Structural Testing Laboratories

The effects of snow drifting on structures is just one of many environmental tests conducted in the lab.

3 Major structural engineering testing facilities are housed in: Jonsson Engineering Center (JEC) and Russell Sage Laboratory (Sage).

Researchers and students working in the structural testing laboratories determine how well structures hold up to a variety of environmental conditions through simulating earthquakes; snow drifting; soil dynamics and more!

Testing equipment includes a;

• Seismic Shaking Table   | more »
• Benchtop Shaking Table System   | more »
• Hydraulic Flume   | more »
• Split Soil Box   | more »

Additionally, the department has a 300-kip capacity Baldwin Universal Testing Machine and has access to numerous other servohydraulic testing frames.

A student-oriented machine shop is available for fabricating test specimens and a Sensors and Instrumentation Laboratory is available for applying strain gages to test specimens. In addition, laboratory technician support is available to assist with fabrication of test specimens and setting up data acquisition and control systems.