Students and Faculty Working Through a Real-World Engineering Simulation (Updated last month)

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• Identifier: TP-ATA-1835
• Context: <p><strong>The Devices:</strong></p> <h5><strong><strong style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="228" data-end="266">1. Universal Testing Machine (UTM)</strong><span style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;"> &ndash; On the left</span></strong></h5> <ul> <li style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="281" data-end="407"> <p data-start="283" data-end="407">The tall vertical frame with two vertical columns is a mechanical testing press, likely a Universal Testing Machine.</p> </li> <li style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="408" data-end="527"> <p data-start="410" data-end="433">These are used to test:</p> <ul data-start="436" data-end="527"> <li data-start="436" data-end="458"> <p data-start="438" data-end="458">Tensile strength</p> </li> <li data-start="461" data-end="478"> <p data-start="463" data-end="478">Compression</p> </li> <li data-start="481" data-end="527"> <p data-start="483" data-end="527">Bending (flexural strength) of materials</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="528" data-end="666"> <p data-start="530" data-end="666">The central clamping section is holding a sample beam or structural member, and the men appear to be setting up or measuring a test.</p> </li> </ul> <h5><strong style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="681" data-end="723">2. Dial Force Gauge or Analog Recorder</strong><span style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;"> &ndash; On the right</span></h5> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="739" data-end="871"> <p data-start="741" data-end="807">The large circular dial is a <strong data-start="770" data-end="789">force indicator</strong>&mdash;likely measuring:</p> <ul data-start="810" data-end="871"> <li data-start="810" data-end="830"> <p data-start="812" data-end="830">Pounds-force (lbf)</p> </li> <li data-start="833" data-end="856"> <p data-start="835" data-end="856">Kilograms-force (kgf)</p> </li> <li data-start="859" data-end="871"> <p data-start="861" data-end="871">Or Newtons</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="872" data-end="985"> <p data-start="874" data-end="985">This would track how much force is being applied to the specimen and at what point it yields, bends, or breaks.</p> </li> <li style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="986" data-end="1055"> <p data-start="988" data-end="1055">It&rsquo;s part of the <strong data-start="1005" data-end="1043">feedback and data recording system</strong> of the UTM.</p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h5 style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1062" data-end="1115"><strong data-start="1070" data-end="1115">3. Tubing and small components being held</strong></h5> <ul style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1116" data-end="1308"> <li data-start="1116" data-end="1308"> <p data-start="1118" data-end="1191">The hose and instrumentation the two men are examining likely connect to:</p> <ul data-start="1194" data-end="1308"> <li data-start="1194" data-end="1213"> <p data-start="1196" data-end="1213"><strong data-start="1196" data-end="1213">Strain gauges</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="1216" data-end="1246"> <p data-start="1218" data-end="1246"><strong data-start="1218" data-end="1246">Displacement transducers</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="1249" data-end="1308"> <p data-start="1251" data-end="1308">Or an <strong data-start="1257" data-end="1283">air/hydraulic actuator</strong> embedded in the specimen</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1310" data-end="1447">They&rsquo;re possibly measuring <strong data-start="1337" data-end="1359">strain deformation</strong>, or they might be <strong data-start="1378" data-end="1408">setting up instrumentation</strong> to monitor micro-movements under load.</p> <h5 style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1310" data-end="1447"><strong>The People:&nbsp;</strong></h5> <p style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1310" data-end="1447">&nbsp;The man on the left is adjusting or securing <strong data-start="1542" data-end="1561">instrumentation</strong> to the test sample.</p> <ul style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1495" data-end="1828"> <li data-start="1582" data-end="1728"> <p data-start="1584" data-end="1728">The man on the right is <strong data-start="1608" data-end="1638">closely observing the dial</strong>&mdash;likely verifying system zeroing, or watching how force behaves as the setup is finalized.</p> </li> <li data-start="1729" data-end="1828"> <p data-start="1731" data-end="1828">The third person (slightly obscured) seems to be guiding or holding part of the equipment steady.</p> </li> </ul> <p style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1830" data-end="1895">This looks like a <strong data-start="1848" data-end="1874">collaborative lab test</strong>, possibly involving:</p> <ul style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="1896" data-end="2004"> <li data-start="1896" data-end="1931"> <p data-start="1898" data-end="1931">Structural engineering principles</p> </li> <li data-start="1932" data-end="1960"> <p data-start="1934" data-end="1960">Material science education</p> </li> <li data-start="1961" data-end="2004"> <p data-start="1963" data-end="2004">or Aerospace/mechanical component testing</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="2018" data-end="2039">Academic context:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="2157" data-end="2228"> <p data-start="2159" data-end="2228">A high-stakes moment in a <strong data-start="2185" data-end="2228">destructive or fatigue testing exercise</strong></p> </li> <li style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" data-start="2229" data-end="2306"> <p data-start="2231" data-end="2306">Students or faculty working through a <strong data-start="2269" data-end="2306">real-world engineering simulation</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Credits:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Some technical descriptions and historical interpretations were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h5>&nbsp;</h5>
• Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
• Type: Still Image
• Format: Negative
• Source: San Francisco State University Archives
• Rights: Public