Special Topics: Mechanics & Measurement

Catalog description

Designed for graduate or senior-level undergraduate students who plan to perform experiments, and theoretical or computational students who wish to understand the limitations of the experimental methods from which they are drawing their conclusions. Covers, among other topics: sampling, analog/digital devices, data acquisition, methods and their limitations for measuring force, displacement, temperature, etc., measurements in fracture and fatigue, data analysis and statistics including uncertainty analysis, and image analysis. Hands-on component to this course.