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Computer simulations versus real experiments in a portable structural mechanics laboratory
Author(s) -
Behr Richard A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0542(1996)4:1<9::aid-cae1>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - computer science , process (computing) , statics , scale (ratio) , virtual laboratory , software , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics , multimedia , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , operating system , programming language
Efforts are being made to develop practical and effective innovations for undergraduate engineering teaching laboratories. The “ANEX” process, in which computer simulations are compared in nearly real time with physical measurements made on bench‐scale model experiments, is now being used successfully in an introductory structural analysis course. ANEX is described, as well as current plans to develop software simulation modules and matched, bench‐scale model experiments for new “MECH‐ANEX” laboratory applications in lower‐division statics and mechanics of materials courses. The ANEX process could also be adapted to undergraduate laboratory applications in a wider range of engineering and science disciplines. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.