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Selection of software for mechanical engineering undergraduates

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4958443· OSTI ID:22608568

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, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1754; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English