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Structural Engineering Department
The Structural Engineering
Department in the Mechanical Engineering Division offers a
full range of design, analysis, testing and fabrication services for
structural components and mechanical systems. The department has about
70 staff members.
The experience of our staff, our computational
resources, and our extensive test facilities are used by a variety of commercial
and government clients in the marine, offshore, highway and rail-based
transportation systems, electronics, telecommunications and aerospace
industries.
Hal Burnside, Ph.D., P.E., Director
Tim Fey, P.E., Assistant Director
Joe Cardinal,
P.E., Staff Engineer
- Aerospace Structures
focuses on the development and life management of structures with
particular emphasis on all sizes and types of aerospace vehicles.
- Test
and Evaluation provides performance evaluation of products and
equipment in ocean simulation test chambers that range in pressures to
30,000 psig and sizes up to 90 inches in diameter.
- Marine Structures
and Engineering performs systems design, analysis, fabrication and
test programs emphasizing the technologies in the marine and offshore
petroleum industries.
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Structural
Dynamics and
Product Assurance carries out design,
analysis and testing of
mechanical systems with emphasis on systems subject to acoustic and
dynamic loading. Additionally, handles research, development and
independent testing services to ensure the functionality, structural
integrity and environmental and electromagnetic compatibility of systems
and components subjected to normal and adverse operating environments.
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Aviation Systems Engineering consolidates SwRI aviation activities
to provide the Army with a solid support infrastructure at the SwRI
Redstone Arsenal office in Huntsville, Ala. The group primarily supports
legacy aircraft in an engineering/logistics services capacity, providing
solutions for the Army’s aging aircraft.
Accreditations and Certifications
Mechanical Engineering Division
SwRI Technical Divisions
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