael Hanna, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-749: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESSING ANDMICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSES: A MODEL FOR SHARED USE OFINSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCESusan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Susan Sharfstein is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests are in mammalian cell culture for bioprocessing. Her teaching interests are in biotechnology and biochemical engineering and in integrating engineering and life science education. Professor Sharfstein received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award whose

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Tomasi, Alfred State College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-174: SIMULATING AN INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE THROUGHROLE-PLAY FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A RURAL MECHANICALENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.Christopher Tomasi, Alfred State College Page 13.1078.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Simulating an Industrial Experience through Role-Play for Students Enrolled in a Rural Mechanical Engineering Technology Program.Abstract For many students, the end of the fourth semester in a mechanical engineeringtechnology curriculum heralds an awaking in their abilities as fledgling mechanicaldesigners or technologists. Armed with an understanding of basic engineering principlesthey are eager to spend the summer gaining that all

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shirley Pomeranz

Richardson Extrapolation Applied to the Numerical Solution of Boundary Integral Equations for a Laplace’s Equation Dirichlet Problem Shirley Pomeranz Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences College of Engineering and Natural Sciences The University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-3189 pomeranz@utulsa.eduAbstractRichardson extrapolation is applied to improve the accuracy of the numerical solution ofboundary integral equations. The boundary integral equations arise from a direct boundaryintegral method for

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Misconceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Holton, Utah State University; Amit Verma, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-542: ASSESSING STUDENT DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING THEBEHAVIOR OF AC AND DC CIRCUITSDouglas Holton, Utah State University Doug Holton is Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at Utah State University. He received his PhD in instructional technology and MS degree in cognitive psychology from Vanderbilt University. His research interests include simulations and interactive learning environments. He can be contacted at doug.holton@usu.edu.Amit Verma, Texas A&M-Kingsville Amit Verma is Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at Texas A&M-Kingsville. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech. His research interests

Conference Session

Sustainable Design & Global Issues in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-4: THE CENTER FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AT IPFW AND THENORTHEAST INDIANA GREEN BUILD COALITION AND HABITAT FORHUMANITY COLLABORATE TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE RESIDENTIALCONSTRUCTION PROJECTM. Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng) M. Regina Leffers, PhD. Director of the Center for the Built Environment Professional Associate Professor of Construction Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne 2101 East Coliseum Blvd. MCET, ET 221 C Fort Wayne, IN 46805 260-481-6370Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng) Educational Background: 2000 Ph.D. in Construction Engineering and Management, Department of Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Sustainability in AEC and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Kirby, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Hilal Ozcan, Prairie View A&M University; Fouad Fouad, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Architectural

AC 2008-2444: SUSTAINABILITY IN ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTUREDESIGNJason Kirby, University of Alabama at BirminghamHilal Ozcan, Prairie View A&M UniversityFouad Fouad, University of Alabama at Birmingham Page 13.1127.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Sustainability in Engineering and Architecture DesignAbstractEngineering and architecture are inseparable disciplines when contemplating the design andconstruction of the built environment. Together these professions have helped shape our worldto include everything from thriving metropolitan cities to quaint residential suburbs.Regrettably, these developments often come at a high cost to the

Conference Session

Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O'Connell; Michael Moore; Kevin Zimmershied

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

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Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoli Jeune, University of Florida; Henry Hess, University of Florida

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Materials

) 7, microtubules canbe stabilized against depolymerization and a snapshot of the dynamic microtubule populationdirectly prior to stabilization is obtained 8.Figure 1: Structure of a microtubule and its subunits. (a) The α and β tubulin monomers come together to form thesubunit of a protofilament. Each monomer has a GTP molecule bound to it. (b) The protofilament assembled fromtubulin dimers. (c) Microtubules are rigid, hollow cylinders consisting of approximately 13 protofilaments. (d) & (e)Electron microscopy images of a microtubule. From Alberts et al.: “Molecular Biology of the Cell” 4. Page 13.1348.3Laboratory

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Page 13.743.5are taken directly from the BOK2 Outcome Rubric, which includes an outcome statement foreach of Bloom’s six levels of cognitive development, for each of the 24 outcomes. For thepurpose of this analysis, only the highest bachelor’s level (B) outcome statement and only thehighest master’s level (M) outcome statement, if applicable, are shown in the table. Sinceaccreditation applies strictly to education, none of the outcome statements associated withprofessional experience (E) have been included. The numbered level in the fourth column of thetable is the level of achievement, as defined by Bloom’s Taxonomy. The far right-hand columnof the table shows a comparison of the associated outcome statement to all relevant provisions ofthe

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, ASCE; James O'Brien

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Civil Engineering

/raisethebar) influenced the contents of the Model Law andModel Rules proposed by the NCEES.Several committees worked, or will be working, on elements related to the B + “M or 30”Guidelines since the 2005 report of the Fulfillment and Validation Committee. Thisincludes the – 1. The Levels of Achievement Subcommittee of the Curricula Committee of CAP^3 whose September 2005 report contained a recommendations regarding “where” (in terms of B, M/30, or E) each Bloom level for each of the 15 outcomes of BOK1 should be fulfilled. 2. The Body of Knowledge Committee which used the framework established by the Levels of Achievement Subcommittee in the BOK2 report to recommend “where” each Bloom level for each of the 24

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Walter H. Johnson, Suffolk University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

- questionnaires.TABLE 1: Multiple–choice results collected from questionnaires given before theworkshop. The results indicate the percent value for each answer.1. A car is moving along a horizontal highway in astraight line at a constant rate of 25 m/s. Itsacceleration is 47 [A][A] 9.8 m/s2 0 [B][B] 9.8 m/s. 41 [C] – correct answer[C] zero. 12 [D][D] 25 m/s.2. A ball is thrown straight upward. What is theacceleration of the ball at the highest point?[A] zero 53 [A][B] 9.8 m/s2 , upward 12 [B][C] 9.8 m/s2, downward

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.; Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

was really worthy of being a stand-alone outcome, then one page of textshould be sufficient to describe the meaning of an outcome to a reader of the document. Theseone page explanations kept the committee focused on the meaning of the outcome and becamethe “touchstone” when people wandered away from the true meaning of the outcome.An example of an explanation is attached as Appendix B to this paper. The top section of theexplanation presents an overview of the outcome. The bottom sections describe the levels ofachievement appropriate for that particular outcome.The explanations for all 24 outcomes are presented in Appendix J of Reference 2 and can befound at www.asce.org/raisethebar.These explanations are an improvement over the discussion

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Gray, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

(5) CV CSHere b is B per mass t is the density dV is a volume element Vr is the fluid velocity relative to the control surface Page 13.1401.8 dA is the outward directed surface area element vector.Equation 5 is the usual form of the Reynolds Transport Theorem for a deformable controlvolume. Although the surface integral is taken over the entire control surface, nonzerocontributions occur only where material actually crosses the control surface. To obtain thevarious control volume equations, one must define the appropriate intensive property b andspecify dBCM/dt from a

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

respondents.Survey ResultsQuestion 10 of the survey is about different ways of delivering the virtual lectures where therespondents give an answer from 1 to 5, 1 being not interested at all and 5 being very interested. a. attending class sessions (lectures) in the online virtual world b. attending seminars in the online virtual world c. working on class projects in the online virtual world d. role-playing different jobs/positions in the online virtual world e. attending online virtual factory or facility tours that illustrate best practices running a factory f. attending business simulations that illustrate processes and best practices of running a supply chain in the online virtual world g. attending labs (manufacturing, computing

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

problem and its solution. These applications can be Page 13.785.2classified into two categories: (a) commercially available software and (b) application programsdeveloped in-house. While the commercially available software are versatile in solving a varietyof problems, they are expensive and usually have a learning curve associated with them. On thecontrary, tools developed in-house are simpler in nature, less expensive to develop, and thestudents can learn the system faster. In this paper, a computer-aided tool developed by theauthor is presented, the objective being to help students identify their strengths and weaknessesin comprehending the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chappell, The University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, The University of Alabama

. Page 13.800.3 Table 1 Function Capabilities in Excel Steam Table Calculators Spang Holmgren Property Calling Function Calling Function1.) Density in single-phase state(a.) As a function of pressure and temperature densW(T;P) rho_pT(p,T)(b.) As a function of pressure and enthalpy --------------------------- rho_ph(p,h)(c.) As a function of pressure and entropy ---------------------------- rho_ps(p,s)2.) Specific internal energy in single-phase state(a.) As a function

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Computers in Education

numbers from 0-255, indicating the intensity levelof the corresponding bands for an 8 bit image. Students investigated the images tounderstand the colors ‘pink’, ‘yellow’, and ‘green’ as observed in Figure 1(a), whichrepresented a range of values in the red, green, and blue bands. Thus, to count the pixelsof a certain color, a program had to be developed that will provide the ranges in eachband, and increase the count as the images are traversed pixel by pixel using a three-levelnested for loop so that every pixel value in the three corresponding layers is accountedfor. Figure 1(a) show the original image of a flower bed captured on a digital cameradisplayed in the Matlab environment. Figure 1(b) shows a similar image in which thenumbers of pink

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

in the NCN focus areas, b) they are flexible forrunning online from a web browser powered by a highly sophisticated architecture thatlets the user tap into national grid resources, and c) they provide a friendly andinteractive graphical user interface that allows the tools to be operated by non-experts(see Figure 1). Figure 1a: nano-Materials simulation toolkit Figure 1b: MOSFET Figure 1: Samples of interfaces of nanoHUB simulation toolsThe nanoHUB continues to grow in its volume of resources and learning materials. In Page 13.1005.3particular, recent years has seen an increase in investigators and graduate

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz, Purdue University Calumet

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Materials

testing andevaluation.Basswood Bridge Project DescriptionA basswood bridge is to be designed, constructed, tested and critiqued. The design parametersfor the bridge are: Design Parameters (a) Truss type bridge consisting of two vertical parallel truss structures for the sides of the bridge with necessary cross members and bracing to hold the sides in place. (b) Top and bottom chords of the truss structures are to be parallel. (c) Bridge is to span a 22 inch space between supports, so the length of the bridge should be 24 inches. (d) No bridge floor is required. (e) A 3 ¾ inch x 3 ¾ inch block must be able to pass through the bridge with clearance. (f) The load will be applied at the middle of the bridge using one or two ¼ or ½ inch

Conference Session

Professional Engineering Management Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology; S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

industry subject matter experts. Asmentioned earlier, the common goal should be for that these types of bodies of knowledge are ingeneral agreement so that academia can produce the type of engineering management graduateswhich industry requires/needs.Appendix A, B and C contain tables listing the major and sub-topics for ASEM EMBoK, SMECertified Engineering Manager (CEM) BoK, and the EMCI EM BoK.Comparison of Three EM BoKs - Observations and CommentsAppendix C shows a table comparing the three EM BoKs major topics. Some generalobservations are as follows: 1. Overall Comparison In general, the topics contained more commonality than differences. A majority of the topics were addressed in all three EM BoKs although they differed in depth

Conference Session

Engineering and Math Potpouri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Fong, National Institute of Standards and Technology; James Filliben, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Alan Heckert, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Roland deWit, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

physical (modeling), mathematical (discretization),and computational (implementation) errors through the use of a rigorous statistical methodknown as the design of experiments (DOE). An introduction of the methodology is presented inthe form of five specific topics: (a) the fundamentals of DOE, (b) the assumptions of modelbuilding, (c) setting objectives for an experiment, (d) selecting process input variables (factors)and output responses, and (e) weighing the objectives of the virtual experiment versus thenumber of factors identified in order to arrive at a choice of an experimental design. The methodis then specialized for FEM applications by choosing a specific objective and a subclass ofexperimental designs known as the fractional factorial

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

correct word alignment by performing the CRC foreach possible word alignment to find the one that satisfies the CRC check. In order to prevent abit shift from being mistaken for another valid code, an offset word is added (modulo 2) to thechecksum bits before they are transmitted (see Table 2). Table 2: Offset Words7 Offset Word d9d8d7d6d5d4d3d2d1d0 A 0011111100 B 0110011000 C 0101101000 C' 1101010000 D 0110110100 E

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dorian Yeager, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

above never terminates. The Mandelbrot set has anumber of interesting mathematical properties which make it fascinating to view on-screen. Theaddition to the display of color bands determined by the levels of the step function f makes forsome truly breathtaking views.Ultimately the students were expected to (a) associate with each pixel in a window somecomplex number c, (b) compute for each pixel, and (c) color the pixel in a specific fashionto indicate the value of . It is step (b) that makes this a heavily compute-bound problem,and it is the fact that all these computations are completely independent that makes this a highlypartitionable problem

Conference Session

Mechanics and the Internet

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

overhanging beam is subjected to a distributed load and a concentrated force as shown inFigure 1 (a) Develop a program to do the following:Part 1: Plot the distribution of shear, moment, slope, and deflection along the length of the beam for the following values of beam and loading parameters: w = 2 kip/ft, P = 8 kip, L = 20 ft, a = 7 ft, E = 29000 ksi.Part 2: Determine the principal normal and shearing stresses at point D (shown in Figure 1) located at the distance of x = 8 ft away from the left support and at the distance of y = 2 in. above the beam’s neutral axis. Solve this problem for the beam and loading parameter shown in part 1 and for the following beam cross-sectional dimensions: b = 5 in, h = 8 in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

xj 1 010 6 Mx j 5 0105 0 0 10 20 30 xj 4Required shear strength: Vu ? 7.685 · 10 lbf 5Required moment strength: M u ? 6.339 · 10 ft© lbf2. Design for moment:Selected beam width: b w ? 22in Selected beam overall thickness: h = 36 in 2Required area of steel: A s ? 4.516in