Resources
Equipment, software, and teaching tools the lab builds and shares.
Interactive mechanics applets
Single-file, browser-based simulations of the classic load cases of solid mechanics, built for teaching. Each applet runs directly in the browser, and each comes with a short derivation of the governing equations.
- Axial rod stretching (derivation, PDF)
- Cantilever beam bending (derivation, PDF)
- Shaft torsion (derivation, PDF)
- Shear beam (derivation, PDF)
- Euler buckling (derivation, PDF)
- Uniaxial plate stretching (derivation, PDF)
Code and software
We release the code behind our papers whenever we can. Code lives on our GitHub organisations: AIM-Imperial and, from our Houston years, UH-AIM.
- 3D-Printing-Volumetric-Knits - design and analysis code for 3D-printed knitted fabrics, from our PNAS paper.
Equipment
- Stratasys J35 Pro - multimaterial PolyJet 3D printer.
- Impulse magnetizer - pulse magnetisation of hard-magnetic materials.
- UR12e - collaborative six-axis robotic arm (Universal Robots).
More of the lab's fabrication and testing equipment is being catalogued. Please get in touch if you would like to use or discuss any of it.