Auburn constructing $22 million Advanced Structural Testing Laboratory

Auburn University is taking another giant step as the Southeast’s leader in structural engineering research and instruction through the construction of a $22 million Advanced Structures Testing Laboratory.
The 41,500-square-foot facility will include a high bay laboratory with specially engineered floors and walls capable of handling extreme structural testing loads; a geotechnical test pit; a concrete materials research and testing laboratory; a wind testing facility; and administrative offices and areas.
The 4,700-cubic-foot geotechnical test pit is a unique feature - one of the few across the nation included in a university laboratory. It will allow students and faculty to conduct testing that has only been possible in the field until now on structures such as foundations, anchorages, towers and more. In addition, the wind testing facility will allow expanded research to decrease impact and increase lifespan and safety of structures during natural disasters.