Auburn University Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory

In this project, Auburn University envisioned one of the country’s most capable structural design labs. The completed Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory provides 47,000 square feet of state-of-the-art engineering testing capabilities and equipment for research engineers, faculty, and graduate students as they work to solve the nation’s growing infrastructure issues.

The facility includes a high-bay laboratory with a 30-foot-tall strong wall and strong floor capable of handling extreme structural testing loads, fabrication and workshop spaces that can replicate hurricane-level loads, and one of only geotechnical test chambers in the country. It was the first project at the university that utilized heavy timber construction, combining exposed glulam and CLT timber with concrete and steel to demonstrate different structural systems.

Location
Auburn, Alabama

Owner
Auburn University

Status
Completed

Size
47,000 square feet

Awards
AIA Alabama, Honor Award
AIA Birmingham, Honor Award
AIA Montgomery, Honor Award
Alabama Chapter of the American
Society of Landscape Architects,
Merit Award
American Council of Engineering
Companies of Alabama, Engineering
Excellence State Award
U.S. Green Building Council,
LEED Certified