Civil Materials Lab

This lab is used for general testing, material characterization, and teaching.

• Tinius Olsen Universal Testing Machine, 60 kips capacity, ±6” stroke, recently retrofitted with new software and controller
• United Universal Testing Machine, 30 kips capacity, ±12” stroke
• Charpy V-Notch Testing Machine
• Vishay data acquisition system (20 channels)
• Vishay strain gauge data acquisition system and boxes (20 channels)
• Electric uni-directional horizontal shake table, ±0.5” stroke, 11 Hz, 2 ft x 2 ft
• Two Rockwell Hardness Testers
• Seating for up to 33 students, projector, boards and other instruction equipment
• Five high performance laptops
• Instruments, electronic metal detector, digital calipers, digital pocket thermometers, and other equipment