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If
you don't let a teacher know at what level you are - by asking a
question, or revealing your ignorance - you will not learn or grow. You
can't pretend for long, for you will eventually be found out. Admission
of ignorance is often the first step in our education
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AUTAR
K KAW is an ASME Fellow and Professor of
Mechanical Engineering (Jerome
Krivanek Distinguished Teacher) at the
University
of South Florida, Tampa. He received his BE Honors degree in mechanical engineering from Birla
Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), India in 1981. He received his Ph.D.
degree in 1987 and M.S. degree in 1984, both in Engineering Mechanics from
Clemson
University, SC. (Read
more ......)
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EXPERTISE: Engineering Education Research
Methods, Mechanics
of Composite Materials, Elasticity, Fracture, Thermal Stresses,
Web Based Course Development.
RECENT
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Educational Research
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We are developing complete (holistic) web-based resources
for an undergraduate course in
Numerical Methods.
Visit the NSF funded and multiple-award winning website
http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu
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We have developed a full set of
modular video lectures for a typical Numerical Methods course.
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We have assessed problem-centered
approach in
the Numerical Methods course (read
paper...)
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We have incorporated low cost, low
space, low setup time experiments in the Numerical Methods
course and we are assessing the success of the incorporation (read
short paper...)
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I have started a
blog on numerical methods topics to help STEM
undergraduates. Plain English!
Composite Materials Research
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Indentation Test for Composite Materials
Revisited (Abstract)
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How does interphase modeling affect
nanoindentation test results? (Abstract).
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Is crack propagation in composite
materials independent of fiber volume fraction? (Abstract)
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Optimizing specific strength of
infused fiber reinforced sandwich composites (Abstract)
Bridge Design Research
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The thermal expansion of a
hole.
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Evaluating three different assembly
procedures of trunnion-hub-girder assembly.
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How does geometry affect successful
(no cracking) trunnion-hub-girder assembly procedure? (Abstract).
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Does step-cooling make trunnion-hub-girder assembly procedure
fail-safe? (Abstract)
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