Equipment Updates | Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory

Visit the Crane Bay 3D Model

You can now visualize the Crane Bay 3D rendering online!

Please visit the following link: https://a360.co/49q7vJY

You can also visit the fully functional 1:5 small-scale replica of the strong wall: https://a360.co/4vVDjzn

Features:

Use Model Browser icon to mask specific components for better view.
Use Section Analysis icon to slice the model and view the components from a reference plane.
Use Measure icon to identify, coordinates, distances or angles, for reference only.
Use Explode Model icon and the slider to separate components from one another.

New MTS Axial/Torsional Load Frame!

Our facility recently acquired an MTS 55-kip axial/torsional load frame model 309.30, from AMTEL of the Aerospace Engineering Department.

The load frame can apply axial loads up to 55 kips and also 2,000 ft-lb of torque simultaneously. The total axial actuator stroke is 6″ and the rotary actuator rotation is limited to 100 degrees.

Upgraded 5.5-kip Dynamic-Rated Load Frame

Our 5.5-kip hydraulic load frame was upgraded for better portability. Both the load frame and station were mounted on mobile carts, allowing us to operate them anywhere in the facility. The polycarbonate enclosure makes this load frame ideal for safe demonstrations.

This load frame has hydraulic grips allowing us to test specimens dynamically in compression and tension up to a frequency of 100 Hz.