Computer Facilities
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SGI Origin 3400 series with multiple processors and several gigabytes of RAM
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4 processor SGI Origin 200 with 1.7 gigabytes of RAM.
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(2+) Intel and MIPS-based workstations, running MS Windows, Linux, and SGI IRIX for scientific visualization and general computing.
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Applications, such as: PATRAN, a general purpose CAE package; ABAQUS & ANSYS (finite element solver); Matlab and Mathematica, for numerical analysis; Tecplot, a data visualization system; and compilers for C, C++, Java, and FORTRAN.
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Data storage is provided by a 1.2 terabyte RAID system attached to a fault-tolerant Linux based cluster
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SGI Origin 2000 and 3400 systems and the University's Sun Microsystems E10000 computer, each with multiple processors and several gigabytes of RAM.
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CAVE Automated Virtual Environment (CAVE), for high-end, immersive data visualization Immersive Workbench, Immersive Desk, SGI Octanes, Sun Sparc 20s, and Linux desktop computers. Software in this facility includes CAVE lib API, DIVERSE API, PV-Wave, and AVS.
Facilities - Teaching
Structural Testing Facilities
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6,5000 ft 2 of total lab space, 9,000 ft 2 of high bay space;
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32' by 120'-million pound reaction floor with adequate load frame structures;
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Three closed-loop servo controlled actuators (2 x 50 kip and 1 x 200 kip) and MTS 458 & 407 controllers.
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(12) open loop hydraulic actuators (20 to 600 tons capacity with stroke range from 6? to 36?)
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(3) high speed, 128 channel data acquisition system with signal conditioning for strain gages, wire pots and LVDT?s;(all transportable to the field);
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(2) laptop based data acquisition systems 40 channels with signal conditioning for strain gages, wire pots and LVDT?s;
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(3) field data logging systems and supporting sensors (strain, deflection, load);
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Drop hammer loading system and field ready accelerometers.