HEAVY MACHINERY LABORATORY

This building is similar to the adjacent Engineering I Building and

is also built in the Brazilian style. Completed in 1958, the building

was extended in 1982 to include facilities for the Departments of

Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering. Facilities include a

wind tunnel for the testing of the aerodynamics of prototype aircraft

by Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. Heavy current

laboratories allow Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering

to conduct experiments on power systems, electrical drives and

power electronics. A fuel cell research facility is also available. The

facilities for Civil Engineering include a timber laboratory, concrete

laboratory and specialist geotechnical laboratory for experimental

work and research on construction materials. Full scale structural

testing is conducted on the heavy test floor that was constructed

adjacent to the building in the 1990s.

 

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