Much of the research conducted in support of this aspiration takes place at the university’s Large Scale Testing Laboratory (LSTL), under the direction of Wassim Ghannoum, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. This 15,000-square-foot facility supports a wide array of research initiatives, including providing robust support for geotechnical and structural engineering projects like bridges. The lab also creates the building components and new materials needed for increasingly complex developments.
A laboratory this size gives UTSA the capacity to test large-scale systems and components that span up to 70 feet. The laboratory has dual cranes with 30-ton capacity to load, unload, and transport heavy specimens. A large-capacity hydraulic power unit provides the ability for civil and structural…
