The Carleton Laboratory is equipped with a wide array of testing machinery, specialized in traditional material strength testing, structural health monitoring and corrosion processes, cementitious materials, geotechnical centrifuge testing, and fluid transport mechanics.
The following major equipment enables the unique capabilities of this lab:
Material Testing and Material Science
- Southwark Emery 600k Universal Tester
- Baldwin 200k Universal Tester
- Baldwin 20k Universal Tester
- MTS 220k Dynamic Universal Tester
- Instron 30k Universal Tester
- Hitachi 4700 Scanning Electron Microscope
- Wilson/Rockwell Hardness Tester
Structural Health Monitoring and Corrosion Processes
- Hydraulic 2 ton Shake Table
- Accelerated Corrosion Chamber
- Full-Scale Bridge Cable Corrosion Chamber
Cementitious & Asphaltic Materials Science
- Freeze-Thaw Cycle Machine
- Kinexus Rotational Rheometer
Geotechnical Engineering
- Geotechnical Centrifuge
Project Network Dynamics
- CyberGRID
Machine Shop
Carleton Laboratory also operates a fully outfitted machine shop for heavy metal (non-ferrous and ferrous) machining. The machine shop will accept work on both an interdepartmental as well as external customer basis.