Facilities

Computing Resources

• Advanced Research Computing that consists of Tinkercliffs (41,984 cores), Cascades (7,288 cores), Infer (1,696 cores), DragonsTooth (1,152 cores), Huckleberry (280 cores), with key features include large-scale CPU, machine leanring/interences, deep learning applications, data intensive problems, etc, (https://arc.vt.edu/), is available for the modeling and simulation part, code development, debugging, testing and data analysis
• We develop our multiphysics model under the MOOSE framework (Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment) which is an open-source software developed by Idaho National Laboratory (https://mooseframework.inl.gov/)
• We conduct atomistic scale modeling under LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator which is an open-source software developed by Sandia National Laboratory (https://www.lammps.org/)
• We also investigate materials properties using VASP (Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package) (https://www.vasp.at/).

Equipment

• Instron 50 kN Testing Frame which can perform tensile, compression, peel, tear, puncture, creep, and cycle tests of materials and structures (located at the Aerospace Structural laboratory at Randolph 15A)
• LaVision 3D DIC System – Capability for viewing large samples with two 1628×1236 pixel resolution with at a nominal 14 frame per second rate and shutter speed of 1 micro second (located at the Aerospace Structural laboratory at Randolph 15A)
• NeoScope JCM-5000 Benchtop SEM with 10 – 40,000x magnification (located at the Aerospace Structural laboratory at Randolph 4J)
• Advanced materials characterization tools (transmission electron microscope, focused ion beam, etc.) located at the NCFL at CRC (https://www.ncfl.ictas.vt.edu/).

Equipment in PIs’ lab at RB2 at Corporate Research Campus

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  Instron E3000 Fatigue Testing Machine

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  AccuteX EDM GE-43SAi Wire EDM

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  Two ATS 2320-MM Level Arm Creep machine with up to 1100 C; one in tensile loading mode and one in compressive loading mode

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  Two Reference 620 Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA

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  Model 110 Twin-Jet Electropolisher

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  ElectroMet 4 to prepare sample surface without residual stress for EBSD analysis

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  GIGA-S vibratory polisher to polish materials with a very gentle polishing action

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  NANO-2000S dual wheel grinder polisher bench top polisher

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  Airclean Systems Ac632A Series Ac600 Ductless Chemical Workstation

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  Bridgman furnace to fabricate single crystalline sample

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  TC Isotemp R20F refriferated circulator