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Applications of experimental mechanics to plant fabricating-equipment problems

Authors present survey of experiences in the application of experimental procedures to the analysis and solution of plant-equipment problems to illustrate practical value of this approach

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Representative field projects are described to illustrate different uses made of experimental-measurement techniques in problems relating to fabricating equipment and production processes in Alcoa plants. Typical areas of application for this work covered in the paper are: establishing optimum adjustment of equipment, determining forces for fabricating operations; determining strength and behavior of equipment; developing load-monitoring and control systems for fabricating equipment.

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  1. Engineering Design Division, Alcoa Research Laboratories, New Kensington, Pa

    R. S. Barker (Research Engineer) & R. F. Young

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Barker, R.S., Young, R.F. Applications of experimental mechanics to plant fabricating-equipment problems. Experimental Mechanics 7, 19A–25A (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326332

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