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A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory. A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory. RESEARCH PARTNERS. Federal Highway Administration National Science Foundation Texas Department of Transportation Western Research Institute.

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A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

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  1. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory

  2. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory RESEARCH PARTNERS • Federal Highway Administration • National Science Foundation • Texas Department of Transportation • Western Research Institute

  3. Force Data Acquisition & Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory FACILITIES • Aggregate Imaging System • Surface Characterization • USD • WP • Micro calorimeter • Sessile Drop

  4. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory FACILITIES • X –Ray Tomography

  5. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory FACILITIES • Asphalt Mastic Analysis (DMA) Fatigue Life D P S E

  6. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory FACILITIES • Chemical Analysis (DSC) • Mineral Characterization (XRD)

  7. Remove voids and cracks x Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory FACILITIES • Computational Modeling Damage Isotropic Layer D = 0 Anisotropic Layer D = 30% Modeling Effect of Anistropy Water Transport

  8. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory NOW OPERATIONAL Panoramic View of Test Equipment Area

  9. A C I M LAB

  10. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING WORKSTATIONS

  11. X RAY CT

  12. U S D D S C / T G A S E M SESSILE DROP

  13. A I M S

  14. WILHELMY PLATE MICRO CALORIMETER

  15. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory DEVELOPMENT COST (Texas A&M) • Lab area acquisition $350,000 • Lab area renovations $150,000 • Furniture $ 30,000 • Specialized Computers for Modeling $ 15,000 • Modeling and Simulation Software $ 15,000 • Lab infrastructural equipment $ 25,000 • Total $585,000

  16. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory EQUIPMENT - EXISTING • X-Ray Tomography $650,000 • AIMS $ 40,000 • USD $ 75,000 • WP $ 50,000 • Micro calorimeter $ 65,000 • DSC $ 60,000 • Sessile Drop $ 30,000 • DMA $ 60,000 • XRD $ 40,000 • SEM $100,000 • Total $1,120,000

  17. Advanced Characterization of Infrastructure Materials Laboratory EQUIPMENT - FUTURE • Planned Future Equipment • Physisorption and Chemisorption Analyzer • Gas Chromatograph – Mass Spectrometer • Nano indenter • Inverse Gas Chramatograph • Attenuated Total Reflection – Infra Red Spectrometer • pH Titrator • Thin film micro strain device

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