MULTIPLE INTERACTIVE HANDS-ON APPLICATIONS IN STATICS (BEST IN 5 MIN DEMONSTRATIONS SESSION)
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Minneapolis, MN
- Publication Date
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August 23, 2022
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June 26, 2022
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June 29, 2022
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Civil Engineering Division - Mechanics Applied and the Best in Five... Get Ready!
- Page Count
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12
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--41400
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https://peer.asee.org/41400
- Download Count
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226
Paper Authors
Mohammad Yamin Minnesota State University, Mankato
Dr. Mohammad Yamin is a Civil Engineering faculty who joined the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at MSU Mankato Fall of 2017. He holds a Doctorate degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Geotechnical Engineering applications from the University of Akron, Ohio. He obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan. Dr. Yamin is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the States of Ohio and Minnesota. Prior to joining MSU Mankato, Dr. Yamin served as a faculty member at Bradley University in Peoria, IL, and as a visiting faculty member at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. In addition to his academic experience, Dr. Yamin worked as a design engineer in the Bridge Department at the California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA. He also worked as an Engineering Manager at Gulf Engineering House – a consulting firm in Saudi Arabia.
Khosrow Ebrahimi
Khosrow Ebrahimi joined Minnesota State University, Mankato in August 2018. In his current position, he teaches a wide variety of courses in the ME curriculum including Statics, Dynamics, Engineering Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Applied Thermodynamics, Thermal Systems Design, Thermal-Fluid Experimentation, and HVAC Design. Before joining MNSU Mankato, he worked for one year as a full-time lecturer at Boise State University (BSU). He taught Dynamics, Kinematics & Machine Dynamics, and Heat Transfer during his career at BSU. In addition to the teaching experiences outlined above, Khosrow taught System Dynamics and Control I & II, Machine Design, and Thermal-Fluids Science in his previous position as an instructor at Rowan University. He also instructed a graduate course on Computational Fluid Mechanics in Mechanical Engineering Department at Villanova University in the spring semester of 2017.
Dr. Ebrahimi obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University(K-State) in 2012. Between 2012 and 2016, he worked as a post-doctoral research fellow, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) consultant, and a Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University.
Kevin Schull Minnesota State University, Mankato
Graduated from Mankato State University (name changed to Minnesota State University, Mankato) with a BS in Electronic Engineering Technology with a minor in Computer Science. I worked as a Software Engineering with the Owatonna Tool Company in Owatonna Minnesota and then joined Minnesota State University, Mankato as an Engineering Specialist Senior.
Abstract
This paper describes a moveable table that is recently developed at Minnesota State Mankato workshops. The table is developed to demonstrate several interactive hands-on applications in statics course for undergraduate engineering students. The development of this table has just been completed. It is believed that the table can be used to demonstrate many 2D hands-on applications in statics subjects such as the equilibrium of a particle and the equilibrium of rigid bodies in 2D including springs, pulleys, ropes, and cables. Further development of the table is ongoing (Phase II) to expand the capability of the table to allow the demonstration of 3D hands-on applications. The table was primarily developed to improve the students’ learning by engaging them in interactive and inquiry-based approaches. The students can apply forces in different units using hand-held force gauges, feel the applied forces, and observe the impact of the applied forces (amount and location) on the problem in hand by directly reading – in real-time – the various force gauges at other locations. The students will be able to compare the hand-calculated solutions with the measured results using the hand-held force gauges. The students’ impression while using this table was fabulous and it was believed that the demonstrations were very engaging (visually and physically) and important in understanding the subject. The students commented that this is “a great method of learning in class”, “great activity” and “it would be fun to have a couple of different types of setups to analyze”. More than 50% of the students indicated that this hands-on application improved their learning experience. Most of the students (more than 80%) would like to use the table in similar hands-on applications in statics.
Yamin, M., & Ebrahimi, K., & Schull, K. (2022, August), MULTIPLE INTERACTIVE HANDS-ON APPLICATIONS IN STATICS (BEST IN 5 MIN DEMONSTRATIONS SESSION) Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41400
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