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.

	Department Capabilities

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.
   
• 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.