REG: Acquisition of a High-Capacity Universal Testing Machine

米勒·阿普尔顿正在进行的研究是在非常高强度的混凝土领域，对于这一领域，大容量万能试验机是必要的。因此，设备将大大提高土木工程署正在进行的和拟议的研究项目的质量，并扩大其范围。所需的设备将为阿拉巴马州和伯明翰的大型工业社区提供独特的设施，从而鼓励研究人员之间的互动，并可能启发新的研究想法。该设备由600kip大容量液压万能试验机组成，具有自动闭环伺服控制和完整的数据采集和分析系统。它将提供对高强混凝土材料进行持续研究的能力，以及对有助于生产高强混凝土的新型火山灰添加剂的研究。

Miller Appleton Ongoing research is in the area of very high-strength concrete for which a high capacity Universal Testing Machine is a necessity. Hence, equipment would greatly enhance the quality and extend the scope of ongoing, as well as proposed, research projects in the Civil Engineering Department. The desired equipment will provide a unique facility to the State of Alabama and the large industrial community in Birmingham, and hence encourage interactions between researchers and possibly inspire new research ideas. The equipment consists of a 600 kip high-capacity hydraulic Universal Testing Machine with automatic closed loop servo control and complete data acquisition and analysis system. It will provide the capability of conducting continuing research on high-strength concrete material, as well as the study of new pozzolanic additives that contribute to the production of high-strength concrete.