ASTM Standards in EngineeringEducation and Research

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ASTM standards in Engineering Education

• Various classes in engineering disciplines• Hands-on laboratory• Senior design capstone project• Requirement by ABET (Accreditation Board for

Engineering and Technology)

ASTM standards in Engineering Education

• Various classes in engineering disciplines• Hands-on laboratory• Senior design capstone project (electric car)• Requirement by ABET (Accreditation Board for

Engineering and Technology)

Material Testing and Selection

Before test

After test

• Tensile testing – ASTM D3039 • Flexural testing – ASTM D790• Impact testing – ASTM D256• Compression testing – ASTM D6641

Testing Results - Design

The results from the ASTM material testing are used in Determining:

• Frame layout• Frame shape • Frame dimension

Processing

ASTM D5868 –Lap shear testing

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ASTM standards in Research

• An extremely important tool for – characterization – testing– material development – product development– modeling and simulation

• Improvement/Development of standards

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