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Civil Engineering

Structural and Geotechnical
Research Centers and Labs

 

Materials

Laboratory

Engineering East, Room 104

 

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Equipment for experimentation and tests:

  • Universal Testing Machines
  • Impact Testing Machine
  • Concrete Compression Tester
  • Concrete Curing Room

Lab Director: PhD. Kimberly Stillmaker

Contact Information: kstillmaker@mail.fresnostate.edu

  • CE 121: Mechanics of Materials
    Strenght analysis of fundamental structural systems
  • CE 124: Concrete Laboratory
    Procedures for mixing and Testing of Concrete

 Geotechnical

  Laboratory

Engineering East, Room 102

 

Instruments in the Geotechnical Lab

Equipment for experimentation and tests:

  • Direct Shear Test
  • Consolidation Test
  • Sieve Shaker
  • Hydrometer
  • Compaction Test
  • Permeability Test

Lab Director: PhD. Lalita Oka

Contact Information: loka@mail.fresnostate.edu

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  • CE123/CE123: Soil Engineering
    Mechanical and physical properties of soils
  • CE125: Geotechnical Engineering Design
    Theory and design of geotechnical and soil-related structures
  • CE134: Foundation Design
    Theory and design of fundations and surface structures
  • CE220: Advanced Foundation Engineering
  • CE225: Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

Refer to Specific Laboratory Requirements and Specialist Supervision

 Structural

 Laboratory

Engineering East, Room 185

 

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Equipment for experimentation and tests:

  • Strong Floor
  • Strong Wall,
  • Strong Frame,
  • Shaking Table,
  • Free Fall Impact,
  • Testing Braced Frame,
  • Testing Moment Frame,
  • Testing Laminar Box

Lab Director: PhD. Fairboz Tehrani

Contact Information: ftehrani@mail.fresnostate.edu

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  • LWA MSE
    PI: Dr. Fariborz Tehrani 
  • FRPRC Sleepers
    PI: Dr. Fariborz Tehrani
  • Hybrid Base Isolation
    PI: Dr. Fariborz Tehrani
  • TDAC Damping
    PI: Dr. Fariborz Tehrani   
  • LWA Rail Embankment
    Pi: Dr. Arezoo Sadrinezhad; 
  • Soil-Structure Interaction
    PI: Dr. Nazari (Previously) 
  • TDA MSE
    PI: Dr. Xiao (previously)
  • TDAC BRBFPI: Friction Damper
    PI: Dr. Fariborz Tehrani
  • Building SHM
    PI: Dr. Fariborz Tehrani 
  • Geoseismic Isolation
    PI: Dr. Fariborz Tehrani

Special Structural Lab Safety Requirements.

For more information, contact ftehrani@mail.fresnostate.edu