Experimental methods in engineering mechanics
ME-412 / 4 credits
Teacher: Kolinski John Martin
Language: English
Withdrawal: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.
Summary
This course gives an advanced treatment of experimental methods in the context of mechanics by way of example. Students will construct significant components of experimental apparatus, use their apparatus to collect data, interpret the resulting data, and write reports on the experiments.
Content
Typically three experimental modules comprise the class, with techniques drawn from analog electronics and image processing, in order to probe the mechanics of solids and fluids. Typical example modules include contact mechanics, fracture mechanics, large deformation of neo-Hookean solids and diffusion in fluids.
Keywords
Solid mechanics
Large deformation
Image processing
Analog electronics
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
ME 331, ME 201, ME 232
Recommended courses
EE 280
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Analyze and design assemblies of simple mechanical elements in the framework of static and buckling, S2
- Characterize experimentally the steady-state or dynamic response of solids, fluids, S11
- Describe in scientific terms and apply the principles of tribology and contact mechanics, S13
- Analyze a linear dynamical system (both time and frequency responses), A3
- State the conserved quantities in a given flow and link them to a physical-mathematical description, AH13
Transversal skills
- Take responsibility for health and safety of self and others in a working context.
- Assess one's own level of skill acquisition, and plan their on-going learning goals.
- Continue to work through difficulties or initial failure to find optimal solutions.
- Manage priorities.
- Collect data.
Teaching methods
Students will be involved in each experimental module from the construction of the experiment through the writing of the report on the data. Students could be involved in assesssing the reports of others in a `peer-review' process.
Expected student activities
Participation in collecting, analyzing and compiling experimental data; involvement in writing the reports.
Assessment methods
During the semester, reports will be a key component of student assessment. Quality of writing, thoroughness of data collection and analysis, and clarity of presentation are key parameters. Further details and a comprehensive rubric are offered in the course materials.
Resources
Bibliography
Horowitz & Hill: the art of electronics
Lecture notes in the class
Related documentation provided with each module
Ressources en bibliothèque
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Number of places: 30
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in engineering mechanics
- Lecture: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Labs: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Number of places: 30
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in engineering mechanics
- Lecture: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Labs: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Number of places: 30
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in engineering mechanics
- Lecture: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Labs: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Number of places: 30
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in engineering mechanics
- Lecture: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Labs: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional