Civil Engineering Materials Laboratories:
The materials laboratories consist of a concrete laboratory and laboratories for the manufacture and testing of composite materials and testing of metallic materials. Major equipment includes
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An MTS 810 material test system and controllers capable of applying static and dynamic loads and performing fatigue experiments; |
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An Instron strain-contolled large strain testing device; |
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A Tinius-Olsen Electromatic Universal Test machine system with a 120,000 lb capacity; |
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An optical microscope for material structure, micro-cracking, delamination, etc.; |
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A variety of other devices such as the Rockwell hardness test and impact apparatus; |
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Standard concrete production and testing equipment. |
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LabView data acquisition systems. |
Structures Laboratory:
The structures laboratory is built on a vibration isolation slab that supports two reaction frames for structural element testing. The lab oratory houses a 55 kip MTS actuator and data acquisition systems for static and dynamic tests. The laboratory is also equipped with an HP 35665A FFT dynamic signal analyzer, accompanying modal hammers and accelerometers, and 2 units of 120 kip Interpac hydraulic jacks. An HP VXI Data Acquisition system is also housed in the laboratory.
Geotechnical Testing Laboratory:
The laboratory is equipped with all the standard soil testing equipment including a computer-controlled triaxial test apparatus, consolidometers, direct shear machine, static cone penetrometer, sieve systems and shakers, unconfined compression machine, liquid limit test apparatus, permeameters, and sample curing ovens. Much of this equipment is new as of Fall of 1997. Additional space has been allocated for both graduate and undergraduate soil-testing experiments. Modern LabView test and data acquisition systems are currently in place.
Environmental Instrumentation Laboratory:
The environmental instrumental laboratory is jointly operated by the Department in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry. The laboratory provides instructions at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in advanced laboratory techniques for pollutant identification and analysis and to provide research capability in theses areas. In addition it provides support and interation with the Materials Laboratories. The instruments include:
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An ATI Automass 150 Mass Spectrometer with HP 5890 Series II Gas Chromotograph (GC-MS) with Automass Interface, a direct inlet probe, an organic trap module; |
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A high-stability, high-sensitivity, Research Series Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer; |
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A Perkins-Elmer Plasma 400 Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectrometer, with QC Expert Software; |
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A Perkins-Elmer 7 Series Lab System Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) with Thermal Analysis Controller 433/IDE. |
Civil Engineering Computer Graphics Studio:
The Department maintains a studio with computer equipment and computer graphics equipment for use exclusively by Civil Engineering students. It includes:
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Eight PC’s, each with 32 MB RAM, networked to the Internet and sharing 2 HP LaserJet printers; |
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An industrial-grade Calcomp plotter; |
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A Mutoh XP-500 Series Intelligent Plotter for Blueprints or large drawings; |
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A 3’´5’ GTCO Super L II Plus digitizer Board. |
Machine Shop:
A small machine shop is operated by the Civil Engineering Department and includes a bandsaw, a milling machine, a variety of wood-working equipment, arc-welding and torch welding facilities. In addition, the Department has access to the main machine shop of the School of Engineering operated by Mechanical Engineering Department. That shop is staffed by two machinists.
Surveying Instruments:
The Department does not offer a formal credit-bearing course in Surveying. However it does offer a non-credit bearing short course at the end of the Spring Semester. The Department has 4 Topcon DT-208 Transits, 4 Topcon AT-G7 Auto level, I Topcon 56110 Rotating Laser with sensor
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