TRAC Home Research Reports Project Search Other Publications Sponsors TRAC-UW Contacts Facilities Information for PIs TRAC-WSU Contacts Facilities Information for PIs Current Projects Events Links WSDOT Research Contacts Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) TRAC-UW 1107 NE 45th St Seattle, WA Phone: 206.543.8690 Fax: 206.685.0767 TRAC-WSU Sloan Hall, Room 101 PO Box 642910 Pullman, WA 99164-2910 Phone: 509.335.3175 Fax: 509.335.7632 WSDOT Research Office Transportation Building Washington State Department of Transportation 310 Maple Park Avenue SE PO Box 47300 Olympia WA 98504-7300 Phone: 360.705.7000 Revised June 28, 2007
TRAC-WSU Facilities A number of laboratories and other facilities are available to TRAC researchers at WSU. Albrook Hydraulics Laboratory, WSU Within this laboratory, researchers study hydraulic engineering, fluid mechanics, water resources, and fisheries engineering. The laboratory contains flumes of various sizes, flow capacities and functions; computing facilities for test control and analysis; a 30,000 sq ft modeling floor and 7,000 sq ft of laboratories & offices. Asphalt Materials Laboratory, WSU This laboratory is equipped to conduct the following tests: absolute viscosity, kinematic viscosity, flash point, rolling thin film oven, penetration, asphalt extraction, kneading compaction, Hveem stability, specific gravities, and percentage of air voids. WSU also has facilities for testing portland cement concrete and other materials. High-Resolution X-Ray Tomography Laboratory (WAX-CT), WSU Computed tomography provides non invasive three-dimensional characterization and visualization of microstructural features within the interior of opaque solid objects and promotes the advanced characterization simulation and design of solids including, metals, ceramics, geological and biomaterials. The establishment of this facility was made possible by a grant from the US National Science Foundation, and a gift from the Murdoch Trust Foundation. Washington Center for Asphalt Technology, WCAT WCAT was established through partnership between Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Washington Asphalt Paving Association (WAPA), and Washington State University (WSU). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has also contributed by funding the acquisition of a material testing system (NSIT0085081). The WCAT facilities are housed in Sloan Hall, home of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department on the Pullman Campus. Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, WMEL This laboratory has a 25,000-sq ft of test area to both statically and dynamically test structural specimens of up to 75 feet in length. It also has various testing frames with up to 200-kip load capacities and a 500 kip reaction floor with two 7.5 ton overhead cranes. A high-speed data acquisition system is available for both static and dynamic data collection.
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Facilities

A number of laboratories and other facilities are available to TRAC researchers at WSU.

Albrook Hydraulics Laboratory, WSU

Within this laboratory, researchers study hydraulic engineering, fluid mechanics, water resources, and fisheries engineering. The laboratory contains flumes of various sizes, flow capacities and functions; computing facilities for test control and analysis; a 30,000 sq ft modeling floor and 7,000 sq ft of laboratories & offices.

Asphalt Materials Laboratory, WSU

This laboratory is equipped to conduct the following tests: absolute viscosity, kinematic viscosity, flash point, rolling thin film oven, penetration, asphalt extraction, kneading compaction, Hveem stability, specific gravities, and percentage of air voids. WSU also has facilities for testing portland cement concrete and other materials. High-Resolution X-Ray Tomography Laboratory (WAX-CT), WSU Computed tomography provides non invasive three-dimensional characterization and visualization of microstructural features within the interior of opaque solid objects and promotes the advanced characterization simulation and design of solids including, metals, ceramics, geological and biomaterials. The establishment of this facility was made possible by a grant from the US National Science Foundation, and a gift from the Murdoch Trust Foundation.

Washington Center for Asphalt Technology, WCAT

WCAT was established through partnership between Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Washington Asphalt Paving Association (WAPA), and Washington State University (WSU). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has also contributed by funding the acquisition of a material testing system (NSIT0085081). The WCAT facilities are housed in Sloan Hall, home of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department on the Pullman Campus.

Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, WMEL

This laboratory has a 25,000-sq ft of test area to both statically and dynamically test structural specimens of up to 75 feet in length. It also has various testing frames with up to 200-kip load capacities and a 500 kip reaction floor with two 7.5 ton overhead cranes. A high-speed data acquisition system is available for both static and dynamic data collection.