Inside Our Labs
- 750 ft2 of climate controlled laboratory space
- 200 ft2 resedimentation laboratory and sediment library
- Two general-use workstations and communal meeting area
- Three 20,000 lb. computer controlled load frames
- One 40,000 lb. computer controlled load frame
- Computer controlled constant rate of strain, flow through permeability, and triaxial soil testing
- Lab-wide universal data acquisition system and wi-fi
- Lathe, drill press, and band saw along with a well-stocked selection of hand and power tools
- High-pressure biaxial core holder, ultra-high resolution Quizix pumps housed in a temperature controlled blast box
- Extensive online testing database housing results from every test run in the lab
For more information on the UT GeoMechanics Lab please visit our website.
MIT Experimental Facilities
- 6,000 square feet of laboratory space
- 1.4 m radius, 15 g-ton, balanced beam centrifuge
- Fully automated and high pressure triaxial
- equipment for soil and rock testing
- Industrial radiography
- Nanoindentation and related equipment
- Computer-controlled consolidation
- Fully equipped machine shop
- High-speed visualization technology
