Division By Zero

Division By Zero is a team of mechanical engineering students at the University of Nevada, Reno who designed, fabricated, tested, and validated a prototype mobile load frame as their senior Capstone project during the 2017-2018 academic year. Team members are Brandon Josifko, Alex Barry, Michal Powell, Uriah Valentine, and Chris Wade.

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The project was sponsored by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and won the 2018 Owen Stedham Best Capstone Project Award for the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Nevada, Reno.

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The load frame is a half-scale prototype with a tested load capacity of 15,000 lb applied via a hydraulic cylinder attached to a vertically adjustable crosshead. Design selection, modeling, and engineering analysis lasted 6 months with fabrication and testing completed in 2 months.