Materials Testing Examples

[collected from various research and consulting projects around campus]

Wood Flexure -- Personnel: Bryce Barton -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: October 24, 2007
T-Nut Comparison -- Personnel: Jeff Thomas for Legget and Platt -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: February 2, 2005
Drive Belt Comparison for Formula SAE Car -- Personnel: Matt Giaraffa and Simon Dirnberger -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: November 23, 2004
Solar Car Wheel Loads -- Personnel: Tessa Russell and Doug Carroll -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: November 19, 2004
Structural Insulated Panels -- Personnel: Ahamed Shabeer -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: October 17, 2003
Chain and Hooks -- Personnel: Jeff Thomas for Ramsay Scientific -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: April 18, 2003
Sappington Bridge -- Personnel: MS&T researchers -- Location: Franklin County, Missouri -- Date: March 10 and 23, 2002
Martin Spring Bridge -- Personnel: Civil Engineering Department researchers -- Location: Phelps County, Missouri -- Date: February 13, 2002
Torsion of Rear Half-Shaft on Formula SAE Car -- Personnel: James Craig, Doug Stroud, Eric Grelle, David Pugh -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: October 19, 2000
Flexure of 57% E-Glass Fibers in Polyester Matrix -- Personnel: Francisco Micelli -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: October 6, 2000
Buckling of Cold-Formed Steel C-Sections with Hole -- Personnel: Stewart Bauer -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: August 23, 2000
Furniture Fasteners -- Personnel: Jeff Thomas for Benee's Toys -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: April 28 & June 5, 2000
Buckling of Cold-Formed Steel Columns -- Personnel: Stewart Bauer -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: April 5-6, 2000
Comparison of Fiber Optic and Foil Strain Gages for use in Composite Bridges -- Personnel: Virgil Zetterlind -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: April 5, 2000
Flexure Testing of Kevlar-Magnesium Oxide Composite -- Personnel: Vanessa Kohlhepp -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: March 28, 2000
Plastic Covers for Steel Fence Posts -- Personnel: Jeff Thomas for Royco -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: January 31 - February 4, 2000
Flexure Testing of Glass Fibers -- Personnel: Razvan Stefan -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: January 18-20, 2000
Flexure Testing of Wood-Fiberglass Composites -- Personnel: Troy Williams -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: November 30, 1999
Compression Testing of Springs -- Personnel: Jeff Thomas -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: November 23, 1999
Compression Testing of Concrete Columns -- Location: Engineering Research Laboratory -- Date: November 11, 1999
Flexure Testing of Concrete T-Beams -- Personnel: Stephen Gose and Prakash Kumar -- Location: Engineering Research Laboratory -- Date: November 11, 1999
Cold-Formed Steel Trusses -- Personnel: Stewart Bauer and Roger LaBoube -- Location: Engineering Research Laboratory -- Date: November 11, 1999
Compression of Children's Chairs -- Personnel: Jeff Thomas for Benee's Toys -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: July 29, 1999
Recycled Plastic Lumber -- Personnel: Jeff Thomas for Double Eagle Products -- Location: Materials Testing Laboratory -- Date: January 5-12, 1999