TY - GEN
T1 - Software tools for a materials testing curriculum
AU - Leser, Christoph
AU - Kelso, Frank
AU - Gordon, Ali P.
AU - Ohnsted, Sherri
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 by ASTM International.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Instructors of both undergraduate and graduate courses of materials science with a laboratory section employ hands-on sessions to further students' understanding of key materials behavior principles. A typical solid mechanics laboratory session exposes students to topics such as: tensile, torsion, hardness, fatigue, and fracture testing procedures as well as associated properties and the like. Even though observing the different modes of material deformation and rupture response firsthand fosters a better mastery of the course content, limitations in available "face time" with students, course budget, availability of test devices, etc., are obstacles. Integrating software tools that simulate mechanical testing represents an alternative approach that can potentially transform and enhance the students learning outcomes. The identical graphical user interface is used for conducting both virtual and physical testing of materials. The software tools will aid in the classroom, laboratory, and student self-study for the subjects of a material's plastic yielding, stress-strain relationships, fatigue, crack growth, and fracture. These same tools are then used in the laboratory to perform physical testing. This integrated virtual/physical curriculum prepares the student in test setup, execution and data analysis and makes the laboratory experience more efficient. It is also instructive for gaining an understanding of the value and limitations of modeling approaches in describing material behavior.
AB - Instructors of both undergraduate and graduate courses of materials science with a laboratory section employ hands-on sessions to further students' understanding of key materials behavior principles. A typical solid mechanics laboratory session exposes students to topics such as: tensile, torsion, hardness, fatigue, and fracture testing procedures as well as associated properties and the like. Even though observing the different modes of material deformation and rupture response firsthand fosters a better mastery of the course content, limitations in available "face time" with students, course budget, availability of test devices, etc., are obstacles. Integrating software tools that simulate mechanical testing represents an alternative approach that can potentially transform and enhance the students learning outcomes. The identical graphical user interface is used for conducting both virtual and physical testing of materials. The software tools will aid in the classroom, laboratory, and student self-study for the subjects of a material's plastic yielding, stress-strain relationships, fatigue, crack growth, and fracture. These same tools are then used in the laboratory to perform physical testing. This integrated virtual/physical curriculum prepares the student in test setup, execution and data analysis and makes the laboratory experience more efficient. It is also instructive for gaining an understanding of the value and limitations of modeling approaches in describing material behavior.
KW - Console emulator
KW - Simulated data
KW - Strength of materials
KW - Universal testing machine
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U2 - 10.1520/STP157120130081
DO - 10.1520/STP157120130081
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84926466722
T3 - ASTM Special Technical Publication
SP - 163
EP - 172
BT - Application of Automation Technology in Fatigue and Fracture Testing and Analysis
A2 - Braun, Arthur A.
A2 - McKeighan, Peter C.
PB - ASTM International
T2 - 6th Symposium on Application of Automation Technology in Fatigue and Fracture Testing and Analysis
Y2 - 22 May 2013
ER -