Principles of Engineering

Our assignment today is to find the following information for the each of the material categories found below and compile your findings in a Word [OpenOffice] Document:

Organics
Metals and Alloys
Polymers
Ceramics
Composites

There are 5 material categories:

4 Examples
4 Properties
4 Applications
4 Images

You'll have the whole class period.

The assignment is due at the start of class Monday.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Strength of Materials

Define the following terms in a comment to this blog (due Tuesday):

Buckling
Centroid
Compression
Deflection
Modulus of Elasticity
Moment of Inertia
Reaction
Shear
Strain
Stress
Tension

Monday, March 22, 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Statics ?'s

Answer the following:

Whats the difference between a scaler quantity and a vector quantity.
Whats a moment (in the context of engineering)?
What are the forces that act on a bridge and how is failure prevented?
What factors are considered for the type of bridge selected for a given location?

Friday, March 5, 2010

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

~Albert Einstein

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field.

~ Niels Bohr

Write the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector addition on the chalkboard:

Monday, February 22, 2010

Statics Vocabulary

Define the terms in a comment to this blog:

Abutment
Arch Bridge
Beam Bridge
Cable Stayed Bridge Compression
Equilibrium
Force
Free Body Diagram
Friction Force
Impending Motion
Mass
Moments
Newton's Laws
Resultant
Scalar Quantity
Suspension Bridge
Tension
Vector Quantity
Weight

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Thursday

Something to ease us back into the swing of things:

Now we're going to finish up the electricity packet.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Fluid Power

Fluid Power Test Questions:

Study the following Fluid Power Laws
Bernoulli's Law
Boyle's Law
Charles's Law
Pascal's Law
Here are my notes on the laws...

Your assignment is to write a test-style question which covers each of the 4 fluid power laws.
1 problem per page.
You MUST include a word-problem type description for the problem as well as a diagram.
Use plain white printer paper of a self-made digital printout for the diagram.
There must be some sort of mathematical calculation.
Make it a multi-part question for extra credit.
There must be at least one question using the metric system units, and one question using the standard system units.
You must also include a solution to your problem.
This is NOT an easy assignment.
It is due Thursday

Monday, February 1, 2010

To start off today, we're going to have a short quiz. Please answer the following questions WITHOUT AN INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE!!!

FOR THIS QUIZ, PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND TURN IN TO THE SUBSTITUTE ME.

Compare and contrast conduction and convection.
Draw a diagram which illustrates conduction in action, draw a diagram which illustrates convection.
List 6 types of energy.
Define the following

Viscosity
Diaphragm
Reciprocating
Hydraulic Fluid
Centrifugal

You have about 15 minutezs to complete the quiz.

AFTER THE QUIZ...

Study the following Fluid Power Laws
Bernoulli's Law
Boyle's Law
Charles's Law
Pascal's Law
Here are my notes on the laws...

Your assignment is to write a test-style question which covers each of the 4 fluid power laws.
1 problem per page.
You MUST include a word-problem type description for the problem as well as a diagram.
You must also include a solution to your problem.
This is NOT an easy assignment.
It is due Thursday

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Monday

Hello future engineers of Canton South. I will not be here the next few days, and thus will be communication with you all via the class blog site.

DUE THURSDAY:

The thermodynamics assignment that I passed out last week is due in its entirety.
If you lost or never received the assignment, DOWNLOAD THE ASSIGNMENT HERE, DOWNLOAD THE SUPPLEMENTAL R-VALUES HERE

For In-Class Today:

Read THIS POWERPOINT. It is also located in /Shared/PLTW/Howard POE/Fluid_Power.ppt
Define the following terms in a comment to this blog:

Accumulator
Actuator
Bernoulli's Law
Boyle's Law
Centrifugal
Charles' Law
Compressor
Diaphragm
Displacement
Dynamics
Filter
Fluid
Fluid Tank
Hydraulic Fluid
Kinetic Energy
Pascal's Law
Pressure
Pump
Reciprocating
Regulator
Statics
Temperature
Valve
Viscosity
Volume

For Tomorrow:

Be prepared for a Thermodynamics vocab quiz.
Be prepared for a Fluid Power vocab quiz.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

History of Space Travel

From yesterday's video, discuss what you feel to be the most significant development in thew history of space travel.

What was the development?
Who was involved?
Why is it so important?
What events led up to this development?
What event followed from this development?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Thermo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb05CaG7TsQ

Friday, January 22, 2010

Quizlet

Answer the following in a comment to this post.

What is work?
Compare/ contrast conduction vs. convection.
What is an R-value?
List and describe 4 types of energy.
A calorie is a unit of what?
Why is a rabbit as it spins?

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Answer the questions below, after defining the following terms:

British Thermal Unit
Calorie
Chemical Energy
Conduction
Convection
Density
Elastic Potential Energy
Electromagnetic Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy
Heat Capacity
Heat Engine
Infiltration
Kinetic Energy
K-value
Mechanical Energy
Nuclear Energy
Radiation
R-Value
Thermal Energy
Thermodynamics
U-Value
Work

How can I take the energy from a camp fire and use it to cool my ice chest?
How does a jet engine move an airplane?

DUE AT THE END OF CLASS TODAY

Monday, January 11, 2010

MouseTrap Car Final Report

Mouse Trap Car Final Reports are due at the end of class tomorrow!

Materials to be submitted:

Cover Page - Project title, picture, name, period, date, etc.
Preliminary Sketches - paper and pencil concept development
Inventor Model - Orthographic & Isometric views - must have dimensions
Engineers Report - write a short report describing and defending your design
Completed Vehicle - evaluated on: Matches drawing/model - Quality of construction

Thursday, December 17, 2009

MouseTrap Car Schedule

The class is divided into 3 groups:

Group #1: Marshall, Devon, Aaron, Joe, Kieth
Group #2: Jordan, Alex, Tyra, Garrett
Group #3: Allen, Machalynn, Makenna, AJ

The schedule of events:

Speed: (fastest car across 6')
- Group #1: 7:53
- Group #2: 7:55
- Group #3: 7:57
- FINAL: 8:00
Distance: (furthest distance traveled)
- Group #1: 8:03
- Group #2: 8:05
- Group #3: 8:07
- FINAL: 8:10
Twelve Feet: (closest to exactly 12')
- Group #1: 8:13
- Group #2: 8:15
- Group #3: 8:17
- FINAL: 8:20
Tractor Pull: (most weight pulled 6')
- Group #1: 8:23
- Group #2: 8:25
- Group #3: 8:27
- FINAL: 8:30

Friday, December 4, 2009

MouseTrap Car Variables

In a comment to this blog, discuss the different design variables involved in the mousetrap car and how those variables effect performance. You can use any format that you'd like.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Simple Machine Videos

Our assignment today involves counting the simple machines in the following videos:

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Marble Sorter - Submitted Materials

· Cover Page - Project title, your name, partner's name, course name, date, etc.?

· Initial sketches – You will conceptualize your design and prepare a quality sketch of your system. This will be the concept you develop to completion.

· Program Narrative – A written step-by-step description of how you want your team’s marble sorter to operate. Include your motor ports, switch ports, analog input ports and associated values. Be as detailed as possible.

· Daily Entries – Every day keep track of your progress. Your entries must be made in the following form.

o Date:

o Tasks yet to be addressed

o Tasks Accomplished

· Print out of Program – A copy of the RoboPro program, and each subroutine in that program, will be copied to Word. A written description of each part of the program will need to be included.

· Device Pictures - You must include a series of photographs of your marble sorter.

o Side - Front - Top

o Orthographic

· Reflection - Write a one page reflection about your design. What worked well? What was problematic? What would you change? How well did your group work together?