TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching buckling of cylindrical shells through an effective laboratory demonstration
AU - Gavioli, Marta
AU - Bisagni, Chiara
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - A laboratory demonstration for a Stability of Structures course is presented, consisting in the buckling test of two cylindrical shells: a 3 D-printed and a composite cylinder. The learning outcomes have been formulated by comparing what can be learnt from theoretical lessons and buckling tests. The activity follows the Interactive Lecture Demonstration approach. Main results show that the activity helped students’ understanding of shell buckling and it increased their enthusiasm for the topic. This demonstration is easily implementable, and the presented step-by-step development methodology provides guidelines to develop similar activities for different engineering subjects.
AB - A laboratory demonstration for a Stability of Structures course is presented, consisting in the buckling test of two cylindrical shells: a 3 D-printed and a composite cylinder. The learning outcomes have been formulated by comparing what can be learnt from theoretical lessons and buckling tests. The activity follows the Interactive Lecture Demonstration approach. Main results show that the activity helped students’ understanding of shell buckling and it increased their enthusiasm for the topic. This demonstration is easily implementable, and the presented step-by-step development methodology provides guidelines to develop similar activities for different engineering subjects.
KW - engineering education
KW - intended learning outcomes
KW - pedagogical affordance
KW - Shell buckling
KW - structural stability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104817399&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15376494.2021.1913269
DO - 10.1080/15376494.2021.1913269
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85104817399
JO - Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
JF - Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures
SN - 1537-6494
ER -