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I'm worried about overwhelming myself. On top of my personal life and hobbies, I have day to day work tasks, I'm learning a completely new industry, and I'm trying to learn 1000 new topics...
Just recently, I started a job as an engineer/draftsman with a company that is in the aerospace industry. I have always wanted to work in aerospace and I finally got my foot in the door. This is a small company that has been around for decades and is in a very small niche. They are somewhat old...
These are going to be panels going into an aircraft. The final panel sizes will range from 3' x 3' to 5' x 5'. The mounting locations on the test rig will differ from those in the field.
The idea or goal of these tests is to come up with the optimal material and layering configuration to reduce...
I'm looking to improve the sound dampening characteristics of a structural panel and would like to build a testing setup to analyze changes made to the panel structure and layering.
The idea is to have a setup that is capable of testing small 12" x 12" sections of paneling.
I'm not really sure...