Lab Descriptions

The civil engineering department is committed to providing a supportive environment for new faculty to help them build a nationally competitive research program. This commitment is reflected in the strategic plan developed by the civil department, which has set goals for improving infrastructure and securing funding to increase research activity.

There is a substantial amount of laboratory space available to the civil engineering department for water resources research. We have a dedicated hydraulics laboratory in Room 100 of Upson I in the engineering complex, where this type of research is done. This laboratory contains facilities and equipment for conducting various hydraulics experiments. The following major pieces of equipment are housed in the laboratory:
•  open channel flow simulator
•  pump-turbine set
•  hydraulic bench
•  wind tunnel
All equipment is in good working condition.

The civil engineering department has a new GPS surveying system that is capable of mm accuracy. The system and the appropriate software and computer facilities needed to operate the system are available for the proposed research.

The civil engineering department has two faculty members who specialize in environmental engineering. It is expected that these faculty will interact with the PI on this project to make available the resources of the environmental engineering laboratory at UND as needed. The civil engineering department takes pride in its ability to provide a collegial and supportive atmosphere for new faculty. The department chair believes that faculty who are writing high quality proposals should be given priority when allocating departmental resources to support program development.

The water and wastewater treatment laboratory (Up 2, Rm. 360 and 363) is where engineering students (1) perform tests to characterize the chemical and physical properties of water samples and (2) study the effectiveness of water treatment systems.

The structures and materials laboratory (Up. 1, Rm. 112 and 113) is where engineering students (1) perform tests on engineering construction materials, (2) learn to design pavements using concrete and asphalt mixtures, and (3) learn to design structures using steel and other composite materials.

The hydraulics laboratory (Up.1, Rm. 100) is where engineering students perform tests and experiments dealing with the hydraulic properties of fluids.

The soils laboratory (Up. 1, Rm. 106H) is where engineering students perform tests on various types of soils to determine their geotechnical properties.

Concrete Laboratory (click here to view a .pdf file description)