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EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERING.
Adjunct Professor Lapham.
Mr. Brown.
The courses are principally conducted in the laboratories, but lectures are
given to explain the manufacture of materials, the design and operation of
equipment, methods of testing, and the reasonable interpretation of the results.
550. Road Materials Testing. [Lapham and Assistant.]
2:30-4:30, M. W. F.
Samples of stone are tested for specific gravity, absorption, cementing
value, toughness, resistance to abrasion, and compressive strength. Asphalts
and tars for specific gravity, penetration, melting point, volatilization, viscosity,
fixed carbon, etc. (Spring.)
560. Structural Materials Testing. [Lapham and Assistant.]
9:30-12:30, 2:30-4:30, W. F.
Standard tests for Portland cement; tests of fine and coarse aggregates;
proportioning of concrete by sieve analysis and Fuller's curve; compression
tests of cement, mortar, and concrete; tension, compression, and torsion tests
of metals; transverse tests of timber and cast iron; autographic testing. The
Standards of the American Society for Testing Materials are used as a guide
and reference. (Fall.)
561. Structural Materials Testing. [Lapham and Assistant.]
9:30-12:30, W. or F.
This course is similar to Engrg. 560, but is arranged to cover part of
the work in a shorter time. (For Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.)
(Fall.)
570. Fuel and Oil Testing. [Lapham and Assistant.]
9:30-12:30, 2:30-4:30, W. F.
Standard methods for sampling coal; determination of the heating value
of coal by the bomb calorimeter, with a study of the cooling correction; proximate
analysis of coal; the heating value of gas by the Junker calorimeter;
determination of viscosity, flash point, chill point, and specific gravity of oils;
the coefficient of friction for lubricants. (Winter.)
571. Fuel and Oil Testing. [Lapham and Assistant.]
9:30-12:30, W. or F.
This course includes the tests for oil given in Engrg. 570, and a brief study
of coal testing. (For Civil Engineers.) (Winter.)
580. Hydraulic Testing. [Lapham and Assistant.]
9:30-12:30, 2:30-4:30, W. F.
The measurement of the flow of water by standard orifices and weir
notches; calibration of a piston meter; tests of the Venturi meter; determination
of the coefficient of friction for pipe and pipe elbows; economy and
capacity tests of pumps. (Spring.)
590. Power Testing. [Lapham.]
10:30-1:30, Th. S.
The calibration and adjustment of gauges; calibration of thermometers,
planimeters, and indicators; valve setting; determination of clearances; flue
steam engine; tests of a gasoline engine; test of the University Power Plant
boilers. (Fall.)
591. Power Testing. [Lapham.]
10:30-1:30, Th. S.
This course is a continuation of Engrg. 590. Complete test of a steam
engine; guarantee test of a steam turbine with method for correcting to
standard conditions; turbine tests; tests of an air compressor; tests of a
centrifugal blower. The Power Test Code of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers is used throughout. (Winter.)
Thesis. [Lapham].
Advanced work in the testing of materials and equipment is offered to men
who are considered competent to undertake it. The work is largely independent
and may be substituted for the thesis.
Engineering Reports. [Lapham.]
Instruction is given in the arrangement of material, its presentation by
tables and curves, and in computing with the slide rule and by logarithms.
Preliminary reports are required for each separate test. The final report covers
a series of tests corresponding to the usual commercial or research investigation,
and must meet the standards of professional practice.
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