Robert A.W. Carleton Strength of Materials Laboratory
The Robert A.W. Carleton Strength of Materials Laboratory (known as Carleton Lab) is a multi-disciplinary lab located on the 1st floor of the Engineering Terrace (accessible via Mudd). The lab is a part of the Civil Engineering Department, and is headed by Professor Andrew Smyth.
The lab was named in honor of Robert Carleton (Mines 1902), principal endower of the space.
Contents
- 1 Lab Groups
- 1.1 Centrifuge Laboratory
- 1.2 Concrete Materials Laboratory
- 1.3 Donald M. Burmister Soil Mechanics Laboratory
- 1.4 Heffner Laboratory for Hydrologic Research
- 1.5 Eugene Mindlin Laboratory for Structural Deterioration
- 1.6 Shake Table Laboratory
- 1.7 Sensing, Monitoring, and Robotics Technology (SMaRT) Laboratory
- 1.8 Sustainable Engineering & Materials Laboratory (SEML)
- 2 External Links
Lab Groups
Centrifuge Laboratory
The centrifuge facilities are housed in the basement of Carleton Laboratory. This centrifuge is among the largest in US institutions in terms of size and capacity. The centrifuge was donated by the Kajima Corporation, Japan.
Concrete Materials Laboratory
The concrete materials laboratory focuses on research related to improving concrete, including the development of new lightweight concrete.
Donald M. Burmister Soil Mechanics Laboratory
The soil mechanics laboratory is used for undergraduate and graduate teaching, as well as for conducting research. Several pieces of state-of-the-art soil testing equipment are available in the Soil Mechanics laboratory.
Heffner Laboratory for Hydrologic Research
The Heffner Laboratory is located in the basement of the Carlton Laboratory. Established by a donation from Edward Heffner ’68, the Laboratory provides facilities for environmental engineering and water resources and fluid mechanics. State-of-the-art instruments for soil moisture, fluid tension and flow visualization measurements are housed in the laboratory. Equipment for undergraduate laboratory courses in fluid mechanics is also available.
Eugene Mindlin Laboratory for Structural Deterioration
The Mindlin Laboratory has state-of-the-art facilities for materials and infrastructural deterioration research.
Shake Table Laboratory
The Carleton Laboratory maintains a medium-scale shake table facility to conduct experimentation in structural dynamics and particularly how to monitor and actively control structures subjected to earthquake ground motions or other force excitations. The table, which was custom designed by ANCO Engineers for the Department, is capable of carrying a maximum 3-ton payload on the 5ft x 5ft table, and is capable of shaking a 2-ton payload with 3g acceleration.
Sensing, Monitoring, and Robotics Technology (SMaRT) Laboratory
Housed in the mezzaninefloor of the Carlton Laboratory, the SMaRT laboratory provides expertise and facilities for multidisciplinary research and education in advanced sensors, non-destructive evaluation devices, structural health monitoring, smart structures, robotics, and system control for civil infrastructure and military applications, with an emphasis on structural safety and system resilience against natural and man-made hazards.
Sustainable Engineering & Materials Laboratory (SEML)
SEML is a research facility aimed at characterizing the life cycle performance of novel and sustainable materials.
