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Science & Mathematics
Subtopic
Engineering
Do-It-Yourself
Engineering
Course Guidebook
Professor Stephen Ressler
United States Military Academy
at West Point
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STEPHEN RESSLER,
PH.D., P.E.,
DIST.M.ASCE
Professor Emeritus
United States Military Academy at West Point
S
tephen Ressler is Professor Emeritus from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where
he taught for 21 years. He earned a bachelor of science degree from West Point, master’s and Ph.D.
degrees in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University, and a master of strategic studies degree from the
U.S. Army War College. Professor Ressler is a registered professional engineer in the commonwealth of
Virginia. He is also an amateur artist and craftsman who created all of the physical models and most of
the computer models and graphics used in this course.
Professor Ressler served for 34 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and retired at the rank of brigadier general in 2013. He served in a variety of military engineering
assignments in the United States, Europe, and Central Asia, including 21 years as a member of the
West Point faculty. At West Point, Professor Ressler taught courses in engineering mechanics, structural
analysis, structural design, construction management, professional practice, and civil engineering
history. In 2007, he deployed to Afghanistan to develop a civil engineering program for the newly
created National Military Academy of Afghanistan in Kabul. In that capacity, he designed the civil
engineering curriculum, hired the first cohort of Afghan faculty, and developed 2 laboratory facilities.
Professor Ressler has focused his scholarly work and professional service in the area of engineering
education. He has written more than 80 scholarly papers on teaching techniques, faculty development,
curriculum assessment, engineering outreach to primary and secondary schools, engineering
accreditation, and information technology. Professor Ressler’s work has earned 9 Best Paper Awards
from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and 1 from the American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Professor Ressler was the creator and director of the West Point Bridge Design Contest, a nationwide
Internet‑based engineering competition that engaged more than 50,000 middle school and high school
students between 2001 and 2016. He is also a developer and principal instructor for the Excellence in
Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshop, a landmark faculty development program
sponsored by ASCE. The workshop has provided rigorous teacher training to more than 500 civil
engineering faculty members from more than 200 colleges and universities over the past 14 years.
Professor Ressler has won numerous national awards for engineering education and service. From
ASCE, he received the President’s Medal, the ExCEEd Leadership Award, and the John I. Parcel‑Leif
J. Sverdrup Civil Engineering Management Award. ASCE also named him a distinguished member in
2005. From ASEE, Professor Ressler received the George K. Wadlin Distinguished Service Award, the
Professor Biography
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Distinguished Educator Award, and the Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award. In 2017, he was named
a fellow of ASEE. Professor Ressler also received the Society of American Military Engineers’ Bliss Medal
for Outstanding Contributions to Engineering Education, the American Association of Engineering
Societies’ Norm Augustine Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Communications, the
Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware, and the EDUCOM Medal for
application of information technology in education.
Professor Ressler was named one of
Engineering News‑Record’s
Top 25 Newsmakers who served
construction in 2000. In 2011, he received ASCE’s highest award—the Outstanding Projects and
Leaders Award, which is presented to only 5 of ASCE’s 140,000 members each year.
Professor Ressler’s other Great Courses are
Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily
Life; Understanding Greek and Roman Technology: From Catapult to the Pantheon;
and
Understanding the
World’s Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Professor Biography
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Disclaimer
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Project Descriptions
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GUIDES
Project 1
Golf Ball Launcher
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Lesson 1 » Why DIY Engineering?
Project 2
Cardboard Tower
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15
Lesson 2 » Exploring the Science of Structure
Lesson 3 » Design and Build a Cardboard Tower
Project 3
Beam Bridge
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38
Lesson 4 » Bridging with Beams
Project 4
Suspension Bridge
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Lesson 5 » Make a Suspension Bridge
Project 5
Concrete Sailboat
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Lesson 6 » Design a Concrete Sailboat
Lesson 7 » Set Sail!
Project 6
Radio-Controlled Blimp
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104
Lesson 8 » Make a Radio-Controlled Blimp
Project 7
Rubber-Powered Airplane
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Lesson 9 » Exploring Aerodynamics
Lesson 10 » Build a Model Airplane
Lesson 11 » Take Flight!
Project 8
Rubber-Powered Helicopter
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Lesson 12 » Build a Model Helicopter
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