New Structural Mechanics Laboratory

Associate Professor of the Practice Joseph Nadeau has upgraded the mechanics lab to expand hands-on laboratory capabilities for a whole range of structural mechanics courses including EGR75L Mechanics of Solids, CE131L Matrix Structural Design and CE134L Metallic Structures. The upgrade features a new bench-mountedTQ’s Structures Test frame and six experimental modules, including additional hardware and software. This lab upgrade moves the student experience from simple testing and theoretical work into hands-on exploration of stress, strain, deflections, buckling, bending, and torsion on engineered systems. The experimental system allows students to virtually model a structure and then compare that theory to the actual behavior of the structure under stress.