Things that will shape the future of education: What learning will look like in say 50 years?

Technology is rapidly changing, and learners are increasingly relying on learning and acquiring knowledge outside the classroom. Some educators are already worried that one day, there will be no...

01 February 2018 1,219 4 View

How do you manage classes of students with mixed-abilities?

I am interested in knowing what techniques, tools, methods etc. do lecturers/teachers use in managing classes of students with quite a spread in learning abilities. Whatever your discipline, can...

11 December 2017 2,282 42 View

Why are tin cans ribbed ?

I have read a number of suggestions as to why tin cans, that are used to store food for example, are ribbed, but I could not find a scientific/engineering convincing explanation. Some have said it...

07 August 2016 5,435 11 View

What is your experience of using the flipped classroom teaching model?

05 June 2016 7,122 6 View

With the advent of computer software, what is the future of teaching conventional methods?

In my discipline, structural analysis of structures, computer software can give the solution to your problem in no time provided you formulate the problem correctly. How does this affect the...

04 May 2016 5,684 2 View

In teaching engineering subjects, what is your experience of dealing with students struggling with the maths?

In teaching engineering subjects, what is your experience of dealing with students struggling with the maths? Do you feel the need to adjust your teaching material? or do you just ignore them?...

04 May 2016 3,586 4 View

What does engineering judgement mean to you in the context of design for example? how do you actually teach it to your students?

Often academics talk about engineering judgement and ask their students to use their engineering judgement in arriving at a solution. But how do you understand it? measure it? learn and transfer it?

03 April 2016 806 10 View

Does anyone know what is the ideal (optimum) ratio of fine aggregates to coarse aggregates in a standard concrete mix?

Any tips or pointers greatly appreciated. Papers, documents, own findings, etc. are all welcome.

10 November 2015 4,905 11 View

I am looking for resources on the plastic analysis of steel trusses. Any pointers very appreciated. Papers? Software?

Anyone researching on steel structures

09 October 2015 2,769 4 View

Are they any researchers out there with an interested in steel connections? Interested in collaborating?

- your research background on the subject - your willingness to collaborate

08 September 2015 1,232 2 View

error in running a model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

17 August 2021 0 0 View

error in modelling model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

17 August 2021 0 0 View

MGL tools

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what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

i have some problem with chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: Maximum number of iterations exceeded From function Foam::scalar Foam::species::thermo::T(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar) const) const [with Thermo = Foam::hConstThermo >; Type = Foam::sensibleEnthalpy; Foam::scalar = double; Foam::species::thermo = Foam::species::thermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy>] in file /home/ubuntu/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/lnInclude/thermoI.H at line 66. FOAM aborting #0 Foam::error::printStack(Foam::Ostream&) at ??:? #1 Foam::error::abort() at ??:? #2 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::calculate() at ??:? #3 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::correct() at ??:? #4 ? at ??:? #5 __libc_start_main in "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6" #6 ? at ??:?

24 March 2021 0 0 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

Resistor definition in Piezoelectric bimorph with ANSYS workbench

Hello, good day! I am trying to simulate similar bimorph piezoelectric harvester with below commands. However, the output power doesn't change with resistor value. Please help to find the reason. ET,10,CIRCU94,0 !SET UP RESISTOR R,1,100000 !RESISTANCE VALUE TYPE,10 !SET ELEMENT TYPE E,1,2 !CREATE RESISTOR BETWEEN NODES 1 AND 2 Thanks in advance Regards,

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