Coming Up: Seattle's Montlake Bridge
2010.05.09
On Friday, June 11th, the Seattle Chapter will be taking a tour of the Montlake Bridge (map) near the University of Washington campus. A bridge may not seem like it is very dependent upon mass properties or weight engineering, but the Montlake Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge. A bascule (a French term for seesaw) bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or “leaf,” throughout the entire swing which provides clearance for boats to pass through. Read More...
Inertia Envelope Creation
2010.04.28
With the 69th Annual International Conference on Mass Properties Engineering less than a month away, members of Boeing’s Weight Engineering department were given the opportunity to hear a presentation on inertia envelopes. Two engineers within the Mass Properties team at Boeing, Pat Mitchell and Al Balliett, have co-authored a paper on inertia envelope creation that will be presented during this year’s conference in Virginia Beach, VA. Read More...
UW Wind Tunnel
2010.03.15
The Seattle Chapter visited the University of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory's Kirsten Wind Tunnel. The wind tunnel, operated as an adjunct to the University's department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is a 8 ft x 12 ft low-speed tunnel with wind speeds up to 200 mph. Read More...