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The department operates nine different laboratories in the Thomas Beam Engineering complex. Several are shared with the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Of the nine laboratories, five are used mostly for instruction, and four are used mostly for research. A Computer-Assisted Design Laboratory (TBE B 367) is also shared with the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Department laboratory descriptions, in narrative form, are:
Computer-Assisted Design Laboratory (CAD)
Supervisors: Drs. Piechota, Kaseko, and Mr. Jensen, TBE B367.
This laboratory is shared with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is used primarily for scheduled instruction. The CAD laboratory has 32 Pentium� IV workstations plus an instructor�s workstation, a Linksys� system that allows the instructor to view any student work, or demonstrate an action to all students. The laboratory is used for CEE 110L, CEE301, CEE 407, CEE 467 and CEE468.
Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory (CML)
Supervisor: Dr. Ghafoori. TBE B 155.
The laboratory space is shared b both instruction and research. The laboratory is equipped with a 36 square foot, constant humidity curing room, a fume hood, sulfur curing equipment, a concrete saw, two concrete mixers and various concrete equipment. Typically, two laboratory sections of CEG 346L, each with 12-14 students registered, are held in the CL each semester.
Engineering Geophysics Laboratory (EGL)
Supervisor: Dr. Luke. TBE B 162/B 173.
It is used primarily for research and for some demonstrations. The EGL houses a two-foot instructional shake table, for use in classroom demonstrations of seismic effects on structures. EGL is equipped with various technologies for the detection and identification of below ground surface anomalies, including seismic, electrical, and ground penetrating radar. EGL is not scheduled for use as classroom space. Undergraduate students employed by EGL on research projects are frequently in attendance.
Environmental Engineering Laboratory (EEL)
Supervisors: Drs. Batista and James. TBE B 146.
It is used primarily for research and for laboratory demonstrations in CEE 450. The laboratory is equipped with an analytical balance, optical microscope, two atomic absorption spectrophotometers, two gas chromatographs, one ion-chromatograph, a total organic carbon analyzes, and one computer-linked Hewlett-Packard UV-VIS spectrophotometer, and three stand-alone Milton-Roy UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Due to recent expansion of funded research and the need to dedicate bench space in the laboratory to projects, most demonstrations and experiments requiring individual participation by 5 to 12 students must currently be held on folding tables in the fluid mechanics laboratory in TBE B150.
Fluid Mechanics/Hydraulics Laboratory (FML)
Supervisors: Drs. James and Piechota. TBE B 150.
Shared with Mechanical Engineering, used primarily for instruction. The FML is currently equipped with a 50-foot, 3-foot diameter and 10-foot, 4-inch diameter tilting flumes, a PumpLab� workstation with computer-data acquisition, two piping trees for measurement of frictional losses in pipe and bends, a smoke chamber for visualization of laminar and turbulent flows around airfoils, and a compressible flow bench. The smoke chamber and the compressible flow bench are mounted on wheeled carts so that they can be moved from storage locations into the center of the classroom space for demonstrations.
Multifunction Materials Laboratory (MML)
Supervisors: Drs. Ghafori, and Ladkany. TBE B 150
(516 square feet), MML shared with Mechanical Engineering, is used for a combination of instruction and research. The MML is equipped with a Tinius-Olsen machine. MML also has a NN&MM multiaxis testing machine, which can test materials in compression, extension and torsion, and transmit data from load cells to a computer workstation for storage and analysis.
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (SML)
Supervisors: Dr. Karakouzian (research portion); Drs. Karakouzian and Luke (instructional portion): TBE B 157.
This laboratory is divided for research and instructional uses. The instructional portion of the laboratory has a small triaxial testing machine, and standard soil mechanics testing equipment. The current size of the instructional portion of the laboratory restricts student enrollment to about 10 per laboratory session. The presence of electronic and computer equipment in the space requires that any dust generating activities be conducted outside of SML, usually in the courtyard.
Transportation Research Center (TRC)
TBE B 363.
It is used primarily for funded research, houses 18 networked workstations, and three small offices. Currently, a staff of 17 graduate students, working in two shifts, and two full-time paid staff use this space to carry out project-funded work. TRC is not scheduled for use as classroom space. Undergraduate students employed by TRC on research projects are frequently in attendance.
Water Resources Laboratory (WRL)
TBE B 107.
It is used primarily for funded research, houses five networked workstations, and four graduate students. It is also fitted with a wet bench, to be used for set up of sampling equipment, and for stormwater quality analyses. WRL is not scheduled for use as a classroom. Undergraduate students working on WRL-funded research projects occasionally use the space.
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