Motivation in mechanics of materials classes: An experimental approach

• Published in: International journal of mechanical engineering education Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 330 - 348
• Main Authors: Lopes Figueiredo da Silva, Hugo Miguel Andrade, Costa, Manuel João, de Meireles, José Filipe Bizarro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2017; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Beams (structural); Mechanical properties; Mechanics (physics); Methodology; Moments of inertia; Students; Tensile tests; motivation induced by experimental mechanics of solids; Experimental Mechanics of solids; mechanics of solids

This work presents a novel didactic methodology for the approximation of the students to the subject of Mechanics of Materials, with the aim of improving the understanding of the inertia moment, and its relevance on the mechanical behaviour of structures. The students have grouped on groups of two t...