This project introduces computer assisted testing of materials into the Civil and Mechanical Engineering curricula at this institution. The laboratory that supports this project includes a Tinius Olsen Universal Testing Machine with an integrated microcomputer. This equipment not only permits students to carry on many experiments in a given lab period, but, because of the automated data acquisition and display capabilities of the equipment, students gain a greater intuitive feel for the behavior of materials. This award is being matched by an equal sum from the grantee.
