Large-Scale Structural Research Laboratory Equipment

* 9812958 Onyemelukwe在学生入学率经历了前所未有的增长，土木与环境工程系和结构/岩土工程组（SGG）在中央佛罗里达大学（UCF）一直在开发有限和不足的测试设施的研究和教育计划。 该大学致力于建设一个大型实验室，用于结构构件和系统的大规模测试。 该合同将允许为新设施采购一套结构试验系统和一套数据采集系统，该设备将显著增强大型结构试验设施，并将使SGG能够对大型部件和子组件进行静态、疲劳和伪动态试验。 新系统还将使SGG能够利用内部设施进行综合研究，将分析和实验工作结合起来。除了作为其主要的研究功能，新的大型结构测试实验室将有一个次要的教育目的。 研究生和本科生都将参与一些研究项目。 有趣的研究项目也将融入适当的课堂环境和教学计划。在UCF方便地访问这样的实验室设施将为学生提供更好地可视化在课堂上教授的一些科目的机会。

***9812958OnyemelukweWhile experiencing an unprecedented growth in student enrollment, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Structural/Geotechnical Group (SGG) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have been developing research and education programs with limited and insufficient testing facilities. The university has committed to construction of a sizable laboratory for large-scale testing of structural members and systems. This award will permit acquisition of a structural test system and a data acquisition system for the new facility.This equipment will significantly enhance the large-scale structural testing facility and will allow the SGG to conduct static, fatigue, and pseudo-dynamic tests on large-scale components and sub-assemblies. The new system will also allow the SGG to conduct integrated research studies combining both analytical and experimental work using in-house facilities. In addition to serving as its primary research function, the new large-scale structural testing laboratory will have a secondary educational purpose. Both graduate and undergraduate students will be engaged in some of the research projects. Interesting research projects will also be integrated into appropriate classroom settings and instructional programs. Easy access to such a laboratory facility at UCF will afford students the opportunity to better visualize some of the subjects taught in the classroom.***