Acquisition of Testing Machine for Infrastructure Related Research

9414007齐亚塔斯，乔治这是一个仪器仪表奖。该设备将用于基础设施相关研究。将广泛使用该设备的五个项目是：a)老化公路桥梁疲劳强度评价。b)在变幅荷载下使用“疲劳保险丝”，发展了公路钢桥疲劳寿命的预测方法。c)用于结构完整性监测的声学无损技术d)研究一类新的高强度但脆性材料，强调使用新的声学传感器来预测即将发生的破坏。e)应用土工合成材料修复本地基础设施。这项研究将由罗德岛交通局和当地公司提供支持。与当地工业的互动为通过合作研究努力将创新技术扩展到各种新领域提供了独特的机会。一个新的最先进的设施将很快可用来容纳新的工程大楼的设备。＊＊＊

9414007 Tsiatas, George This is an instrumentation award. The equipment will be used for infrastructure related research. Five projects that will make extensive use of this equipment are: a) Fatigue strength evaluation of deteriorated highway bridges. b) The use of "fatigue fuses" under variable amplitude loading develop predictive methodologies for the fatigue life of steel highway bridges. c) Acoustic non-destructive techniques for structural integrity monitoring d) Study of a new class of extremely high strength but brittle materials, emphasizing the use of new acoustics sensors to predict impending failure. e) Application of geosynthetic materials for use in local infrastructure rehabilitation. Support for the research will be provided from the Rhode Island of Transportation and local companies. The interaction with local industry provides a unique opportunity for expanding innovative technology to a variety of new areas through collaborative research efforts. A new state-of-the-art facility will be available soon to house the equipment in the new engineering building. ***