Laboratories
The department maintains several well-equipped laboratories thatprimarily used for graduate and undergraduate education.
- ME Solid Mechanics Laboratory (KH 244)
- ME Thermo-Fluids Laboratory (KH 150)
- Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Laboratory(KH 124)
- Manufacturing and Automation Laboratory (KH 116)
- Experimental Mechanics and Composite MaterialsLaboratory (KH 128)
- Material Science Laboratory (KH 104)
- ME Software Laboratory (KH 240)
- ME Design Laboratory (KH 127)
ME Solid Mechanics Laboratory (KH 244)
Solid mechanics laboratory houses several machines for measuring the mechanical properties of a variety of materials. It is equipped with a computerized data acquisition system for recording and analysis of data. Recent additions are experiments in non-destructive evaluation of materials and composites. This laboratory is primarily used by sophomores and juniors.
ME Thermo-Fluids Laboratory (KH 150)
This laboratory has a variety of equipment for making quantitative as well qualitative measurement of fluid flow properties. It is equipped with several low speed wind tunnels, and a water tunnel.
The emphasis is on application of commonly used software such as LabVIEW for data acquisition and analysis. This laboratory is primarily used by juniors and seniors.
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Laboratory (KH 124)
It is maintained by the College of Engineering and Technology (located in Kaufman Hall 124), and is dedicated to computer aided design activities. The laboratory contains 10 ultra (UNIX based) workstations connected to an ultra-60 server. The laboratory is also being refurbished with 10 state of the art personal computers. The software presently in the laboratory include: MSC/NASTRAN, P3/PATRAN, and Pro-Engineer.
Manufacturing and Automation Laboratory (KH 116)
This laboratory houses robotics and rapid prototyping equipment for design and manufacture of industrial parts. The laboratory has an array of equipment, including computers that permit users to take a product from conceptual design stage to actual fabrication in a series of quick steps.
The laboratory is used by senior students in their project design and management courses, and by graduate student for their research.
Experimental Mechanics and Composite Material Laboratory (KH 128)
This is a graduate teaching and research laboratory and houses transmission and reflection polariscopes, an MTS material testing system with data acquisition, facilities for low and high temperature testing of materials, and a dark room for photography. The laboratory has facilities for composites related work, such as a diamond saw, acid digestion and moisture absorption.
Material Science Laboratory (KH 104)
Material Science is concerned with relating the properties of a material to its microstructure. This laboratory has been designed to perform this function by studying various aspects of structure ranging from atomic consideration to those which can be observed by the unaided eye. A collection of components which have failed in service is utilized for the general purpose of improving mechanical design. In addition to the usual geometric concerns, these components are used to illustrate the importance of materials selection with respect to alloy composition, mechanical processing, heat treatment, and fabrication. Microscopes, metallographic preparing equipment and testing facilities appropriate for this endeavor are available for use in the laboratory.
ME Software Laboratory (KH 240)
The main purpose of this laboratory is to utilize software applications in Mechanical Engineering. The laboratory is available to undergraduate and graduate students 24 hours a day.
ME Design Laboratory ( KH 127)
This laboratory serves both seniors and graduate students who work on their capstone senior design project or graduate projects. The laboratory is well equipped with state of the art computers and software such as Solid-Works. The laboratory is also used for implementing many industry sponsored design projects.
For more information, contact The Department Of Mechanical Engineering