Founding in 2005, the Structural
Engineering Laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering is located at Siming
Campus, the Xiamen University.
The laboratory occupies 545 square meters. It constructed
two reaction walls (8mx9m), one strong-floor (21mx9m) and a 10-ton overhead
crane. It is well-equipped with about 180 sets of testing machines, which value
8 million Yuan. There are 5 electro-hydraulic servo controlled actuators and
control systems, including Switzerland
W+b multichannel system for multi-axial structural testing of large-scale
structural elements and subassemblies under monotonic or quasi-static cyclic
loading or quasi-dynamic loading, binary channels system for biaxial structural
testing of large-scale structural elements and subassemblies under static loading whose max load capacity is less than 2000 KN, single
channel system for axial structural testing of large-scale subassemblies under
static loading whose max load capacity is less
than 500 KN, electro-mechanical universal testing machine system for mechanical
property testing of materials whose max load capacity is less than 2000 KN, compression
testing machine system for compression testing of large slenderness ratio
columns whose max load capacity is less than 8000 KN. Also 3 beam-type loading
systems for bending testing of subassemblies whose max load capacity is less
than 100 KN, several data collection and analysis
systems and tens of transducers including displacement transducers, rotation
transducers, pressure transducers, strain gages, accelerometers and load cells.
The laboratory undertakes
experiment teaching for senior students and help students
complete the innovative experiment or structural design contest. It also supports
carrying out the on-going research issues of faculties and graduate students of
the Department of Civil Engineering. It`s a practice base of undergraduate students
too.
There are 3 staffs serve in the laboratory,
including an associate professor and two lab technicians. Their mainly task is to
teach students course of the Theory and Practice of Structural Experiment and
complete experiments.
Figure 1 Lab arrangement
Figure 2 Servo controlled hydraulic actuators and control systems
