Cincy Magazine: Shaking cars all in day's work in UC lab
Photo spread features UC's Structural Dynamics Research Lab
Cincinnati Magazine featured a University of Cincinnati lab that puts everyday objects to the test.
The magazine published a photo spread on UC's Structural Dynamics Research Laboratory in Rhodes Hall, where students study noise and vibration. The lab is part of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering in UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Cincinnati photographer Chris Von Holle captured the lab's echo-proof acoustic chamber and its road simulator.
The lab has worked with industry and government agencies, including NASA.
Featured image at top: UC professor emeritus Randall Allemang stands next to a vehicle chassis in the Structural Dynamics Research Lab in a 2016 file photo. Photo/Jay Yocis/UC Creative + Brand
UC professor emeritus Randall Allemang in a 2016 file photo kneels next to a device that studies vibration in the Structural Dynamics Research Laboratory. Photo/Jay Yocis/UC Creative + Brand
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