Facilities
Our team has access to the Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory which provides equipment and technical support for materials testing, structural testing, and vibrations measurements.
Additionally, we have:
- Artec Leo – a wireless and fully standalone professional 3D scanner
- Artec Ray – long-range 3D scanner that uses laser technology to produce high-resolution point cloud data
- OptiTrack – 3D motion capture system
- 3D digital image correlation (DIC) system with high-speed cameras
- Advanced computing capabilities
- Mixed/Augmented Reality headset: Microsoft HoloLens 2
- Virtual Reality headsets: Oculus Go, Quest, Quest 2, Quest 3
- SEAhorse (Suction Experimental Apparatus): 24 ft x 12 ft vacuum box chamber for testing of steel deck and steel joist assemblies
In the News
Jenet Naw – As undergrad researcher, civil engineer builds skills, confidence and connections
Blum receives a 2025 Wisconsin Impact Nexus Award from the Grainger Institute of Engineering
Blum, Ginder-Vogel, Wang promoted during 24-25 academic year
Advancing Structural Innovation and Industry Partnerships with Dr. Hannah Blum
Blum receives the 2024 Chancellor’s Teaching Innovation Award
Vacuum box enhances structures lab testing capacity
A web of fiber-optic cables will illuminate the condition of countless historic structures
Blum teams up with the Steel Deck Institute to improve building safety
Blum receives 2023 Harvey Spangler Award for Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices
Blum takes not one, but two awards home: McGuire and Terry Peshia
In a real-life class, civil engineering undergrads learn in a virtual world