• Structural engineering testing lab at the University of Windsor is one of the largest and tallest in Canada. It has the following key features:

• Total strong floor area of about 600 sqm. Ceiling height of the lab is about 15 m

• Two strong walls (each is 11 m tall and 5.7 m long)

• It has a 20-ton capacity overhead crane, one 5-ton forklift, and one  10 m tall Caesar lift

• One strong beam with adjustable height (up to 10 m) for application of up to 3000 kN tension-compression loads

• One tall testing frame for testing of walls of up to 6 m tall

• One very large 3000 kN capacity loading frame for testing large structural specimens such as bridge decks

• One loading frame for application of up to 5000 kN axial tension-compression load

• One small loading frame for testing medium structural testing specimens such as beams and columns

• Two MTS made fatigue testing actuators and test frames with 500 kN and 250 kN capacities

• One Instron made test frame for fatigue tests on small samples and materials

• One MTS made universal loading actuator (1700 kN capacity) with a 30-inch stroke

• MTS Hydraulic pump with a controller for running MTS fatigue and MTS universal actuators

• Pressure cycle test facility on pipes and pressure vessels

Dr. S. Das is looking for a doctoral student. The student must have a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in either civil engineering (with specialization in structural engineering or materials engineering) or master’s degree in civil engineering materials or master’s degree in structural engineering. Only students with high grades and from reputed institutions will be considered.

The student must have a strong background in computer programming and writing computer programs using LabVIEW and/or other similar programs for collecting strain, displacement, and load data from various equipment in the lab. Please email Dr. Das at sdas@uwindsor.ca if you are interested to join Dr. Das’ research group and if you have the qualifications required by Dr. Das.

Please send your detailed CV (with grades), your transcripts for both bachelor’s and master’s programs, and degree completion certifications. Also, please send a copy of your TOEFL or IELTS score.

Bachelor

Master

in

Civil Engineering

Structural

Engineering

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Material

Engineering