Large-Scale Structural Research Laboratory Equipment

在经历了前所未有的招生增长的同时，中佛罗里达大学（UCF）土木与环境工程系和结构/岩土工程组（SGG）一直在开发研究和教育项目，但测试设施有限且不足。该大学致力于建设一个规模相当大的实验室，用于对结构构件和系统进行大规模测试。该合同将允许为新设施采购结构测试系统和数据采集系统。该设备将大大增强大型结构测试设施，并将允许SGG对大型组件和子组件进行静态、疲劳和伪动态测试。新系统还将允许SGG使用内部设施进行综合研究，结合分析和实验工作。除了作为其主要的研究功能，新的大型结构测试实验室将具有次要的教育目的。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整合到适当的课堂设置和教学计划中。在UCF，方便地使用这样的实验室设施将使学生有机会更好地了解课堂上教授的一些科目

***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.***