Built in 1939, this Lab now supports a broad range of Structural and Materials Development activities. Application is to Advanced Aircraft and Aerospace Structures. During World War II it contributed to the development and validation of aircraft structure designs. Research conducted here now includes the development, fabrication, and characterization of advanced materials and the development of novel structural concepts. Static testing, environmental testing, and material fabrication and analysis are performed.
Emphasis is on the development of structural mechanics technology and advanced structural concepts.
This facility contains test equipment capable of applying up to 1.2 million pounds of static load.