The School of Engineering has a specialized structural test facility referred to as Applied Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Structures (ALAMS).  This is the largest laboratory on campus measuring 6418 sq. ft. (599 m2) with a 3 story ceiling that contains a specialized reaction floor.  The laboratory has a large variety of a testing equipment, actuators, and apparatuses that include:

• 500 kN Load Frame / Fatigue Tester
• Four 250 kN (250 mm stroke) MTS Actuators
• 500kN (930 mm stroke) FPS Actuator
• 3000 kN Compression Tester
• Freeze/Thaw Cabinet
• Impact Tester
• 3 National Interments DAQ Systems
• 15 Linear Displacement Transducers (LVDT)
• Several Load Cells Ranging From (100N to 2000kN)
• An assortment of Non-Destructive Testing Equipments

 PULL OUT TEST SETUP

REACTION FRAME

250kN ACTUATOR

 500kN LOAD FRAME  

RAPID FREEZE THAW CABINET

 

SEISMIC SIMULATION
OF COLUMN

LARGE BENDING FRAME       

HIGH CAPACITY COMPRESSION TESTER

 

NI PXI SYSTEM AND ACCESSORIES 

3500 kN ANNULAR LOAD CELL 

JOINT