Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Structures Testing Strong Floor

建议建造一个结构测试坚固的地板， 美国密歇根大学土木工程系 康涅狄格 坚固的地板将是40英尺。宽68英尺 长，有一个4英尺。4个锚格，每个锚格都有一个安全的工作区。 100，000 lbs的负载，配备过载保护仪表， 20英尺净空高度，并由25吨容量架空提供服务 起重机。 将与其他国家开展区域合作研究。 大学、研究机构和工业界等等， 坚固的地板将是结构测试的区域重点。 的 Strong Floor将允许对不寻常的组件进行定制测试 服务全区提高建筑安全水平。

It is proposed to construct a Structures Testing Strong Floor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Connecticut. The Strong Floor would be 40 ft. wide by 68 ft. long, have a 4 ft. x 4 grid of anchors, each with a safe working load of 100,000 lbs, be instrumented for overload protection, have 20 ft. headroom and be serviced by a 25 ton capacity overhead crane. Regional cooperative research would be developed with other universities, research institutions and industry and so the Strong Floor would be a regional focus for structures testing. The Strong Floor would allow customized testing of unusual assemblies and serve the region to improve construction safety.