| Full
Courses using Multimedia |
 University
of Oklahoma has multimdedia (animations,
sound, graphics) and Shockwave simulations for:
- Statics
- Dynamics
These sites have the most extensive use of amimations/simulations
to cover a full engineering course.
Beam
Analysis
Trusses
Johns
Hopkins Virtual Laboratory A truss bridge design applet,
description
and applet
will calculate resultant forces and internal member forces. The
interactive truss program works well in an easy to use format.
West
point bridge designer
JavaFE
applet used to analyze 2D truss/frame structures.
Vectors
Vector
Arithmetic java applet includes subtraction, dot product.
There are a number of applets which show vector addition, and
subtraction. This one also includes the dot product.
Vector
Sum--Net Force
Many resources
available have been built for physics courses.
University
of Oregon Department of Physics has a number of physics applets
including Projectile
Exercise where user modifies parameters to hit target. also
- another
Cannon This applet is presented as an exercise, prompting
the user to adjust parameters to hit the target,
- inclined
plane
- Impulse
& Friction
- Potential
Energy
- Conservation
of Linear Momentum
- Unit
Converter
- Colos
A large volume of resources here, mainly demonstrating physics
principles. These demos often display the vectors representing
velocity, so the user can see the vectors changing during the
simulation. Colos = conceptual learning of science. A number of
java applets demonstrating physics principles. For many of the
simulations, vectors are displayed in real time. Simulations include:
Motion
Along a Curve
Projectile
Motion
Physics
Java Applets
University
of Virginia
Collision Simulator
Syracuse
Physics Department Educational Models and Simulations
Web
Lab (Italian) Elastic Pendulum
Cam Follower
Motion
Simulation
Projectile Motion
Projectile
Motion Graph Shows graph of projectile motion (displayed in
actual time), Velocity, Firing Angle and Gravity parameters may
be modified. (java applet)
Ballistic
Simulator
Projectile Motion applet shows graph, velocity , angle parameters
may be adjusted, includes air resistance capability. also 2D
Collisions
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Mohr's
Circle
Efunda
Engineering Fundamentals, has online calculators such as beam
bending. This site requires a subscription ( short time free
trial ). Extensive set of engineering calculators related to beam
analysis for various loadings, cross-sections, etc...
"Visual Mechanics
of Materials" PC program has design worksheets, text and graphics
instructional materials. Screen
Capture can be downloaded from NEEDS
, digital library for engineering education.
MDSolids
PC Based program companion for textbook Mechanics of Materials (author:
Roy Craig, Jr.) published by Wiley.
Bike
Design Project by National Physics Laboratory (UK)
Structural
Software Reinforced Concrete column applet
engAppletsJava
Applets For Engineering Education has applets for
Project
Links Mathematics and its Applications in Engineering and Science
has a number of applets, one series studies bicycle
design includes
Martindale's
The Reference Desk Resource of links to online calculators.
Full Course
University
of Nebraska has online text and graphics materials for the following
courses
University
of Wisconsin physics department has online material for a statics
course. Text and Graphics.
General
University of Missouri Rolla--Mechanics of Materials, Statics, Dynamics
course material online
Stability
and Simple Trusses a text and graphics tutorial.
Engineering Mechanics:Dynamics "this state-of-the-art reference
focuses on the power and widespread use of modern computational
tools -- e.g., Mathcad, MATLAB, Mathematica, and Maple - for solving
the dynamics problems for general time and plotting and visualizing
the response."
Beam Analysis screen shots of apple based programs called "Dr.
Beam and Dr. Stress
Engineer's Edge Design engineering and manufacturing online resource
Deformable
Basketball Net Cool looking basketball net simulation |
