The Civil Engineering Alumni Society will be hosting a Happy Hour & Tour of the new Civil Engineering Research Education Center at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Gary Prinz will lead the tour.
Known as CEREC, This 37,400 square foot building serves as a research and teaching space for the Department of Civil Engineering and will be a resource for academic, government and industrial partners across Arkansas. The space includes a high-bay structural testing facility with a four-foot thick “strong-floor” capable of testing large-scale structural systems and components. It will also house a 25-ton rail crane to move heavy materials. The facility is the first of its kind in Arkansas. Currently, large-scale structural components must be sent out of state for testing. CEREC will allow academic, industry and government researchers to conduct cutting-edge experimental research in-state. CEREC will also serve as a living laboratory for several hundred students annually, and the facility has space for 15 faculty members to conduct research.