Undergraduate Studies
Engineering Mechanics Instructional Laboratory and Tutors
The Engineering Mechanics Instructional Laboratory
Now Open For Tutoring
Tutors are provided by the Department of Engineering Mechanics to help students for the following ENGM courses, at the times indicated below. If you need help and the hours listed do not work for you, please see your instructor during their office hours or contact them to make an appointment. The Engineering Mechanics Instructional Laboratory is located on the second floor of Nebraska Hall, in the NW corner. The tutoring schedule, class syllabi (as they become available to us) and some homework solutions are posted there.
- ENGM 220 Statics
- ENGM 223 Engineering Statics
- ENGM 324 Strength of Materials
- ENGM 325 Mechanics of Elastic Bodies
- ENGM 373 Engineering Dynamics
- Mondays, 3:00 - 5:00 PM and 6:00 - 9:00 PM
- Tuesdays, 3:00 - 5:00 PM and 6:00 - 9:00 PM
- Wednesdays, 3:00 - 5:00 PM and 6:00 - 9:00 PM
- Thursdays, 3:00 - 5:00 PM and 6:00 - 9:00 PM
- Sundays, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
The lab will be closed on days that the University is closed down for inclement weather or other reasons, and for the following UNL Student Holiday:
Our Mechanics Web Site: http://em-ntserver.unl.edu/
This site has course notes for Statics, Dynamics and Mechanics of Elastic Bodies, and also has a large body of resource materials in Mathematics.
Engineering Mechanics 499 - Honors Thesis is intended to provide an opportunity for honors thesis research projects in Engineering Mechanics that will satisfy the requirements of the University Honors Program. The student will be required to complete new research in one of the disciplines of Engineering Mechanics, under the direction of a faculty member. The adequacy of the proposed project will be subject to the approval of the department Honors Committee.
The student will gain experience in the conduct of independent research as well as gain increased knowledge of their chosen subject. The work will be completed with the submission and presentation of an honors thesis.
To be eligible for registration in ENGM 499, a student must be a senior in engineering and be admitted to the University Honors Program.
You can get more information on the University Honors Program, including eligibility requirements, by visiting their website at: http://www.unl.edu/honors/
For more information about research opportunities, visit the individual professors' webpages. Also, you can contact Prof. Mehrdad Negahban, Chair of the Department's Undergraduate Education/Honors Committee.
Undergraduate Research Projects
Some ENGM faculty support undergraduate students, usually during the summer, to carry out undergraduate research projects. If you are interested in learning more about these possibilities, contact the faculty member with whom you would like to work.
Below is a sample of a summer research project.
Thermomechanical testing to characterize the behavior of cross-linked glassy polymers around their glass-transition temperature Advisor: M. Negahban The project involved the experimental and computer analysis of the thermomechanical behavior of an aircraft grade cross-linked acrylic. This project is one phase in a process intended to model the thermomechanical behavior of this polymer over a ran ge of temperatures which define its processing and service conditions. The long term goal would be to develop models which can be used in the computer simulation of processes used to manufacture products out of these materials. In particular, at the glass-transition temperature polymers start to rapidly soften and, as a result, go from a glass like material to a rubber like material. For this reason, many processing methods take advantage of this transition and heat the polymer to above the glass-transition for processing. The students were responsible for the setup, calibration and maintenance of the testing facility, were involved in preparation of samples and the completion of a set of mechanical experiments, were involved in the supervision of the development of grips, and conducted computer analysis of the experimental results. |
Engineering Mechanics as a Minor
A minor in Engineering Mechanics provides a student in another Engineering department (Civil, Industrial, Mechanical, etc.) with an opportunity to undertake additional studies in mechanics, beyond the Statics/Elastic Bodies/Dynamics sequence. Specifically, the student is required to take twelve (12) credits in Mechanics. These credits may overlap with the technical electives from the student's own department.
A minor in Mechanics is an officially recognized program by the University of Nebraska. The student's degree, upon graduation, would be appended with the title "Minor in Engineering Mechanics."
To obtain a minor in Mechanics, a student must complete a form (obtained from the Dean's office) which states that he/she is officially pursuing a minor in Engineering Mechanics. This form must be signed by the student's academic advisor and the Interim Chair of the Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dr. Joseph Turner.
For more information about available courses, see the Engineering Mechanics Department's lists of Undergraduate Courses and Graduate Courses.
Bachelor of Science in the Engineering Interdisciplinary Program
Because our technological society faces a variety of problems which encompass more than a single traditional discipline, this program was developed. The purpose is to combine a basic engineering program with any of the following areas:
- Physics
- Premedicine
- Prelaw
- Predentistry
- Business Administration
- Interdisciplinary
Questions regarding the undergraduate degree program in the interdisciplinary bachelor of science program should be directed to the College of Engineering or to Dr. Joseph Turner, Chair of the Department of Engineering Mechanics.
