Case Study 8
Custom-designed virtual experiment in fracture
mechanics in Mechanical Engineering
Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams
November 2008
Case Study 8: Custom-designed virtual experiment in fracture mechanics in Mechanical Engineering
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Title: Case Study 8: Custom-designed virtual experiment in fracture mechanics in
Mechanical Engineering
November 2008
Report of the Opening Scholarship Project funded by the Shuttleworth Foundation
Author: Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams
cheryl.hodgkinson-williams@uct.ac.za
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Contents
Acronyms and abbreviations ............................................................................................. 4
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5
Selection of this case study ............................................................................................... 6
Research methodology ...................................................................................................... 6
Custom-designed virtual experiment in Mechanical Engineering ................................... 6
Curriculum context............................................................................................................. 6
Pedagogical challenges .........................................................................