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Applied Experimental Mechanics Laboratory

materials laboratoryThe Mechanics Laboratory, located in Knoy Hall, Room 106, has approximately 1,200 square feet and will accommodate 16-24 students. This laboratory serves:

  • MET 211 (Applied Strength of Materials).
  • MET 311 (Experimental Strength of Materials),
  • MET 313 (Applied Fluid Mechanics),
  • MET 317 (Machine Diagnostics).

Equipment includes: universal test machines, fatigue test equipment, torsion test equipment, photo-elastic stress analysis equipment, electronic strain gauge instrumentation, vibration monitoring and analysis instrumentation, balancing instrumentation, sound level meter, data acquisition and recording equipment, and supporting computers.