Sullivan, R. W. (2016, June), Integration of Modal Test Results of a Composite Wing into the Introductory Aerospace Vibrations Course   Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25430

\bibitem{asee_peer_25430}
  Sullivan, R. W. (2016, June), \emph{Integration of Modal Test Results of a Composite Wing into the Introductory Aerospace Vibrations Course }
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.25430

Rani W. Sullivan.  "Integration of Modal Test Results of a Composite Wing into the Introductory Aerospace Vibrations Course ".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://peer.asee.org/25430 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_25430}
  Rani W. Sullivan.
  "Integration of Modal Test Results of a Composite Wing into the Introductory Aerospace Vibrations Course ".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://peer.asee.org/25430 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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title = "Integration of Modal Test Results of a Composite Wing into the Introductory Aerospace Vibrations Course "
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Often students do not see the relevance of concepts and methods that are taught in introductory mechanics classes. For many students, their academics are a blur of equations and theory. To improve students’ engagement and retention of concepts, a real-world problem was introduced in the undergraduate vibrations course, which is a required course for all aerospace engineering students at Mississippi State University.  The course centered on an overarching, interesting, and realistic problem that was motivated by the author’s research in determining the modal characteristics of a full-scale composite aircraft wing; thus, measured vibration data and characteristics were available for comparison with results from students’ analyses.  During the semester, as concepts relevant to the problem were covered, students determined the first natural frequency of the complex wing using different models.  In this way, concepts were reinforced and students became familiar with mathematical models that were representative of the physical models of the actual structure.  This paper reports on the design and development of this activity by presenting details of the spring-mass system and a beam model with different loadings that were used to determine the first natural frequency of the wing structure.  By integrating research results into the classroom, many engineering mechanics and mechanical vibration concepts can be reinforced by (a) analyzing a “real-world” problem through simple mechanical models to simulate a complex structure and (b) by highlighting the relationships between physical and mathematical models of an actual aerospace structure.
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CY  - New Orleans, Louisiana
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TI  - Integration of Modal Test Results of a Composite Wing into the Introductory Aerospace Vibrations Course 
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