Jamshidi, R. (2022, August), Work in Progress: Sustained Implementation of FEA in an Undergraduate Solid Mechanics Curriculum  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41677

\bibitem{asee_peer_41677}
  Jamshidi, R. (2022, August), \emph{Work in Progress: Sustained Implementation of FEA in an Undergraduate Solid Mechanics Curriculum}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--41677

Reihaneh Jamshidi.  "Work in Progress: Sustained Implementation of FEA in an Undergraduate Solid Mechanics Curriculum".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/41677 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_41677}
  Reihaneh Jamshidi.
  "Work in Progress: Sustained Implementation of FEA in an Undergraduate Solid Mechanics Curriculum".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/41677 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

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AB  - While modeling and simulations are taught in upper-level and elective courses, a typical engineering undergraduate curriculum does not contain consistent integration of simulations. In a previous study, the authors have advocated for early exposure of mechanical engineering students to FEA in a sophomore-level solid mechanics course to improve students’ understanding of the subject matter. This study reports on the continued implementation of FEA in a junior-level Machine Design class to leverage the full potential of available advanced tools throughout the undergraduate curriculum. Simulations can be particularly useful where a physical lab does not accompany a theoretical course, as is the case for Machine Design in the authors’ institution. This is a valuable opportunity for students to build career preparation skills, specifically, since FEA is commonly used in industry for machine element design to understand the interplay between machine elements and how to implement them in complex systems. The simulation project of this study is assigned to students after the theoretical concept and practice problems have been covered on the deflection topic. Students will then perform model setup and analysis of deflection simulations. Later in the semester, when failure criteria for static loading for ductile and brittle materials are covered, students are asked to discuss their simulation results with respect to an accepted failure theory for the selected material. This facilitates the development of students’ critical thinking skills by making connections between theory and simulation, and illustrates some of the fundamental mechanics principles and concepts. 
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