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University of Sheffield Plans Structural Dynamics Laboratory for Verification and Validation

Published 8/21/2015

The University of Sheffield is planning to build the $25 million Structural Dynamics Laboratory for Verification and Validation in the United Kingdom. Located in the Advanced Manufacturing Park, the facility will enable industry and academia to engage in collaborative research and development in the field of structural dynamics. Enabling full-scale testing of engineering structures, systems, and components, the project will feature a modular environmental chamber with sophisticated controls for humidity, temperature, wind speed, and weather conditions. The facility will be directed by faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Dynamics Research Group.