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Legacy Post: How Tensile Testing Works: A Brief Introduction to Material Strength Testing (Aug 2017)
A tensile test is a standard method used by material scientists and engineers to determine important material strength and ductility properties. For example, tensile tests can be used to measure the yield strength of a material, which is defined as the stress at which a material begins to deform plastically. Hill Engineering has ample experience…
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Even on vacation, it’s hard to pass up a visit to a science museum. Earlier this year, I had the chance to visit the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, England, one of the world’s first industrial cities. Cotton was the commodity that helped this city grow in the early 19th century, giving rise to…
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Hill Engineering will be presenting at the upcoming Annual 2017 Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, which is organized by the Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM). The conference will run from June 12, 2017 through June 15, 2017 and will be located in Indianapolis, IN. We invite you to come see us. We…
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The lives of Hill Engineering team members may be all about residual stress, but when it’s time to relieve stress, we’re taking it to the courts. The pickleball courts, that is. Hill Engineering’s Teresa and Ryan have taken their teamwork beyond the office and onto the realm of America’s hottest new pass-time. Along with Ryan’s…
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The Lincoln Award is named in honor of Dr. John W. (Jack) Lincoln, the U.S. Air Force’s first Technical Advisor for Aircraft Structural Integrity. An internationally recognized expert in structural integrity, fatigue analysis, and aviation safety, Dr. Lincoln is credited with developing the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) that is now institutionalized throughout the Air…
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In a recent blog post we discussed the question: what is residual stress. As a follow-up, today we are addressing the topic of residual stress calculation. Once you understand the concept of residual stress and are ready to account for its effect on material performance it’s important to quantify the residual stress that is present…
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ASM Handbooks has published a new chapter in Residual Stress Fundamentals, Volume 25A: The Contour Method for 2D Residual Stress Mapping. Authored by Michael Prime and Hill Engineering’s own Adrian DeWald, the chapter delivers an in-depth exploration of one of our most powerful and popular residual stress measurement techniques. Below is the abstract text: This…
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Hill Engineering, LLC, answering strong demand for its aircraft structural integrity, fatigue analysis and design, and residual stress engineering services, has opened a satellite office in Layton, UT. This new office will allow Hill Engineering to better connect and collaborate with our customers and partners in the local area and the broader aerospace community. Our…
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At Hill Engineering, our work is driven not just by technical rigor, but by the people behind it. While taking pride in delivering industry-leading solutions for residual stress measurement, we also believe in celebrating the passions that make our team unique! It just so happens to be my turn this time around! Last summer, I…
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A couple of Hill Engineering employees visited the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Tukwila, Washington recently. The museum sees over 500,000 visitors a year, and is the largest private, non-profit air and space museum in the world. Who knew that air- and spacecraft could be so interesting! The museum has over 175 flying…
