Calendar: 1951-1952 Page 197

198 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Laboratory and Tutorial Work The laboratory work associated with the above four lecture courses occupies two half-days week throughout the Michaelmas and Lent terms One half-day week is devoted to tutorial work Students will in addition devote about half their time to an in- dividual experimental analytical or design problem on which they will be required to present report or thesis The William Siemens Laboratory The William Siemens יי Laboratory is open throughout the week to advanced students for purposes of research under the general direction of the Professor The main laboratory equipment constitutes comprehensive range of electrical machinery apparatus and measuring equipment illustrat- ing the principles of the generation transmission and utilisation of electrical power the applications of electricity in telecommunication and the principal methods of measurement employed in electrical engineering practice The power equipment comprises examples of the main types of and machines together with transformers rectifier equip- ment protective gear and metering equipment Measuring apparatus covers the normal range of and measurements the oscillo- graphic recording of transient phenomena and photometric measure- ments Equipment for the study of telecommunications and electronics covers the circuit principles of these subjects and measurements at audio and radio frequencies and also provides an introduction to high vacuum technique The research equipment of the department includes differential analyser for use in connection with problems on non-linear circuit phenomena ENGINEERING METALLURGY PART II Lecture Course in Engineering Metallurgy combined with Labora- tory Work is held during the Michaelmas and Lent terms Lectures The constitution and microstructure of the iron-carbon alloys and the principal non-ferrous alloys Detailed study of selected alloys including plain carbon steels alloy steels brasses bronzes aluminium alloys bearing metals The influence of mechanical and heat treatment on the structure and properties of these materials The investigation of defects and failures Specifications Laboratory Metallographic study of the alloys dealt with in the lectures including preparation of the necessary specimens Heat treatment