How do engineers know whether a structure can withstand an extreme load without waiting for a real-world failure to provide the answer?
At ERDC’s Structural Testing and Analysis Research (STAR) facility, researchers intentionally push structural systems toward their limits. The facility combines a large structural strong floor with impact-testing capability, allowing engineers to study how structures behave under loads ranging from slow and controlled to sudden and dynamic.
Listen to Episode 84 to learn more about how the facility is helping to verify models and improve future designs. You can also watch a video of the episode.
MORE INFORMATION:
- Learn more about the STAR Facility and opportunities to work with ERDC
- LinkedIn post about Structural Strong Floor research project to military bridge gap crossings
- Testing the Limits of the Improved Ribbon Bridge
- Unique ERDC facility allows researchers the opportunity for large-scale structural testing
- VIDEO: Geotechnical and Structures Lab’s Strong Floor
