Selection of software for mechanical engineering undergraduates

Journal Article · Tue Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4958443· OSTI ID:22608568

Cheah, C. T.; Yin, C. S.; Halim, T.; Naser, J.

A major problem with the undergraduate mechanical course is the limited exposure of students to software packages coupled with the long learning curve on the existing software packages. This work proposes the use of appropriate software packages for the entire mechanical engineering curriculum to ensure students get sufficient exposure real life design problems. A variety of software packages are highlighted as being suitable for undergraduate work in mechanical engineering, e.g. simultaneous non-linear equations; uncertainty analysis; 3-D modeling software with the FEA; analysis tools for the solution of problems in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, mechanical system design, and solid mechanics.

• OSTI ID: 22608568
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1754, Issue 1; Conference: ICME 2015: 11. international conference on mechanical engineering, Dhaka (Bangladesh), 18-20 Dec 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
97 MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING
COMPUTER CODES
DIAGRAMS
EQUATIONS
FLUID MECHANICS
FLUIDS
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
SIMULATION
SOLIDS
THERMODYNAMICS