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Materials and Structures
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) offers research and development services in materials sciences, structural and mechanical systems, engineering mechanics, and ballistics through the Mechanical Engineering Division. The division also undertakes a variety of assignments for governmental agencies, including the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy, Transportation, and Interior, NASA, NOAA, the Bureau of Mines, the Coast Guard, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Areas of research include:
- Materials
Sciences
- Materials Processing
- Mechanical Metallurgy
- Failure Analysis and Prevention
- Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking
- Polymers and Polymer Composites
- Ion Implantation and Ion Beam-Assisted Deposition
- Applied Biomaterials
- Engineering
Mechanics
- Mechanical Properties
- Analytical Fracture Mechanics
- Experimental Fracture Mechanics
- Ballistic Sciences
- Computational Mechanics
- Reliability and Risk Assessment
- Structural
Reliability
- Aerospace Structures
- Highway and Roadside Structures
- Transmission and Distribution Pipelines
- Oil and Gas Production
- Industrial Hazards
- Structural
Design and Fabrication
- Marine Systems
- Hyperbaric Chambers
- Protective Structures
- Welding and Fabrication Technology
- Specialized Equipment
- Supporting
Technologies and Facilities
- Nondestructive Evaluation
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control Program
- Machine Shop
- Library Facilities
- Computer Facilities
- Short Courses
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