EMCH361

Professor Y.J. Chao

Lecture #1
Fall 2016

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 EMCH 361 –MECHANICAL ENGR LAB I
Fall 2016 Syllabus
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• Instructor
• Yuh J. Chao, Ph.D.
• Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Voice (803) 777-5869; FAX (803) 777-0106
• Email: chao@sc.edu
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• Office and Office Hours
• Room A123, 300 Main Street
• Office hours: 01:00 pm -02:00 pm MW
• Other time - by appointment or emails
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• Teaching Assistants: TBD
• Lecture: Session 1-5: MW 8:05AM- 9:00AM, B201, 300 S. Main
• Session 6-10: MW 10:50 AM- 11:40 AM, Swearingen Engr Ctr 2A14
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• Labs: Room A018, 300 Main St. (except mentioned otherwise)
• Sec I (M 3:30PM- 5:30PM), Sec II (M 5:30PM- 7:30PM), Sec III (M 7:30P- 9:30PM), Sec IV (T
2:50PM- 4:50PM), Sec V (T 4:50PM- 6:50PM), Sec VI (T 6:50PM- 8:50PM), Sec VII (W 3:30PM-
5:30PM), Sec VIII (W 5:30PM- 7:30PM), Sec IX (Thur 2:50PM- 4:50PM), Sec X (Thur 4:50PM-
6:50PM)
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 EMCH 361 –MECHANICAL ENGR LAB I
Fall 2016 Syllabus (Continued)

• Course Description -- MECHANICAL ENGR LAB I

• 3 credit hrs (PREREQ: PHYS 212 AND STAT 509; PREREQ OR COREG: EMCH
260, 290; RESTRICTED TO UPPER DIVISION) Principles of measurement,
probability of statistics, analysis of data, and experimental planning, measurement of
parameters in mechanical engineering systems.

• Course Objectives
1. Students will organize and write laboratory reports.
2. Students will organize and give an oral presentation.
3. Students will explain the operating principles of common instrumentation and interpret
the output.
4. Students will apply statistical skills in creating an experiment and interpreting the
results.

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Course Materials
Textbook: Instrumentation and Sensors for Engineering Measurements and Process Control, A. Shukla
and J.W. Dally, College House Enterprises, LLC

Grade Basis Assesses Objectives

Lab 1 Report 15% 1,3,
Lab 2 Report 15% 1,4
Lab 3 Report 15% 1,3,4
Lab 4 – no report 5% 3
Lab 5 – Report 15% 1,3
Lab 6 Report 15% 1,3,4
Project Presentation 15% 2,4
Memo of the presentation 5% 1
100%

Grading Scale
A 90-100
B+ 85-89
B 80-84
C+ 75-79
C 70-74
D+ 65-69
D 60-64
F 0-59

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 Relationship of Course to Program Objectives:
The importance of each course objective to meeting the program outcomes is indicated with the
following scale: 3 = major importance; 2 = moderate importance; 1 = minimal importance. Blank if
not related.
Program Outcomes Course Objectives
(see list for complete CO CO CO CO
description) 1 2 3 4
1.1. analyze, design and realize
1.2. computation techniques 1
1.3. design and interpret 2 1 1
experiments
1.4. apply linear algebra,
calculus
1.5. apply statistical methods 3
1.6. understand chemistry and 3
physics
2.1. engineering economic
analyses
2.2. plan and execute projects 3 3
2.3. oral and written 3 3
communications
2.4. professional responsibility 3
2.5. multi-disciplinary teams
2.6. life-long learning
3.1. engineering in modern 1 1 1 1
society
3.2. literature, arts, humanities.
3.3. foreign language
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 CLASSROOM TOPICS

(attempts to coincide and support Laboratory topics)

Chapter 1: Basic Concepts

Chapter 12: Report Writing
Chapter 11: Analysis of Experimental Data
Chapter 5: Displacement and Velocity Measurement
Chapter 2: Circuits
Chapter 6: Strain Measurements
Chapter 7: Force, Torque, and Pressure Measurements
Chapter 8: Temperature Measurements

Technical Presentations

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 LAB TOPICS (Tentative)
(Six Labs; Five Lab Reports Required)

Lab #1: Hardness tests

Lab #2: Uncertainty and linear measurement

Lab #3: Electric measurement

Lab#4 Strain Gage (Dummy strain gage installation practice,

No report required but work-piece is required)

Lab #5: Strain Measurement

Lab #6: Temperature measurement

------ Technical Talk (Presentation required)

------ a memo (of your talk) required as the final exam
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Lab sessions for EMCH361 - Fall 2016
Labs: Room A018, 300 Main St.; Room A232 (the first lab)

Sec I (M 3:30PM- 5:30PM),

Sec II (M 5:30PM- 7:30PM),
Sec III (M 7:30P- 9:30PM),

Sec IV (T 2:50PM- 4:50PM),

Sec V (T 4:50PM- 6:50PM),
Sec VI (T 6:50PM- 8:50PM),

Sec VII (W 3:30PM- 5:30PM),

Sec VIII (W 5:30PM- 7:30PM),

Sec IX (Thur 2:50PM- 4:50PM),

Sec X (Thur 4:50PM-6:50PM)

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 Spring 2016
Lab Assignments and Tentative Schedule ; Rm A018 (except Lab I)

Assignment (TA) Note Lab Dates Report Due Dates

Lab 1: Hardness test

(Graham Hurst) Sept 12-15
Technical Writing Sept 18
Rm A232
Chapter 12 (Monday)

Lab 2: Uncertainty and its Uncertainty and its Sept 26-29 Oct 3
propagation propagation; (Monday)
(Christopher Marsh) Chapter 11

Lab 3: Electrical
Measurement Basic electric Oct 3-6 Oct 10
(Sreehari Rajan) elements; Chapter 2 (Monday)

Lab 4: Strain
measurement: strain gage Oct 17-20 No report
installation (No report, Strain; Chapter 6
plate needed)
(Xiaoyi Sun)

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 Lab Assignments and Tentative Schedule

Lab 5 Oct 24-27 Oct 31

Force, Regression
Strain measurement: (Monday)
Analysis;
(Xiaoyi Sun)
Chapter 6
Computer , Labview
Lab 6: Temperature Oct 31-Nov 3 Nov 7
Thermocouple;
measurement (Yueyang (Monday)
Chapter 8
Zhao)

Oral technical Oct 31-Nov 16

presentation (Four sessions)

3 days after
Due date for Memo of your
presentation presentation

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 EMCH 361 Student Expectations

Class Attendance
Students must attend class (class role may be taken)
Requirements for lab report
(strict format - will be explained later)

Lab Attendance
Students must attend all scheduled laboratory sessions, sign the
attendance sheet and complete all assignments. Failure to do so
will result in being assigned a grade of “Incomplete” for the
course. Emergencies must be handled on a case-by-case basis
by Dr. Chao (not a lab instructor).

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Behavior in the Lab
In the lab be aware of equipment safety and people working around you.
Equipment will be ready when you enter the lab. If you need additional
equipment, please let the lab instructor know this. If equipment breaks
down or does not function properly, please inform the lab instructor.
Report ANY injuries to the lab instructor immediately. Any unsafe or
deliberately harmful act can result in loss of grade and dismissal from
the lab.

Turning in Reports
Reports are due at times specified. Usually, lab reports will be due on
Monday in the following week of the lab and collected in class. If the
report is not handed in on time, it is late. Points are taken as follows:
Up to 24 hours from the due date, 10 %
24 to 48 hours from the due date, 20 %

Any kind of late reports cannot be accepted if the graded reports have
already been returned to the students.

It is your responsibility to make sure the report is turned in and graded in

time.
Plagiarism on any assignment will result in a grade of zero on the
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Expectations for a Positive Learning Environment and Culture

E—Engage in the learning process

 attend class
 arrive on time
 leave on time/when class is over
 stay actively focused on what is being taught/discussed

M—Make every effort to be a positive learner

 focus attention on lecture/discussion
 electronic devices/activities (laptops, texting, facebooking, etc.) should only be
used if part of class
 avoid reading newspapers and other non-course related material

C—Come to each class prepared to learn

 stay current with homework and other assignments
 avoid doing homework for other classes while in class
 don’t have distracting conversations

H—Have fun and be an active learner

 learn to listen and listen to learn
 actively participate in discussions
 ask proper/appropriate questions (i.e., don’t encroach on valuable class time with
questions that require a lengthy answer)

EXCEPTIONS should be addressed and resolved in a timely fashion with a conversation

between professor and student.

See http://www.sc.edu/cte/guide/syllabus/statements.shtml#classroombehavior for 13

additional information about this topic.
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