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| Title: | Frocht, Max Mark. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | circa 1930s-1964 |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 151 |
| Size: | 5.5 linear feet (11 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Max Mark Frocht was an educator and researcher in experimental mechanics. He was an authority on photoelasticity, a method used to visualize stress distribution in materials. His two volume work, Photoelasticity, is a classic text in the field. This collection documents Max Mark Frocht's work as a researcher and educator. The Max Mark Frocht Papers include manuscripts of his major works; technical illustrations including proofs, photographic reproductions and original drawings; technical reports to the United States Army; teaching materials; calculations and notes. |
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Max Mark Frocht was an educator and researcher in experimental mechanics. He was an authority on photoelasticity, a method used to visualize stress distribution in materials. Photoelastic methods are used in engineering for the observation of stress on structures and machine parts. Frocht's two-volume work, Photoelasticity, is a classic text in the field.
A student of Steven Timoshenko, Frocht received his Ph.D. from University of Michigan in 1931. He worked at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and was an important early member of the Society for Experimental Stress Analysis (now the Society for Experimental Mechanics). From 1946 to 1960, Frocht worked in the Department of Mechanics at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he directed the Laboratory for Experimental Stress Analysis.
Frocht became an honorary member of the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) in 1959. SEM also created the annual M.M. Frocht Award "to honor "outstanding achievement as an educator in the field of experimental mechanics."
This collection documents Max Mark Frocht's work as a researcher and educator from circa 1930s-1964. The Max Mark Frocht Papers include manuscripts of his major works (most with editorial markup and corrections by Frocht); technical illustrations including proofs, photographic reproductions and original drawings; technical reports to the United States Army; teaching materials; calculations and notes.
Series I: Photoelasticity, Volume 1, 1941, contains manuscripts for each chapter of this text, as well as manuscript versions of its front matter and indexes. Two sets of proofs for illustrations follow. Additional illustrations, mainly representing stress patterns, are also included. Material in this series dates from around 1940-1941, with the exception of some files related to a later revision of the text.
Series II: Photoelasticity, Volume 2, 1948, contains manuscripts for each chapter of the text, as well as manuscripts of front matter, indexes, captions and the appendix. It also includes Frocht's original drawings for illustrations in each chapter, and proofs of the frontispiece illustration. Additional material in this series includes manuscripts, illustrations, calculations, notes and reader's comments on individual chapters or topics. Material in this series dates from around 1944-1948.
Series III: Strength of Materials: A First Course, 1951, contains manuscripts for this textbook's front matter, chapters, appendices, problem sets and review questions. Illustrations include Frocht's original drawings, as well as proofs. Unused and superseded drafts are also included, as are additional calculations, illustrations and notes. Material in this series dates from around 1950-1951.
Series IV: Early Research, consists of an undated copy of Frocht's thesis, and a small amount of research material, circa 1930s.
Series V: Teaching, includes lecture notes, calculations, student assignments, and other material related to Frocht's classroom work at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Files in this series are arranged chronologically, spanning the years 1944-circa 1960.
Series VI: Technical Reports, documents photoelasticity research conducted by Frocht and his colleagues for the United States Army. These reports span the years 1953-1964.
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Series I: Photoelasticity, Volume I, 1941 |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Preface, manuscript |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Indexes, manuscripts |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Introduction and table of contents, manuscripts |
| Box 1 Folder 4-14 | Chapters 1-11, manuscripts |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Chapters 1-4, illustrations with notes for copies and slides |
| Box 2 Folder 1-3 | Chapters 5-14, illustrations with notes for copies and slides |
| Box 2 Folder 4-6 | Chapters 1-3, proofs of illustrations, mounted |
| Box 3 Folder 1-7 | Chapters 4-11, proofs of illustrations, mounted |
| Box 4 Folder 1-6 | Chapters 12-14, proofs of illustrations, mounted |
| Box 4 Folder 7-11 | Chapters 1-5, proofs of illustrations |
| Box 5 Folder 1-9 | Chapters 6-14, proofs of illustrations |
| Box 5 Folder 10-20 | Chapters 1-11, illustrations of stress patterns |
| Box 5 Folder 21 | Illustrations of stress patterns |
| Box 5 Folder 22-24 | Illustrations |
Series II: Photoelasticity, Volume II, 1948 |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Manuscripts of front matter and indexes, correspondence and layout drawings |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Captions for illustrations |
| Box 6 Folder 3-8 | Chapters 1-8, manuscripts |
| Box 7 Folder 1-6 | Chapters 9-14, manuscripts |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | Appendix, manuscripts |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | Frontispiece, proofs of illustration |
| Box 7 Folder 9-17 | Chapters 1-9, original drawings for illustrations |
| Box 8 Folder 1-5 | Chapters 10-14, original drawings for illustrations |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | Chapter 8, manuscripts, illustrations, calculations and notes |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | Chapters 8 and 10, manuscripts and illustrations |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | Polar and bipolar coordinates, calculations and illustrations |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | Load distribution, manuscripts, calculations and reader's comments |
Series III: Strength of Materials: A First Course, 1951 |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | Front matter and Chapters 1-3, manuscripts |
| Box 8 Folder 11-13 | Chapters 4-11, manuscripts |
| Box 8 Folder 14 | Chapters 12-14, appendices and solutions to problems, manuscripts |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Review questions, manuscript |
| Box 9 Folder 2-15 | Chapters 1-14, original drawings for illustrations |
| Box 9 Folder 16-29 | Chapters 1-14, proofs of illustrations |
| Box 9 Folder 30 | Chapter 4, unused draft, calculations and illustrations |
| Box 9 Folder 31 | Chapter 7, unused draft, calculations and illustrations |
| Box 9 Folder 32 | Chapter 12, superseded draft |
| Box 9 Folder 33 | Illustrations and notes |
Series IV: Early Research |
| Box 9 Folder 34 | Thesis, manuscript, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 35-36 | Principal stresses by graphical integration, illustrations and calculations, circa 1930s |
Series V: Teaching |
| Box 9 Folder 37 | Student assignments, 1944 |
| Box 9 Folder 38-40 | Mechanics 301, lecture notes, calculations and assignments, 1947-1960 |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Calculations and exam notes, circa 1960 |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Mechanics 301, errata, undated |
Series VI: Technical Reports |
| Box 10 Folder 3-10 | Technical reports to the Office of Ordnance Research, United States Army, 1953-1960 |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | Technical report to the Office of Ordnance Research, United States Army, 1960 |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | Technical reports to the United States Army Research Office, 1962- 1964 |