Now in Performance Test Codes
Earthquake-Proof Infrastructure Put to the Test
Thanks to technology being developed and tested by Lehigh University structural engineers a new vision of sustainable infrastructure is taking shape that would assure life safety and the continued operation of buildings and transportation quake-affected areas. What follows is a look at the state-of-the-art testing methods being used to validate the performance of new technology that could change what we expect of our infrastructure.
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Due to the spate of state and federal legislation passed to wean the U.S. from foreign oil and promote green energy, concentrating solar power (CSP) systems are taking off. Yet, currently there are no standards industry can use to prepare, execute, and report on performance tests of CSP equipment. To meet that need, an ASME committee formed in 2009 has formed to write that code, PTC 52.
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Computational modeling techniques are being used to test medical devices such as cardiovascular stents that are implanted in the human body. Preclinical evaluations of new devices using in-vitro laboratory testing have not been good predictors of how they will perform in clinical trials. Therefore, mathematical modeling techniques like CFD and FEA are being used in addition to traditional in-vitro techniques, to improve the design, testing of these kinds of medical devices.
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Comprised of three Divisions concerned with the application of basic engineering in the engineering and technology management.
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