▁Island ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁C ran ston , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : R h ode ▁Island ▁Democratic - Rep ublic ans ▁Category : R h ode ▁Island ▁Wh igs ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : R h ode ▁Island ▁National ▁Republic ans ▁Category : D em ocr atic - Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁United ▁States ▁sen ators ▁Category : National ▁Republican ▁Party ▁United ▁States ▁sen ators ▁Category : Wh ig ▁Party ▁United ▁States ▁sen ators ▁Category : D em ocr atic - Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁state ▁govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁in ▁Rh ode ▁Island <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Military ▁Engineering ▁Ex perimental ▁Est ab lish ment ▁( ME X E ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁defence ▁research ▁unit . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁Ex perimental ▁Br id ging ▁Est ab lish ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Ve h icles ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Est ab lish ment ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Military ▁Ve h icles ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Est ab lish ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁M EX E ▁developed ▁the ▁M EX E ▁method ▁( a ▁means ▁of ▁assess ing ▁the ▁carrying ▁capacity ▁of ▁arch ▁brid ges ), ▁the ▁M EX E ▁pro be ▁( a ▁field ▁tool ▁to ▁estimate ▁the ▁California ▁bearing ▁ratio ▁of ▁a ▁soil ) ▁and ▁the ▁M EX E ▁system ▁( a ▁means ▁of ▁estim ating