Mechanical Laboratory. [Thornton and Hancock].
In this course the student verifies in the laboratory the more important
data and conclusions of the theoretical courses. The work is
divided as below:
Fall Term.—Testing the Materials of Construction; including tensile
and compressive tests of wires, rods, and bars for strength and elasticity;
transverse tests of timber and cast iron; torsional tests of metals; and
tensile and compressive tests of cements and mortars, stones and bricks
and concrete.
Winter Term.—Friction and Lubricants; including experiments on
sliding friction, journal friction and belt friction; on the viscosity and
density of lubricants; and on the friction of machines.
Spring Term.—Hydraulic Laboratory; including measurements of
efflux from orifices and weir notches, the experimental study of pipe
friction, and the determination of the specific gravities of the materials of
engineering. Practical exercises in stream gauging are also required.
Hours, 10-1, Saturday.
