Although failure of material is not the only reason for bridge failures, it is a vital step for choosing the correct materials, the analysis of bridge design, and construction testing. Bridge members ...

Nathan Sick, a Hannibal-based geotechnical and construction materials testing engineer for Geotechnics, a division of Klingner & Associates, P.C. – is now a licensed Professional Engineer with the ...

Materials are a necessity for all engineering applications. Materials science and engineering seeks to understand the fundamental physical origins of material behavior in order to optimize properties ...

In order to measure the mechanical properties of materials in compression, tension, bending or torsion, a universal testing machine is utilized. This article outlines the two different types ...

This article is full of advice from my engineering experiences devising and constructing fixtures and test equipment for research and production. Perhaps in your position, you are called on less ...

Southern Research announced on Monday that a former employee, physicist James R. Tucker, is returning to the fold at the Birmingham non-profit's engineering division to serve as the director of ...

One material property that is widely used and recognized is the strength of a material. But what does the word "strength" mean? "Strength" can have many meanings, so let us take a closer look at what ...

Meet NASA Materials Engineer, Erick Ordoñez. Meet Materials Engineer, Erick Ordoñez. NASA materials engineer Erick Ordoñez explains how he makes sure that the materials NASA sends into space are ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Sandia National Laboratories have devised a new way to test microscopic sized samples of aeronautical materials at ultra-high ...

The graduate programs in materials science and engineering from Drexel Engineering engage you in learning and research at the forefront of materials science. Students graduate prepared for careers in ...

Have you ever wondered what your stuff is made of? Then materials science and engineering is the major for you! Cell phones, semiconductors, automobiles, airplanes, tennis rackets, bicycles, space ...

Materials engineers are at the forefront of nanotechnology, biomaterials and microelectronics, as well as traditional technical fields. A degree in this discipline equips you to analyze the structure ...