Structural Testing Facilities
CEGE is home to two extraordinary structural testing facilities.
Labs Director: Lauren Linderman
Labs Manager and Research Associate: Steve Barbachyn
Affiliated faculty: Pedram Mortazavi and Ben Worsfold
The Multi-Axial Subassemblage Testing (MAST) Laboratory
The largest test system of its kind in the world. It provides a powerful tool for investigating the effects of earthquakes, hurricanes, and other extreme events on large structural components up to several stories tall.
MAST Laboratory information and capabilities (opens in new tab)
The Theodore V. Galambos Structural Engineering Laboratory
Named for the father of Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), this lab is a four-story space designed for modeling and testing large-scale structural components.
Structural Testing Faculty
Front: Labs Director Lauren Linderman
Back row (left to right): First MAST Director Carol Shield, structures faculty Pedram Mortazavi and Ben Worsfold, Lab Manager and Research Associate Steve Barbachyn, and previous Lab Director Catherine French.
Front: Labs Director Lauren Linderman
Back row (left to right): First MAST Director Carol Shield, structures faculty Pedram Mortazavi and Ben Worsfold, Lab Manager and Research Associate Steve Barbachyn, and previous Lab Director Catherine French.