MRI: Acquisition of High-Rate Testing and Videography Apparatus to Support Collaborative Research in Materials Engineering and Cross-Disciplinary Sciences

这项为期3年的合同促进了两件设备的购买，形成了一个非常适合在以下领域推进研究和研究相关教育的一揽子计划：(1)建筑基础设施材料，(2)航空航天应用高性能复合材料，(3)大气科学。该设备包括一个定制的伺服液压MTS高速材料测试工作站和一个Phantom V.12高速摄像机。材料测试工作站允许对材料进行低至中速的冲击测试，同时与材料测试工作站结合使用高速摄像机记录高分辨率的冲击视频。随附的运动分析软件提供了最先进的数据收集和分析能力，用于精确测量距离，速度，加速度和时间。这两种设备的数据收集可以达到每秒1,000,000个数据采样的阈值。基于设备的项目有望提供与？建筑基础设施的材料？包括：(a)用于结构桥梁健康预测的能量收集传感器，(b)喷涂防火材料的冲击响应，以及(c)使用聚苯乙烯填料和回收汽车轮胎的工程混凝土。与关键影响相关的调查？航空航天应用的高性能复合材料？包括：(a)基于人类皮质骨骨折的仿生复合材料，(b)高温合成泡沫和磷光涂层，以及(c)使用氧化铝纤维的离散纤维增强复合材料。虽然该设备是实验性的，但它将验证由Teledyne和NASA合作提供的最先进的程序所提供的分析预测。设备利用率？大气科学吗?包括研究在飓风中观察到的海浪产生现象。从获得的设备中产生的新颖创新是创造一个？虚拟实验室?用于与远程合作者实时交换高速视频和材料测试数据。这个基于互联网的应用程序无缝地融合到现有的工程学院基础设施中，扩展了工程学院的研究能力。此外，虚拟实验室可以扩展到包括未来的设备，如磁共振成像（MRI）和计算机断层扫描（CT）。在技术转移方面，各级学生（包括高中生）将逐步接触到这一最先进的技术。对本科生的正规装备培训已战略性地纳入了pi的现有课程。各工程部门。这种安排确保了大量训练有素的学生操作员，使学生接触到最先进的技术，同时将他们引入研究领域。pi的机会？本科生研究经验（REU）项目允许在监督下操作设备，然后在高级研究生学习期间独立使用和同伴指导。

This 3-year award facilitates the purchase of two pieces of equipment to form a package well suited to advance research and research-related education in the areas of (i) Materials for the Built Infrastructure, (ii) High Performance Composites for Aerospace Applications, and (iii) Atmospheric Science. The equipment includes a customized, servo-hydraulic MTS High Rate Material Testing Workstation and a Phantom V.12 high-speed video camera. The material testing workstation allows for low- to medium-velocity impact testing of materials, while the high-speed video camera is used in conjunction with the material testing workstation to record high-resolution video of the impact. The accompanying motion analysis software provides state-of-the-art data collection and analytical capabilities for precise measurements of distance, velocity, acceleration, and time. Data collection for both apparatus can reach a threshold of 1,000,000 data samplings per second.The equipment-based projects expected to provide advancements related to ?Materials for the Built Infrastructure? include: (a) energy harvesting sensors for structural bridge health prognosis, (b) impact response of sprayed fireproofing, and (c) engineered concrete using polystyrene fillers and recycled automobile tires. Investigations related to impact-critical, ?High Performance Composites for Aerospace Applications? include: (a) biomimetic composites based on fracture of human cortical bone, (b) high-temperature syntactic foam and phosphorescent coating, and (c) discrete fiber-reinforced composites using alumina fibers. While the equipment is experimental, it will validate analytical predictions offered by state-of-the-art programming facilitated by collaboration with Teledyne and NASA. Equipment utilization in ?Atmospheric Science? consists of studying sea-spray generation phenomena observed in hurricane force winds.A novel innovation stemming from the acquired equipment is the creation of a ?Virtual Laboratory? for real-time exchange of high-speed video and material testing data with remote collaborators. This internet-based application seamlessly merges into the existing College of Engineering infrastructure and expands the breadth of research capabilities of engineering faculty. Furthermore, the Virtual Laboratory can be expanded to include future equipment such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT).In terms of technology transfer, students on all levels (including high school) will be gradually exposed to this state-of-the-art technology. Formal equipment training for undergraduate students has been strategically integrated into the existing curriculums of the PIs? respective engineering Departments. This arrangement ensures a large base of trained student operators, exposes students to state-of-the-art technology, and simultaneously introduces them to the research arena. Opportunities in the PIs? Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs allow supervised operation of the equipment, followed by independent utilization and peer mentoring during advanced graduate study.