Mechanics - Materials - Design
By Dr. Christopher Jenkins and Dr. Sanjeeve Khanna.
What are we doing?
We are pursuing improving the linkage between applied mechanics and materials science in a number of ways:
- Along with our partners at MIT and with the support of the National Science Foundation, we are developing a new curriculum that links mechanics and materials in structural design. A textbook has been published.
- With the support of the National Science Foundation and the State of South Dakota, we have developed multimedia courseware for web–based instruction that links Mechanics and Materials.
- We are disseminating our ideas at conferences:
- Rolyance, D.K., Jenkins, C.H., and Khanna, S.K. (2001),
"Web Modules Linking Mechanics and Materials Science," J. Materials Education, 23, 137 - 142. - Jenkins, C.H., Khanna, S.K., and Roylance, D. (2001).
"Linking Design with Structural Mechanics and Materials," J Materials: Design and Applications 215(L), 147-154. - Khanna, S.K., Jenkins, C.H., and Roylance, D. (2002).
"A New Approach to Teaching Mechanics and Materials Science," J Materials: Design and Applications, 21 (il), 49 - 53. - Roylance, D., Cohen, K., Jenkins, C.H., and Khanna, S.K. (2001).
"Mechanics of Materials: A Material Science Perspective," J Materials: Design and Applications 215(L), 141-145. - Rolyance, D.K., Jenkins, C.H., and Khanna, S.K. (2001),
"Web Modules Linking Mechanics and Materials Science," MRS Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. - Jenkins, C.H. and Khanna, S.K. (2001),
"Linking Mechanics and Materials in Structural Design: A Generalized Design Template and its Application," ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. - Khanna, S.K. and Jenkins, C.H. (2001),
"Linking Mechanics and Materials in Engineering Design: A New Approach," ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. - Symposium on Innovative Methods for Teaching Mechanics and Materials in Engineering Design Education
Jenkins, Khanna, and Roylance Organizers at the 3rd International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design, Orlando, FL. May 29-31, 2000. - Jenkins, C.H. and Khanna, S.K.
"Linking Mechanics and Materials in Engineering Design I: Background and Motivation"
- Rolyance, D.K., Jenkins, C.H., and Khanna, S.K. (2001),
- Khanna, S.K. and Jenkins, C.H.
"Linking Mechanics and Materials in Engineering Design II: A New Approach" - Roylance, D.
"Mechanics of Materials: a Materials Science Perspective"
-- ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.
We are planning workshops to further disseminate our work and methods. One workshop was held at the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.