Description This book is designed to provide lecture notes (theory) and experimental design of major concepts typically taught in most Mechanics of Materials courses in a sophomore- or junior-level Mechanical or Civil Engineering curriculum.
Lecture notes provide detailed instructions on how to use LabVIEW software for data gathering during the experiment and conduct data analysis..
Each lab assignment has a set of questions to be answered upon completion of experiment and data analysis.
Detailed instructions for conducting experiments and table format for data gathering are provided.
Calibration procedure is emphasized whenever students assemble components or design experiments.
Instructions for securing off-the-shelf components to design each experiment and their assembly (with figures) are provided.
The book provides theoretical concepts that are pertinent to each Laboratory experiment and prelab assignment that a student should complete to prepare for the laboratory.
Two final projects each spanning 2‒3 weeks are included: (i) flexural loading with stress intensity factor determination and (ii) dynamic stress wave propagation in a slender rod and determination of the stress‒strain curves at high strain rates.
LabVIEW software with relevant data acquisition (DAQ) system is used for all experiments.
Stress analysis under commonly applied loads such as axial loading (compression and tension), shear loading, flexural loading (cantilever and four-point bending), impact loading, adhesive strength, creep, etc., are covered.
Application of basic electrical circuits, such as Wheatstone bridge for strain measurement, and use of load cells, accelerometers, etc., are employed in experiments.
Use of common strain (stress) measurement techniques, such as strain gages, are emphasized.
Several essential concepts that engineers encounter in practice, such as statistical data treatment, uncertainty analysis, and Monte Carlo simulations, are incorporated into the experiments where applicable, and will become integral to each Laboratory assignment.
Description This book is designed to provide lecture notes (theory) and experimental design of major concepts typically taught in most Mechanics of Materials courses in a sophomore- or junior-level Mechanical or Civil Engineering curriculum
