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Structures Testing Lab
Overview
The STL was designed to test large specimens and components of structures. This facility includes a 3-foot-thick concrete strong floor and a structural steel load frame. We can accommodate test specimens:
- up to 15' tall
- up to 20' long
Current Load Capacity
- ±500 kN (±110 kips)
- 20" piston stroke
- 30 gpm hydraulic power unit
- Quasi-static and pseudo-dynamic load environments
- MTS Flex-test Controller® - custom load functions
Planned Load Capacity (grant proposals pending)
- One 1 MN actuator* - 10" stroke
- Quasi-static environment
- 215 kips (965 kN) tension; 330 kips (1460 kN) compression
- Possible 2 MN configuration for Tension and Compression
- 660 kips tension; 430 kips compression
- One ±100 kN actuator - 10" stroke
- Dynamic environment
- Piston head velocity ~15 in/s
* funding for the 1MN actuator has been awarded and expected to be installed in January 2018
Specimen Fixtures
- Tension/Compression: 1 MN capacity
- Flexure: 1 MN capacity
- Lateral Load: 500kN capacity
10-tonne overhead crane
Models for Providing Services to Industry
Research Grant
- Long-term study
- Fundamental research
- Applied research
Short-form Contract
- Standard UAA contract
- Contract generally accepted by all parties as-is
- Best for projects that are time-critical
Master Services Agreement (MSA)
- Provide testing services as needed
- Each negotiated scope of work performed under MSA
- Saves time (once MSA is in place)
- Best when multiple services may be needed over an extended period
Cost Center (Anticipated 4th Quarter 2017)
- Set time-and-materials rate
- No contract
- Deliverables upon receipt of payment
- Smaller projects with short timeframe
Lab Director
| Scott Hamel Associate Professor Civil Engineering |
786-1070 sehamel@alaska.edu |