Military Engineering Experimental Establishment

Military Engineering Experimental Establishment
Founded1946
Dissolved1970
TypeGovernment research establishment
FocusEngineering
Location
  • Christchurch, Dorset
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductDefence research
Military Engineering Experimental Establishment [1]
Founded2021
TypeCompany limited by guarantee, without share capital, exempt from using Limited in its name.
FocusEngineering
Location
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductDefence 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).

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