Acquisition of an Axial Servo Hydraulic Test System (Universal Testing System) for Research and Teaching in Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson University

该合同为采购轴向伺服液压测试系统提供资金，该系统由一个带有适当电子接口的闭环控制加载框架组成。本提案所要求的特定测试系统由MTS制造，具有以下组件：810.25型，220,000磅（1000千牛）系统型号505.60 （60 GPM, 3000 psi）液压动力单元MTS TestStar IIm数字控制系统和软件MTS测压元件，COD计，夹具和测试夹具desktop Pentium III计算机测试系统提供了广泛的测试能力，用于执行负载或位移控制测试。测试能力包括大多数材料和结构部件的拉伸，压缩，剪切，弯曲和循环测试。选择该测试系统不仅是为了满足拟议研究项目的测试需求，也是为了满足克拉克森大学土木和机械工程专业材料和结构力学领域当前和未来的本科和研究生实验室的测试需求。获得的设备将用于以下研究活动：-外部粘结玻璃钢层合板加固钢筋混凝土梁的界面裂缝扩展特性。-随时间变化的冰解理断裂。-岩石局部变形条件。-复合材料模型验证测试。获得测试系统还将加强克拉克森大学的以下本科和研究生课程：设计导论，CE212；混凝土结构力学与工程学报（英文版）；钢筋混凝土设计，CE 441；结构钢设计，CE 442；结构混凝土高级设计，CE 544；制造工艺，me390；材料加工分析，ME 393；复合材料力学与设计，ME 457。获赠的设备将为教师的研究能力和教学范围以及学生的相关教育经验提供重要的增强。此外，这些改进将影响到几个学术单位的学生和教师，以及跨越传统部门界限的跨学科工作。

This award funds the acquisition of an axial Servo Hydraulic Test System, consisting of a closed loop control-loading frame with the appropriate electronic interface. The specific Test System requested by this proposal is manufactured by MTS with the following components: Model 810.25, 220,000 lbs (1000 kN) System Model 505.60 (60 GPM, 3000 psi) Hydraulic Power Unit MTS TestStar IIm Digital Control System and Software MTS Load cell, COD gage, grips and testing fixturesDesktop Pentium III ComputerThe test system provides a broad range of testing capability for performing load or displacement controlled testing. Testing capabilities include tension, compression, shear, flexural and cyclic testing of most materials and structural components. This test system was selected in order to fulfill the testing needs of not only the proposed research projects but also the current and future undergraduate and graduate laboratories in the area of materials and structural mechanics for the Civil and Mechanical Engineering programs at Clarkson University. The awarded equipment will be used in the following research activities:- Characterization of the Interfacial Crack Propagation in Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by Externally Bonded FRP Laminates.- Time-Dependent Cleavage Fracture of Ice.- Conditions for Localized Deformation in Rock.- Testing of Composite Materials for Model Validation.Acquisition of the testing system will also strengthen the following undergraduate and graduate courses at Clarkson University: Introduction to Design, CE212; Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures, CE 401; Reinforced Concrete Design, CE 441; Structural Steel Design, CE 442; Advanced Design of Structural Concrete, CE 544; Manufacturing Processes, ME 390; Analysis of Materials Processing, ME 393; and Composite Mechanics and Design, ME 457.The awarded equipment will provide a critical enhancement to both the research capability and pedagogical scope of faculty as well as the relevant educational experiences of students. Moreover, these enhancements will affect students and faculty across several academic units as well as interdisciplinary work that cuts across customary departmental lines.