Over the years, SEESL has conducted research projects with university faculty and students, as well as working with groups such as NEES and MCEER. Below you will find current and past research projects that have been conducted here at SEESL.
A novel damage-resistant system that combines accelerated bridge construction (ABC) with seismic resilience and is suitable for applications in seismic areas.
Cold formed steel studs (CFSS), typically used in nonstructural partition walls, were studied to determine if they could be used to laterally restrain braces against buckling and thus enhance their seismic performance.
This research project carried out an extensive experimental program to evaluate the seismic response, failure mechanisms, and fragilities of full-scale steel-studded gypsum partition walls. In addition, this research aimed at developing protective technologies and design details to enhance the seismic performance of nonstructural partition walls.
Seismic response and failure mechanism of ductile iron push-on joints retrofitted with two different types of cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) liners are investigated to verify and quantify the contributions of the liners to the seismic performance of the buried pipelines.
The addition of flexural stiffeners on the transformer cover plates was explored as a means to stiffen the base of the bushings and mitigate their seismic vulnerability. Numerical and experimental studies were conducted as part of this project.
The concept is applied to an innovative multi-column accelerated bridge construction (ABC) pier concept. Different types of structural fuses are investigated to compare the effect of each on ABC bridge bents.
The influence of negative stiffness on the performance of a seismically-isolated bridge structure will be evaluated via numerical simulations and experimental table tests.
This NSF Sponsored Grand Challenge project (NEESR-GC) on studies of non-structural components is conducting a testing series of suspended ceilings and associated components
The multi-fan wind tunnel is is controlled by 64 inertia array (8x8) of small axial fans. These fans can be controlled individually or in groups using the the supplied software. Each individual fan can reach a maximum of 5,500rpm (rotations per minute). Learn more about it.
For earthquake simulations, one of the services we provide are shake tables. Currently, there are two, relocatable 7.0m x 7.0m platforms with six-degrees of freedom. Each table is capable of 50 tons payload. Find out more about our shake tables.
SEESL is equipped with many large-scale, high-performance, dynamic and static actuators. These actuators provide the ability to conduct dynamic, pseudo-dynamic, and hybrid pseudo-dynamic testing. Find out more about our actuator capabilities.
Furnace
1/8/24
The electric furnace has a maximum operating temperature of 1,000°C (1,800 °F) and is designed to accommodate a fast ramp-up heating rate. The furnace roof is removable and includes a central closure hole to allow placement and force loading of vertically oriented element. The closure hole on one side allows for placement and loading of a horizontally oriented element. Learn more about it.