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Web‐Based Interactive Courseware for Structural Steel Design Using Java

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: The recent resurgence of the World Wide Web and Internet technologies has provided fresh opportunities to enhance the educational environment. Issues in developing courseware for Web-based education and potential solutions are discussed. Building on the synergistic human-machine approach of interactive computer-aided design developed by Adeli in 1987, a new Web-based approach and courseware are presented to complement teaching of structural steel design. The courseware has been developed in Java, an object-oriented, platform-independent computer language. Example applets for interactive design of beams and different types of connections are presented. The user can modify or limit any design parameter and request a new design without the need to start all over again. This is an effective tutorial feature considering the open-ended nature of the design problems. The student can find the answers to a lot of what-if scenarios in a very short period of time. Not only does this boost the learning experience in the design course significantly, but it also makes it more interesting.

Source: Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

DOI: 10.1111/0885-9507.00180

Authors: Hojjat Adeli, Hongjin Kim

Institution: The Ohio State University

Language: English

Topic: Experimental Learning in Engineering

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,230