The Auburn concrete laboratory is located in the Harbert Engineering Center.  The concrete laboratory is a key component of the concrete research at Auburn.  The laboratory allows faculty, staff, and, students test to assess the various fresh and hardened concrete properties that may affect the performance of concrete members. 

          

Current Equipment:

·        Hardened concrete testing laboratory occupies 750 ft² of floor space

·        600 ft² Isothermal Temperature (73°F) mixing/batching room

·        25 Creep testing frames for 6 x 12 in. cylinders

·        200 ft² room for shrinkage and creep testing

·        2 x Early-age concrete cracking frames

·        1 x autogenous shrinkage testing frame

·        6 x 12 in. cylinder match curing system

·    800 ft² of floor space for processing of aggregates

·        600,000 lbs compression testing machine (Forney FX-600)

·        400,000 lbs compression testing machine

·        2 x Adiabatic Hydration Equipment (Q-Drums)

·        2 x Coefficient of Thermal Expansion testing systems

·        Freeze-Thaw chamber and test equipment

·        Rapid chloride ion permeability test equipment

·        Match cast concrete cylinder molds (x8)

·        12 x 12 ft moist temperature controlled curing room

·        11.5 x 11.5 ft temperature- and humidity-controlled chamber

·        6 temperature controlled water baths

·        Moisture correction scales

·        Hydration chambers

·        Aggregate jaw crusher

·        Aggregate shakers with concrete sieves

·        Batching scales

·        1 x 4 ft³ drum mixer

·        1 x 12 ft³ drum mixer

·        6 x Concrete Maturity meters (Early-age strength prediction)

·        LOK-TEST Pullout Tester

·        L-Box, J-Ring, etc. for self-consolidating concrete testing

·        Desiccator and vacuum-oven for preparation of microscopy samples for SEM

·        Scaning Electron Microscope (SEM) is available for use from Auburn's Materials Science Department