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

该学术研究基础设施（仪器）奖将部分资助材料表征设备的开发，重点是在恶劣环境下进行测试。所涉及的研究的长期目标是使用包含准确材料参数的数学模型的寿命预测方法。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，除了非常特殊的情况外，预测结构老化时安全性如何变化的能力不足。这一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. ***