Syllabus MAE244

8/14/2019 Syllabus MAE244

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MAE244 Dynamics and strength laboratory SYLLABUS a. 1

MAE 244 Syllabus

1. Course Goals:The purpose of this course is to experimentally examine concepts developed in

statics, dynamics and strength of materials courses. Students will have the opportunity to

test theories proposed in these courses, check the validity of assumptions and explorelimitations of the theory. They will also gain hands on experience with test equipment anddevelop their writing skills through the preparation of lab reports.

2. Course Description:Students will conduct basic experiments in dynamics and strength of materials,

including mechanical properties and stress-train curves of materials under tension, shear and tension, shear and torsion, Electrical resistance strain gages, stress concentrationsthrough fringe pattern analysis, hardness, fatigue, and fracture of metals, vibration of components.

3. Course Outcomes:This course contributes to outcomes: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, aswell as to analyze and interpret data; (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solveengineering problems; (g) an ability to communicate effectively; (k) an ability to use themodern techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering

practice;

4. Instructor: Konstantinos Sierros Xingbo LiuESB Annex 263 ESB 509293-3420 293-3339

[email protected] [email protected]

5. Course Web page: http://wvumechanicsonline.blogspot.com (K. Sierros)Ecampus@WVU (X. Liu)

6. Textbook: For notes and lab material please visit the Course Web PageTextbooks of MAE 241, 242, 243.

7. Optional Refs.: Practical Physics, 3d Edition, C. L. Squires, Cambridge University

Press

8. Prerequisites: MAE 241, MAE 242 and MAE 243

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9. Course Requirements

Attendance: Attendance and participation count for 20% of the course grade.Students are required to attend and participate in all labs.Participation points are lost in case of being late to class or failing to

contribute to performing the experiment. Every effort should bemade to inform the instructor or T.A. if a schedule conflict exists (inextreme circumstances), so that arrangements can be made to makeup the lab during a different session. Please do not bring food or drinks to class.

Quiz: There are three take-home quizzes. Quizzes must be completed andturned in at the start of the next lab session. No late quizzes areaccepted.

Lab Books: 20% penalty for each day late. Lab books are due at the start of the

next lab session. A lab book must be submitted by each student.According to the guidelines for generating a lab book (Please findguidelines in a separate sheet).

Lab Reports: 20% penalty for each day late. Reports are due at the start of thenext lab session. A lab report must be submitted by each student.According to the guidelines for writing a lab report in this manual,reports should be prepared using a word processor for text andgraphics package for data plotting. The students are also encouragedto use Pro ENGINEER TM for the schematic representation of the labtest setup and the associated modeling analysis.

Ethics: Each student must submit their own report. No photocopying exceptfor lab data sheets. Students are encouraged to discuss lab reportswith other students, but lab reports must be original and from onestudent. Reports that resemble another student’s report will bereturned with a score of zero. Students are responsible for followingthe rules and guidelines for academic honesty and plagiarism that arespecified in the Student Handbook.

Grading: For a 'normal' distribution, final grades will be based on an average of all labscores and according to the following scale.

90 - 100 A80 - 89 B70 - 79 C60 - 69 D0 - 59 F

Depending on the distribution, however, the grades may be 'curved'. An average grade is aC. The instructor reserves the right to raise a student’s grade by one letter depending onthe student’s overall performance.

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Grading Policy of Laboratory Exercises

Attendance: 20%Prelab Quizzes: 20%

Lab-book: 20%Lab Reports 40% ________ 100% Total

The format outlined below will be required for the regular lab reports. Reports that do notfollow the format will be returned without a grade. It should be noted that this format isvery typical for many university lab report formats and is not too different from the formatrequired for manuscripts in technical journals. Refer to "Guidelines for Writing a LabReport" for specific directions.

Report Grading:

Cover Page and Introduction 10 pts

Schematic of setup 5 pts

Experimental Results 30 pts

Discussion 10 pts

References and Appendix 5 pts(Data sheet must be enclosed)

Neatness, arrangement, spelling 10 ptscompleteness, Tables and Graphs(construction and appearance)

Total 70 pts

11. Statement on Social Justice:WVU is committed to social justice. The instructor of this course concurs with WVU’s

commitment and expects to maintain a positive learning environment based upon opencommunication and mutual respect and nondiscrimination. Our University does not discriminateon the basis of race, sex, age disability, veteran status, religion, sexual orientation, color, or national origin. Any suggestions as to how to further such a positive and open environment will

be appreciated and given serious consideration. If you are a person with a disability andanticipate needing any type of accommodation in order to participate in this class, please adviseus and make appropriate arrangements with Disability Services (293-6700).

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Tentative Course Syllabus

Week Date Topic Required Material

1 01/11-15 Introduction

2 01/18-22 Hardness Quiz 1

3 01/25-29 Stain Gage - Beam Lab book 14 02/01-05

5 02/08-12 Tensile & Impact Lab Report 1

6 02/15-19

7 02/22-26 Photo-elastic Quiz 2

8 03/01-05

9 03/08-12 Vibration Lab book 2

10 03/15-19 Spring Break

11 03/22-2612 03/29-04/02 Combined Loading Lab Report 2

13 04/05-09

14 04/12-16 Pressure Vessel Quiz 3

15 04/19-23

16 04/26-30 Review & Make-up

17 05/03-07 Final Week

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Syllabus MAE244