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Engineering Facilities and Equipment

The engineering programs are housed in the Engineering and Business (EBB) Building at the University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH. The space dedicated to the programs includes three teaching laboratories that are shared by the faculty for multiple courses and a machine shop.

Engineering Facilities and Equipment

  1. Engineering Computer Lab – EBB 201 (974 ft2)

    Equipment:

    Engineering Computer Laboratory containing 20 computers, one instructor station, laser printer, HP wide design jet printer, and two flat screen TVs. Engineering students can access the Computer Lab 24/7. 

    Software:

    AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor, SolidWorks, ANSYS, RISA 2D, RISA 3D, MATLAB, Abaqus, LSDYNA, Altair HyperWorks, EES, PTC Creo, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Working Model 2D, Mathematica, MS Office

    Availability:

    24/7

  2. Mechanical Systems Lab - EBB 102 (1300 ft2)

    Equipment:

    Statics and Dynamics Lab – Pulleys, trusses, strain gauges, data acquisition via Matlab, oscilloscopes, wave generators, modal hammer, rotary control system, eight computers

    Software:

    AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor, SolidWorks, ANSYS, RISA 2D, RISA 3D, MATLAB, Abaqus, LSDYNA, Altair HyperWorks, EES, PTC Creo, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Working Model 2D, Mathematica, MS Office

    Availability:

    Weekdays. Seniors have access 24/7 to work on their projects.

  3. Fluids and Thermal Sciences Lab - EBB 103 (1120 ft2)

    Equipment:

    Linear heat conduction test, radial heat conduction test, phase change test, flume test, wind tunnel, force of a jet, test, extended surface heat transfer, hydraulic bench, nine computers

    Software:

    AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor, SolidWorks, ANSYS, RISA 2D, RISA 3D, MATLAB, Abaqus, LSDYNA, Altair HyperWorks, EES, PTC Creo, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Working Model 2D, Mathematica, MS Office

    Availability:

    Weekdays. Seniors have access 24/7 to work on their projects.

  4. Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Lab and projects – separate building (1200 ft2)

    Equipment:

    Concrete cylinder and tensile splitting test machine, concrete mixer, capping equipment, triaxial test machine, sieve shaker, soil compactor, hydrometer jar bath, soil dispersion mixer.

    Software:

    None

    Availability:

    During Lab periods

  5. Mechanics and Materials Lab - EBB 113 (830 ft2)

    Equipment:

    Materials science, tensile testing, fatigue testing, torsion testing machine, hardness indentation, and furnaces, vibration shaker table, one computer, one laptop

    Software:

    AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor, SolidWorks, ANSYS, RISA 2D, RISA 3D, MATLAB, Abaqus, LSDYNA, Altair HyperWorks, EES, PTC Creo, Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Working Model 2D, Mathematica, MS Office

    Availability:

    During Lab periods

  6. Machine Shop and Fabrication Lab - EBB 116 (820 ft2)

    Equipment:

    Lathe, mill, welding equipment, cut-off saws

    Software:

    None

    Availability:

    During class period. Seniors have access 24/7 after safety instructions and training with equipment