Development of a Material Characterization Facility With Emphasis on Effects of Aggressive Environment

9512456萨顿这个学术研究基础设施(仪器)奖是为了部分资助材料表征设施的发展，重点是在激进的环境中进行测试。这项研究的长期目标是使用包含准确材料参数的数学模型来预测寿命。许多现有数据表明，结构在整个生命周期内的安全性对环境极为敏感，然而，除非在非常特殊的情况下，否则无法预测安全性随结构老化而变化的能力。该设施将有助于在这一领域提供更好的实验数据。***

9512456 Sutton This Academic Research Infrastructure (Instrumentation) Award is to partially fund the development of a materials characterization facility with emphasis on testing in an aggressive environment. The long range goal of the research involved is life-prediction methodologies using mathematical models which incorporate accurate material parameters. Much existing data shows that safety throughout the lifetime of a structure is extremely sensitive to the environment, however except in very special cases there is inadequate ability to predict how safety changes as structures age. This facility will contribute to providing better experimental data in this area. ***