Engineering Mechanics 316 Laboratory

109 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building

Semester: Fall
Year 2017

Instructor Prof. Andrea Choperena Prof. Ibrahim Ozbolat

Room EES 109 MSC 313
Phone (814) 863-0754 (814) 863-5819
E-Mail choperena@psu.edu ito1@psu.edu
Office Hours Monday noon-2:00 by appointment Friday 10am-12pm or/by appointment

TA Yaman Trivedi Kerim Moncal

Room EES 204 MSC W344
E-Mail ypt5002@psu.edu kxm5653@psu.edu

General Information:
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the relevant technology and methods used to
determine the mechanical responses of engineering materials and structural components; in addition,
students will be tutored in the competent reportage of short technical investigations. The laboratory
assignments are designed to complement the lecture course EMch 315, which must be taken as a
prerequisite or concurrently. Students must be prepared with the following:

 Experiments in the Determination of Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials, (hereafter

referred to as the “Lab Manual”) Richard A. Queeney, 7th Edition, Kendall-Hunt Publishers,
Dubuque, Iowa.
 Pad of quadrille paper for prelab assignments (see note on page viii of the above lab manual) and
writing utensils.
 Long pants or skirts completely covering legs and closed toed shoes.
 Hair, jewelry, and neckties kept out of the way.
 No food, drink, or dripping umbrellas are allowed in the lab.
 Safety glasses (available at Penn State bookstores and library vending machine).

Attendance:
A. Since the course is a professional interaction between student and instructor, attendance at each
laboratory is mandatory, period! Failure to attend a laboratory session will result in a grade of
“Zero” for that lab. Missing two or more labs results in automatic course failure.

B. Valid reasons for lab absence, meaning scheduled University activities or incapacitating sickness
(doctor’s verification needed) are, of course, allowed, BUT the student must notify their lab
instructor at least one week prior to the to-be-missed sessions for an activity, or ASAP prior to the
lab for sickness. At this time, arrangements will be made to attend an alternative session for that
lab. Students must arrange the substitution with both instructors. Note: the instructor may
refuse to take on the substitution of the lab is too full. No attendance credit will be given for
switching sections without prior arrangement with the instructors.

C. Finally, work assignments and travel arrangements are not valid reasons for attending alternative
lab meetings.
Grading:
A. Laboratory reports count for 7 points each toward the final course score. There will be no exams
in addition to the final.

B. Neatness also counts! It is professionally important to effectively convey your findings to others.
If your fellow professional (the instructor) cannot read something, he/she will have no choice
but to mark it incorrect.

C. There is a final exam for the course that covers the full range of experiments completed,
including relevant calculations such as stress, strain, constitutive relationships, Mohr’s
Circle, strain rosettes, yield theories etc. Lab report review will be the most effective means of
exam preparation. Hands-on interaction with laboratory apparatus will not be a feature of the
exam, but knowledge of the apparatus sufficient to complete one of the experiments is a valid test
subject area.

The final will be administered during the regularly scheduled finals periods as determined by the
registrar’s office. Any exam conflicts should be handled in the usual fashion by filing notice with
that office. Note: an equation sheet with one-side of an 8.5 x 11 is allowed, and may be given
out by the instructor. In addition, the length of the final exam will be 75 minutes.

D. Final grades will be determined from the below scoring scheme, according to University and
Departmental policies. All grades are determined by performance, which is evaluated using
objective standards rather than standards based on a notion of average class performance (i.e., not
graded on a curve). Each grade will be based on a scale of 100 percent. Letter grades will be
determined according to the table.

Lab Report (6 x 7 pts) 42%

Class participation (6 x 1pts)* 6%
Prelabs (6 x 4.5 pts) 27%
Comprehensive Final Exam 25%
Total 100%

*Class participation includes: 1. Class attendance

2. Activity
3. Safety requirements
4. Lab preparation
5. Class ethics

All lab sections run 3 hours.

F D C C+ B– B B+ A– A
0–60 60–70 70–77 77–80 80–83 83–87 87–90 90–93 93–100
Laboratory Reports:
A. The laboratory reports are to be written in accordance with the instructions given in the laboratory
manual. Note: if you are unable to immediately purchase a lab book (out of stock
etc.), contact your TA at the start of the lab and they can make a copy of the
required pages for you.
B. Reports should be written in a neat and professional manner, with errors neatly lined out but not
erased. The format should be identical to the sample lab report in the laboratory manual (Lab 0).
All section headings, figures, table, and calculations should be labeled. Make sure the appropriate
units are included for all final answers, and that you write your name, date, course name and
section, and page number at the top of each page of the report.

C. Use the forms provided in the laboratory manual for your lab reports. If you must add further
sheets for any reason, use the quadrille-ruled paper.

D. Use SI units for all final answers: relevant conversions factors are listed on page vi of the manual.
If experimental measurements were made in U.S. Customary units, both the U.S. Customary (so-
called “English”) and the converted SI answer should be given.

E. Prior to attending each lab session, all students should have read over the appropriate lab manual
write up and have completed the corresponding prelab, which are designed to prepare you for the
class. The prelab is, in essence, the course homework. Prelab assignments, done on quadrille
paper, are to be submitted to the instructor at the beginning of the class: failure to submit the
prelab is equivalent to a zero grade.

F. The actual lab report is to be completed and submitted during the lab session: ample time is
available to complete the assignment in class, providing the student is familiar with the work prior
to arriving and the group organizes swiftly to make measurements, begin the experiment, and
execute calculations. Sections 1 and 3 of the report, “Identification” and “Procedure”, can be
completed before arriving in class. However, arriving with other portions of the report
completed, presumably by copying others’ work, is considered cheating and will be treated
accordingly.

Announcements
 All information sent to the class will be distributed through Canvas.
 If you have an administrative question, first read this Syllabus and the Announcements on Canvas.
If the information you need is not contained in any of those sources, then you may contact your
instructor or TA with your inquiry.
 If you have a question about an equation or diagram, please include a legible scan of your attempt
at the problem in question.
 Since all announcements sent to the class will be sent from Canvas, it is important that you properly
configure Notification Preferences in Canvas to alert you (options include email, text message,
push notification, and more) to all announcements.
Academic Integrity:
The Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University considers
academic training to be apprenticeship for practice in the professions. Students are expected to
demonstrate a code of moral integrity and ethical standards commensurate with the high expectations that
society places upon professional practice. Accordingly, it is the policy of the department to maintain the
highest standard of academic honesty and integrity.

The University defines academic integrity as the pursuit of scholarly activity in an open, honest and
responsible manner. All students should act with personal integrity, respect other students' dignity, rights
and property, and help create and maintain an environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of
their efforts (refer to Senate Policy 49-20). Dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated in this course.
Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations,
facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations,
submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor (this includes,
for example, copying solutions from the solution manual or Chegg), or tampering with the academic work
of other students. Students who are found to be dishonest will receive academic sanctions and will be
reported to the University's Office of Student Conduct for possible further disciplinary sanctions (refer
to Senate Policy G-9).

A student charged with academic dishonesty will be given oral or written notice of the charge by the
instructor. A student contesting such a charge may seek redress through informal discussions with the
instructor(s), department head or college dean. If the instructor believes that the infraction is sufficiently
serious to warrant referral to the Office of Conduct Standards, or if the instructor awards a final grade of
F in the course because of the infraction, the student and instructor will be afforded formal due process
procedures governed by Penn State Senate Policy 49-20. Policy 49-20 and procedures can be found in the
document “Policies and Rules for Undergraduate Students" issued annually by the Senate Office and
available through each student's home department or college dean's office. See more Academic Integrity
policy information from the College of Engineering at http://www.engr.psu.edu/AcademicIntegrity.

Students with Disabilities:

Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the University's educational programs. If you have a
disability-related need for reasonable academic adjustments in this course, contact the Office for Disability
Services, ODS located in room 116 Boucke Building at 814-863-1807(V/TTY). For further information
regarding ODS, please visit their web site at http://www.equity.psu.edu/ods/. Instructors should be
notified as early in the semester as possible regarding the need for reasonable academic adjustments.
Lab Instructors:
Prof. Andrea Choperena choperena@psu.edu
Prof. Ibrahim T. Ozbolat ito1@psu.edu
Yaman Trivedi ypt5002@psu.edu
Kerim Moncal kxm5653@psu.edu

Faculty Supervisor:
(PLEASE CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR OR TA FIRST ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS):
Dr. A.E. Segall 403B EES (814) 865-7829
aesegall@psu.edu (always use EMch 316 in subject line!)

Lab Schedule:

Section Instructor Intro Lab #4 Lab #3 Lab #2 Lab #7 Lab #5 Lab #6 Review

01 T 11:15A – 02:15P Choperena 8/22 9/05 9/19 10/03 10/17 10/31 11/14 11/28

02 T 02:30P – 05:30P Choperena 8/22 9/05 9/19 10/03 10/17 10/31* 11/14 11/28

03 T 06:30P – 09:30P Yaman 8/22 9/05 9/19 10/03 10/17 10/31 11/14 11/28

04 W 08:00A – 11:00A Choperena 8/23 9/06 9/20 10/04 10/18 11/01* 11/15 11/29

05 W 02:30P – 05:30P Choperena 8/23 9/06 9/20 10/04 10/18 11/01* 11/15 11/29

06 W 06:00P – 09:00P Yaman 8/23 9/06 9/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15 11/29

07 R 11:15A – 02:15P Choperena 8/24 9/07 9/21 10/05 10/19 11/02 11/16 11/30

08 R 02:30P – 05:30P Choperena 8/24 9/07 9/21 10/05 10/19 11/02* 11/16 11/30

09 R 06:00P – 09:00P Kerim 8/24 9/07 9/21 10/05 10/19 11/02 11/16 11/30

10 M 08:00A – 11:00A Choperena 8/21 9/11 9/18 10/02 10/16 10/30* 11/13 11/27

11 M 02:30P – 05:30P Yaman 8/21 9/11 9/18 10/02 10/16 10/30* 11/13 11/27

12 F 02:30P – 05:30P Kerim 8/25 9/08 9/22 10/06 10/20 11/03* 11/17 12/01

13 R 08:00A – 11:00A Kerim 8/24 9/07 9/21 10/05 10/19 11/02 11/16 11/30

*Lab 5 of that section will be instructed by Prof. Ozbolat.

Note: No labs the week of Spring Break (for Spring semester) nor Thanksgiving (for Fall semester).

Note: Missed sessions (due of course, to professionally acceptable reasons) will be made up on the
off weeks, with times to be arranged with your instructors WELL IN ADVANCE!
 316 Final Exam Information

The EMch 316 Final exam is an important component of your grade and should be taken seriously (all
puns intended)! Based on the various labs this semester and the knowledge required to successfully
complete them, the following main items should be understood and may appear on the exam:

1. Stress-to-strain and strain-to-stress constitutive relationships.

2. Strain rosettes.

3. Mohr’s circle for both stress and strain (transformation and Principal Values).

4. Tensile response of engineering materials and the graphical and analytical determination of all
pertinent elastic and plastic materials properties from stress-strain curves.

5. Time dependent materials behaviors such as creep and viscoelasticity including relevant
models and the extraction of pertinent properties and constants from data.

6. Stress-concentration factors.

7. MSST and DET yield theories including equations, yield predictions, and ensuing yield
envelopes.

8. Basic stress relationships for common shapes such as axial members, beams, thin-walled tubes,
and thin-walled pressure vessels.

9. Ability to read pressure gauges, micrometers, and extensometers.

The final will be administered during the regularly scheduled finals periods as determined by the
registrar’s office. Any exam conflicts should be handled in the usual fashion by filing notice with that
office. Note: an equation sheet with one-side of an 8.5 x 11 is allowed. In addition, the length of the
final exam will be 75 minutes. Good luck and have fun!