A major innovation is happening in the structures laboratory at the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen鈥檚 University. The first ever Rolling Load Simulator 鈥� R鈼廘S in Canada for testing highway bridges is making a big impact in the lab. This machine is capable of delivering tens of years鈥� worth of heavy truck loading, simulating the long service life of a highway bridge at full scale. Bridges are the ultimate expression of art and science in structural engineering. Results from further tests in this machine will advance our understanding of the complex behavior of bridges under realistic loading conditions.
Submission Year:
2017-18
Photographer's affiliation:
Graduate student
Academic areas:
Smith Engineering
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
Art of Research categories:
Art in action
Photo:
Categories:
Grad student
Smith Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
School of Graduate Studies
Interdisciplinary research in materials, computational analytics and human-machine interactions
Sustainability, Environment and Resources
Location of photograph:
Civil Engineering Department, Queen's University
Photographer's name:
Dustin Brennan
Display Photographers Affiltion + Faculty or Department:
Graduate Student, Civil Engineering