Principles of Engineering - Student Files (Units 5-8)
Unit 5 - Statics and Strength of Materials
Resources:

Lesson 5.1 – Statics

 

History of Bridges
Bridges
Examples of Balsa Wood Bridges
Strength of Shapes
Units of Measurement
Forces and Static Equilibrium
Vector Calculations
Free Body Diagrams
Moments
Reaction Forces
Math for Truss Calculation
Truss Calculation with MDSolids
Activity 5.1a X and Y components of Vectors
Activity 5.1b Free Body Diagrams Worksheet
Activity 5.1c Reaction Forces Using Spring Scales
Activity 5.1d Truss Calculations
Activity 5.1e West Point Bridge Builder Introduction
Activity 5.1f West Point Bridge Design
Activity 5.1g Bridge Building
Preface.pdf
Learning Activity 1.pdf
Learning Activity 2.pdf
Learning Activity 3.pdf
Learning Activity 3.pdf
Learning Activity 5.pdf
Appendix A.pdf
Appendix B.pdf
Appendix C.pdf
Appendix D.pdf
Reference Sources

 

Lesson 5.2 – Strength of Materials

 

Centroid
Stress
Strain
Deflection
Factors of Design and Safety
Activity 5.2a--Centroid Activity with MDSolids
Activity 5_2b Moment of Inertia Activity with MDSolids
 
Unit 6 - Materials and Materials Testing in Engineering
Resources:
 
Lesson 6.1 - Categories of Materials
 
 
Categories of Materials
Activity 6.1 Material Properties Display

 

Lesson 6.2  – Properties of Materials

 

Properties of Materials
Activity 6.1 Material Properties Display
Activity 6.2b Engineering Problems
Activity 6.2c More Engineering Problems

 

Lesson 6.3 – Production Processes

 

Material Removal
Heat Treating Metals
Making the Tensile Testing Sample
Activity 6.3a--Making the Tensile Test Sample
Activity 6.3b--Production Processes

 

Lesson 6.4  - Quality Assurance

 

English Measurement System
Metric Measurement System
Precision Measurement
Introduction to Statistics
Statistics and Statistical Process Control
Activity 6.4 a Measurement Quiz
Activity 6.4a Precision Measurement Tools
Activity 6.4a Micrometer Homework
Activity 6.4b Floating Can
Activity 6.4c Intro to Statistics
Activity 6.4d Lego Control Charts
Activity 6.4c M&M Spread Sheet.xls
Activity 6.4d Lego Control Chart.xls

 

Lesson 6.5 – Material Testing

 

Using the Statistical Process Control Analyzer
Tensile Testing
Using the Stress Analyzer for Tensile Testing
Tensile Report
Activity 6.5 Instructions for the SPC Device
Activity 6.5 Material Testing Requirements
Activity 6.5 Material Testing Formulas - Template
Test Specimen Calculations.xls
 
Unit 7 - Engineering for Reliability
Resources:
 
Lesson 7.1 – Reliability
Factor of Safety
Activity 7.1a Reliability

 

Lesson 7.2  – Case Studies

 

Activity 7.2a Case Study Assignment
Activity 7.2b Reliability & Redundancy Test
 
Unit 8 - Kinematics
Resources:
 
Lesson 8.1 - Linear Motion
Sample Ballistic Devices
Activity 8.1a Assignment
Activity 8.1b Rubric

 

Lesson 8.2 – Trajectory Motion

 

Activity 8.2a Calculating Velocity
Activity 8.2b Calculating Range
Activity 8.2c Mathematic Calculations with Excel
Projectile Motion
Projectile Motion (Excel File)