Resources for Civil Engineering
The Civil Engineering Department offers many different resources for students, faculty, and staff.
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Organizations
Computer Labs
The Civil Engineering computer lab is open to all students and faculty. It currently runs Windows XP, and has the latest version of Microsoft Office, Matlab, ARC-GIS 9.1, AutoCAD 2000, Bentley Microstation, SAP 2000, Pipe2000, Visual Studio .NET 2003, and other programs. The lab also contains other software which is used in civil, environmental, and geotechnical engineering classes. The summer hours for this lab are 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, and during the semester, the lab is open from 7:30 am to 10:00 pm Monday - Friday and 1-9 pm on Sundays. It is located in Room 125 and 126 in Hernandez Hall (formerly ECII).
Break-in!
Due to a break-in two years ago, and theft of several brand-new computers (which were eventually found), the lab is now under video surveillance. After-hours entry to the lab is now only through the steel double-doors off of the hallway to Room 126, NOT near the main stairway. That door is now exit-only! This is a limited-access stratagem to prevent further theft.
Keycards
Keycards must be used to access ECII and the computer lab during off-hours, and all users must sign a access agreement policy before keycards are issued. There is a $10 charge for issuance of a card, and $5 a semester re-encoding charge, as locks will be reset after each semester. All students who will need a keycard must see Percy Walls (Room 128, HH) inside the computer lab. Other selected labs are also locked with keycard access. As an NMSU engineering student or faculty member needing access to these other labs, please indicate the need when applying for your keycard. Only students or faculty working in those labs on research or graduate studies will be granted keycard access. You must ask your advisor to contact Percy for proper permission.
Water Resources Computer Lab
Upstairs in Room 236 is the Water Resources / Envirotranspiration (ET) computer lab. It has four high-performance computers for research and remote data-logger collecting, compilation, and study. Research students, graduate students, and faculty (primarily Dr. Phillip King and Dr. Salim Bawazir) utilitize this lab for geotechnical and water resource research. The GPS server is also in this room, but it is off-limits to all students (please do not tamper with this computer, located in the south-east corner of the room)!
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Materials Lab
EC1 houses a large workshop for materials study. It holds a number of compression- and tension-testing machines (shown below), used for the analysis of various materials for strength, durability, and reliability.
A full-scale section of an interstate highway bridge (pictured below) is housed within this lab, and was built to experiment with the installation of sensors to allow for long-term analysis of loads, strength, and durability of bridges. The concrete canoe team meets here to build their boats, and to experiment with the lightweight concrete that goes into them. (keycard access only)
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400,000 lb Compression
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Bridge Section |
Rock Mechanics Lab
Inside the Materials lab is the Rock Mechanics lab. Sieve-shakers, rock cutting and crushing machines, and other geological and geotechnical equipment are used here. Graduate experiments in concrete and soils are also conducted here. (keycard access only)
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| Core-sample crusher |
Direct shear machine |
Hydraulics Lab
Also in EC1 is the Hydraulics lab, used for experimentation with water and it's reaction with soils, aggregates, and other materials. A network of under-the-floor channels, canals, and storage tanks, and large above-the-floor water pipes allows for the study of water flow and pressure. Several flumes, including a room-length one, are located here to help students test scale models and other flow characteristics. (keycard access only)
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| Hydraulics Lab |
Large Hydraulic Flume |
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