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Utah State University Opens Hydraulics and Structural Testing Labs

Published 9/29/2009

Utah State University opened two research facilities in Logan in September of 2009. The 11,000-sf Hydraulics Modeling Laboratory will enable engineers to build large-scale replicas of dams and spillways for channel hydraulics modeling projects. As a re-circulating facility, the laboratory can provide a flow of nearly 50,000 gallons per minute. The 5,000-sf Structural Testing Laboratory will enable researchers to test the load strength of construction materials for the Long-Term Bridge Performance Program, a national study on bridge safety.