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Caption: Course Catalog - 1895-1896
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Ob COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS The courses in theoretical and applied mechanics are designed to meet the needs of students of the College of Engineering. INSTRUCTION Training is given in the principles of the subject and in the applications , and methods used in engineering design and construction. The text-book work is supplemented by lectures and reading. Stress is placed on the solution of engineering problems involving discrimination in the use of data and in the statement of conditions. Experimental work and investigation in the laboratory of applied mechanics is a part of the regular instruction. Opportunity is also given for advanced laboratory investigation for thesis and special work. EQUIPMENT The Laboratory of Applied Mechanics is located in the Engineering Laboratory. It comprises the materials laboratory and the hydraulic laboratory. The materials laboratory has an Olsen testing machine of 200,000 pounds capacity, arranged to test beams twenty feet long; a Riehle testing machine of 100,000 pounds capacity; a smaller apparatus for testing beams, a Riehle wire-testing machine, extensometers, and deflectometers, a stone-grinding machine, a rattler for abrasion tests of stone and brick, with other apparatus for making all necessary measurements and observations, etc. The laboratory is fitted up as a working laboratory where students may acquire such practice in experimental work as engineers are called upon to perform, as well as for the purpose of illustrating principles, and also for use in original investigation. The ordinary work includes testing metals, wooden beams, cement briquettes, stone, and brick. The hydraulic laboratory contains elevated tank and stand-pipe, steam pump for giving high pressure, tanks' for measuring flow of water, pressure gauges, meters, water motor, turbine, and other apparatus for experiments with orifices, weirs, pipes, nozzles, etc. Experiments are made in connection with the regular class instruction.
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