Mechanical testing of ultralightweight structures

这项建议是为控制液压机械试验机的计算机化设备。该机用于进行压缩、拉伸和弯曲实验，以及长时间的实验，以探索材料和结构的疲劳耐久性。该实验室的重点是对可用作飞机部件的超轻材料和结构进行实验。减轻重量对飞机设计越来越重要，因为更轻的飞机需要更少的燃料和更小的发动机，从而降低成本和对环境的影响。因此，加拿大成为轻型飞机设计领域的领先者将是非常有益的，这既是因为环境效益，也是因为它将给我们的航空航天工业带来国际竞争优势。

This proposal is for computerised equipment to control a hydraulic mechanical testing machine. This machine is used to run compression, tension and bending experiments, as well as long-duration experiments to probe the fatigue endurance of materials and structures. The focus in this laboratory is performing experiments on ultralightweight materials and structures which can be used as components in aircraft. Reducing weight is increasingly important to aircraft design because lighter aircraft require less fuel and smaller engines, reducing both cost and environmental impacts. Consequently it would be of great benefit to Canada to be a leader in the field of lightweight aircraft design, both because of the environmental benefits and because of the international competitive advantage it would bring to our aerospace industry.