Labs and Facilities

Rutgers Civil & Environmental Engineering Laboratories

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Rutgers University, houses major research labs where research is conducted in the field of transportation, structures & environmental on state & federal government aided projects by forming a consortium of faculty members and students.

Rutgers Intelligent Transportation Systems (RITS) Laboratory is a multi-modal transportation infrastructure research and education facility combining a series of new concepts, technologies and services to integrate information, vehicles and transportation infrastructure to increase mobility, safety and comfort, and reduce energy waste and pollution.
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The MIEMP laboratory facility is equipped with statistical analysis, GIS, mathematical modeling, and simulation tools and databases used in the development of advanced quantitative tools and procedures to support the intermodal freight, maritime and port industry at strategic, tactical and operational levels. Through integration of knowledge and skills in various aspects of transportation and logistics, including intermodal freight, maritime, ports and terminals engineering, planning, management and operations the laboratory addresses key industry problems.
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The Rutgers Asphalt Pavement Laboratory (RAPL) plays an integral part in CAIT’s research activities and is housed in CAIT's facilities at Rutgers University. By housing the latest testing equipment and machinery, the RAPL is a dynamic force in the field of asphalt research.
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Rutgers Hydroinformatics Laboratory (RHIL) was established through Rutgers University SROA Program with a goal to improve the management of water resources from technical and business sectors. Hydroinformatics integrates understanding of water quantity and water quality measurable parameters with IT sensors and software.
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Rutgers Civil & Environmental Engineering Facilities

The laboratory is equipped to determine the strength and physical properties of engineering materials. There are universal testing machines, with a maximum capacity of 60,000 lb. for tension and compression tests; a torsion machine; Brinell and Rockwell hardness testers; an impact machine; beam-testing rigs; and strut buckling apparatus.

The concrete structures and materials laboratory has facilities for instrumentation and testing for failure of reinforced and prestressed large-span beams, columns, connections, and large-panel slabs. The equipment includes a 1,000,000 lb. capacity compression tester; a 650,000 lb. capacity girder and frame tester for testing simple and continuous girders; a 350,000 lb. capacity slab, pipe, and frame tester; two Hewlett Packard 100-channel data acquisition and processing systems; a 20 x 25 ft. temperature- and humidity-controlled environmental chamber; and facilities for rapid freezing and thawing tests.

The laboratory features a 25 x 50 ft. reaction floor having tie-down points designed to resist uplift forces of thirty kips each. A five-ton bridge crane spans the floor. "Erector set" type fixtures are utilized to provide maximum flexibility for testing a variety of full-scale structural components. Hydraulic jacks with capacities of up to 100 tons are available for application of structural loads. An MTS Closed Loop Electrohydraulic Test System capable of more than 125,000 lb. of force and velocities of up to 350 in. per minute is available for the application of dynamic and repeated loads.

The soil mechanics and foundation engineering laboratory contains up-to-date equipment for the performance of soil identification and classification tests and for the determination of physical, hydraulic, and mechanical properties. The equipment includes standard as well as back-pressured consolidometers; direct, triaxial, and laboratory vane shear strength devices, and various permeameters. An automatic triaxial testing system is also available. A large-capacity environmental chamber is available for temperature and humidity control testing.

The soil dynamics laboratory is equipped to study wave propagation characteristics through soil and rock, the basic dynamic properties of particulate materials, and the interaction between foundation structures and underlying soils. The equipment consists of a resonant column device, a high-strain amplitude torsional shear test apparatus, a cyclic shear system, and a miniature electrodynamic exciter used for studying the response of dynamically loaded model footings. A cross-hole apparatus and a wave analyzer are available for subsurface investigation.

Several apparatus are available for basic student instruction. Three multipurpose hydraulic benches are equipped with attachments designed to demonstrate the basic principles of mass, momentum, and energy conservation and transfer. A tilting flume is available for similar experiments and demonstrations. The laboratory is equipped with a set of hot film anemometers for turbulent flow measurements of velocity fluctuations and their correlations. Apparatus to study sediment transport and water quality are also available.

The environmental engineering laboratory is. equipped for performing basic and analytical work for the analysis of water and wastes and the unit processes associated with treatment. The equipment includes a gas chromatograph, total organic carbon analyzer, atomic absorption analyzer, pH meters, centrifuges, constant-temperature water baths, ovens, an exhaust hood, various mixing devices, and pumps. It also includes equipment for assessment of the effect of hazardous liquids on the geohydrologic properties of soils, such as flexible type permeameters.