CIEST Tour
CU Boulder Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing (CIEST) tour
Wednesday, June 3 | 6:00-7:00 pm
Join us for a tour of the CIEST facilities on the CU Boulder campus on June 3rd at 6pm.
CIEST provides lab, pilot, and large-scale experiments using geotechnical centrifuges, structural dynamics, and material testing of metals, composites, and concrete. Each test is customized to meet the needs of each user under controlled environments. CIEST Projects are designed to demonstrate bold ideas into engineering solutions in all scales from small to large so that laboratory innovations find a systematic way to progress. This approach brings researchers, students, and industry experts together to test hypotheses and discover new technologies.
Campus Restoration Buildings Tour
Engineering Mechanics Analysis in Action at CU Boulder
Wednesday, June 3 | 6:00-7:00 pm
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Old Main and Hale Science are two of the oldest buildings on the CU Boulder campus (built in 1876 and 1894, respectively). A 2019 exterior condition assessment, conducted by the local Boulder office of national engineering firm Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, determined that both buildings required significant exterior masonry restoration. As a result of both analyses, Old Main recently received a full exterior restoration and Hale Science is in the process of reconstructing the grand entry stair while the building above is temporarily shored.
To see these restorations in action, attend a tour of both buildings, led by Peter Babaian (Senior Principal Engineer at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger) and Chris Sachs (CU Boulder Assistant Dean for Operations, Facilities, and Safety) on June 3rd at 6pm, departing from the University Memorial Center. Due to space constraints on the active construction site at Hale Science, this tour is limited to 30 people and close-toed shoes are required.
For additional details on each analysis and recommendations resulting from each, attend their associated conference presentation during the Heritage Structures mini-symposium (MS 062).