A sturdy, lightweight, powerful clamp, but without bolts or rivets... a dream. A one-piece switch? Let's see! A 25m2 panel that fits into 1m3? Powder, perhaps? Yet all these technical promises have ...

When Asst. Teaching Prof. Jonathan Perez de Alderete took the Introduction to Mechanical Engineering course at UMass Lowell as an undergraduate student 13 years ago, he learned how to build a windmill ...

Mechanical engineering is one of the most diverse branches of engineering, and it involves the design and analysis of machines, structures, and materials by applying the principles of physics and ...

Gain an understanding of mechanical principles and the functioning of various machines and mechanisms used in engineering applications. Students will learn fundamental skills and knowledge by studying ...

Factors influencing the proportioning of machine elements: stresses, deformations, and failure criteria as applied to shafts, springs, belts, bearings, gears. Design of Elements is a required course ...

An age-old engineering problem: how do you precisely measure the forces that act between two components inside a machine or, for example, on the sail of a boat without drilling holes or sticking on a ...

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