MRI: Acquisition of Closed-Loop Hydraulic Test System

该合同主要用于采购以下设备：MTS结构测试系统和ARAMIS三维非接触变形和应变测量系统。这些结构测试部件的收购将使罗斯-霍尔曼理工学院（RHIT）的结构和计算力学实验室能够在新材料的结构和力学领域进行基础和应用研究。这将与工业和/或政府机构合作完成。最重要的是，这些研究活动将推动一些最优秀的本科生进入高等学位的管道，这样美国就可以保持与世界其他国家的竞争力。该设备的成功收购将使RHIT，土木和机械工程系以及相关的学生和教职员工受益。以下是我们建议的预期影响：招收rmit的研究生，提高rmit学生在就业市场上的质量/市场竞争力，改进课程，师资发展，提高rmit的实验室能力。此外，RHIT可以开展外展计划，以吸引代表性不足的学生进入科学，数学和工程领域。该设备的研究用途将直接有助于提高建筑基础设施的性能，也有助于更好地理解纤维增强聚合物复合材料的各向异性材料特性。最后，该设备的计划研究使用也将进一步推动国家认可的混凝土断裂韧性测试标准的制定。

This award is for the acquisition the following equipment: an MTS structural test system and ARAMIS three dimensional non-contact deformation and strain measurement system. The acquisition of these structural testing components will enable the Structures and Computational Mechanics laboratory at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) to undertake fundamental and applied research in the area of structures and mechanics of new and promising materials. This will be done in collaboration with industry and/or government institutions. Most importantly, the research activities will propel some of the best undergraduate students into the advanced degree pipeline so that the United States can stay competitive with the rest of the world.Successful acquisition of this equipment will benefit RHIT, the Civil and Mechanical Engineering departments, and the students and faculty members involved. The following are the anticipated impacts of our proposal: recruitment of RHIT students to graduate school, enhanced quality/marketability of RHIT students for the job market, improved curricula, faculty development, and improved laboratory capabilities at RHIT. Additionally, RHIT can undertake outreach programs with the goal of attracting under-represented students into the fields of science, math and engineering. The proposed research use of this equipment will contribute directly to improving the performance of the built infrastructure and also lead to a better understanding of the anisotropic material properties of fiber reinforced polymer composites. Finally, planned research use of this equipment will also further the development of a nationally accepted fracture toughness testing standard for concrete.