Introducing the New Revolutionary Structural Engineering Teaching System from Armfield

Ringwood, United Kingdom, January 26, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Armfield have been creating teaching equipment for higher education establishments for fifty years and are boldly making steps into a completely new area with the launch of a new range of teaching equipment. The ST10 and ST11 – Understanding Structural Behaviour range has been produced for the teaching of Structural Engineering and can change the way structural engineering is taught. These products are the first in this area for the company, taking current teaching apparatus firmly into the 21st century. The Armfield structures range takes students back to the very basics of structural engineering by showing them how to understand structural behaviour (USB).

Designed by Armfield’s team of engineers and with Dr. David Brohn, as technical collaborator, Armfield’s new ST10 will shape the way students learn the basic principles of Structural Engineering. The system is completely unique in the way it brings hardware and real time computer graphics together to enhance and clarify the learning experience.

The system features a range of precision-milled support elements and joints that are used to model complex structures on a grid attached to a 32” display. The structures are easy to assemble and can be pushed by hand, showing how the structure will react to different forces being applied. The carbon fibre elements create an exaggerated response and the model will bend and move enabling a visual analysis. When combined with the software, this same model can be used to show the bending moments, sheer, deflection and reactions of the structure on the screen behind the model. Using this method students gain a fantastic understanding of how structures behave under different forces.

The Armfield ST11 Instrumentation package adds a range of actuator and sensors to the system enabling enhanced control over the forces and the analysis. The accessories are attached to the software via a USB cable and can be controlled using the computer. The user is able to define the size, thickness, strength of the elements in the model and the actuators and sensors can deliver exact forces and provide accurate data for analysis.

Armfield are extremely proud of this amazing teaching device and expect it to be very popular in universities, and higher education establishments. The ease of use also makes this amazing package a perfect choice for schools and colleges too. The teaching of Structural Engineering will never be the same.

For more information please go to http://www.discoverarmfield.co.uk/data/st/
Note to Editors: Armfield Ltd, of Ringwood, England, has been making engineering teaching equipment for the last 50 years. Designed to train engineers of the future, Armfield teaching equipment covers a wide variety of subjects including Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Machines, Hydraulics and Hydrology, Water Treatment, Irrigation Water Management, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Internal Combustion Engines, Unit Operations, Process Control, Biochemical Engineering, Structural Engineering and Food Technology.

Armfield Ltd is a global company and supplies universities and higher education establishments all over the world. It prides itself on its communication, both pre and post sale and all its equipment comes with a two year extended warranty.

Further information from:
Russell Murray, Publicity Assistant
Armfield Ltd, Bridge House, West Street, Ringwood, BH24 1DY, UK
T +44 (0) 1425 478781 - F +44 (0) 1425 470916 - sales@armfield.co.uk
For more information on this new range including links to a promotional video:
www.discoverarmfield.co.uk/data/st

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