A Revision of the Engineering Materials Course to Include Study of Structural and Electronics Materials Using ComputerAided Mechanical Properties Testing

该项目极大地提高了学生进行力学性能和结构性能定量评价的能力，为工程材料课程提供了新的方向。一台计算机控制的Instron试验机将允许在各种载荷条件下（例如，拉伸、压缩、弯曲和循环）对大量扩展的材料进行更详细的定量研究。

This project gives new direction to the engineering materials course by greatly enhancing the students ability to engage in quantitative evaluation of mechanical and structural properties. A computer-controlled Instron tester will allow for the more detailed quantitative study of a greatly expanded set of materials under a variety of load conditions (e.g., tension, compression, flexure, and cyclic).