Interactive learning experience in mechanics of materials: the ’SIMMIT’ project

Yves Chemisky (1) , Georges Chatzigeorgiou (1) , Fodil Meraghni (1)

1 LEM3 - Laboratoire d'Etude des Microstructures et de Mécanique des Matériaux

This communication presents a methodology and tools that take advantage of research projects developments in the field of mechanics of materials for education outreach. Such new learning experience should meets the requirements of efficient interactive learning : ease of use, hands-on oriented, interactive exposure to theoretical concepts. It also has to be linked to state-of-the art scientific and industrial design numerical tools. Based on the new generations students audience expectations, an interactive method has been developed to facilitate the exposure of student to theoretical concepts and hands-on experience. Interactive learning notebooks are utilized, combined with high-efficiency scientific libraries wrapped in the widely-utilized Python language. Such methodology thus allows to easily link the theoretical concepts to industrial softwares and numerical tools, through their Python language scripting interfaces.

Mots clés: mechanics of materials; interactive learning

Domaines: Matériaux et structures en mécanique [physics.class-ph]; Mécanique des matériaux [physics.class-ph]; Mécanique des solides [physics.class-ph]; Environnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain; Education

Yves Chemisky, Georges Chatzigeorgiou, Fodil Meraghni. Interactive learning experience in mechanics of materials: the ’SIMMIT’ project. 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2016), Aug 2016, Montréal, Canada. ⟨hal-01365369⟩