 A Bailey bridge section as a commemorative marker opposite the MEXE site in Christchurch | |
| Founded | 1946 |
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| Dissolved | 1970 |
| Type | Government research establishment |
| Focus | Engineering |
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Area served | United Kingdom |
| Product | Defence research |
| Founded | 2021 |
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| Type | Company limited by guarantee, without share capital, exempt from using Limited in its name. |
| Focus | Engineering |
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Area served | United Kingdom |
| Product | Defence research |
The Military Engineering Experimental Establishment (MEXE) was a British defence research unit. It was formed from the Experimental Bridging Establishment in 1946 and was amalgamated with the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment to form the Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment in 1970. MEXE developed the MEXE method (a means of assessing the carrying capacity of arch bridges), the MEXE probe (a field tool to estimate the California bearing ratio of a soil) and the MEXE system (a means of estimating properties of a piece of unknown land by comparing it with known similar terrain).