Equipment for Innovative/Creative Laboratory Experiences

该项目的目标是为高年级本科生提供创新和创造性的实验室体验。实验室课程将进行重组，介绍固体/流体/热科学的实验方法，包括数据采集/处理、误差分析和报告撰写。一门新的高级课程将强调开放式项目，并将指导开发解决问题的技术，而不是敷衍了事的测试设备操作。新设备包括一个柜式X射线无损检测系统，一个双通道超声脉冲发生器/接收器和一个快速双通道数字化仪，一个摄像机和图像采集卡，以允许以可视输出进行数字化实验，以及一台台式计算机来控制和收集数据。这些设备与现有设施相结合，将为学生提供调查固体力学和材料科学当前问题的机会。

The goal of this project is to provide an innovative and creative laboratory experience for senior undergraduate students. Laboratory courses will be restructured to provide an introduction to experimental methods in solid/fluid/thermal sciences including data acquisition/processing, error analysis, and report writing. A new senior level course will emphasize open-ended projects and will be directed toward developing problem solving techniques rather than perfunctory test equipment manipulation. The new equipment includes a cabinet model X-ray NDI system, a two channel ultrasonic pulser/receiver and a fast two channel digitizer, a video camera and frame grabber to allow digitizing experiments with visual outputs, and a desktop computer to control and gather data. The equipment when coupled with the existing facilities will provide the opportunity for students to investigate current problems of solid mechanics and material science.