Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

College of Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

   
 
   
         
 
 
Student Instrumentation Workshop
Machine Shop
Instrumentation
Hydraulic Equipment
Testing Floor
Structural Testing Hardware

Student Instrumentation Workshop

The student instrumentation shop was set up to allow students to use equipment for their experimentation needs.

The Student Instrumentation Workshop was established in September of 2000 and it is located in room 1120 at NSEL. The shop has been equipped with basic tools to carry out simple operations associated with instrumentation of testing set-ups. Both undergraduate and graduate students can use this shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, after adequate training is performed.

 
 
 

Employees of the Student Instrumentation Workshop

Two students are currently employed in the workshop, Maureen Geoghegan and Dan Macnamara. They assist Greg Banas in the upkeep of the lab and are available to help other students with projects.

Maureen and Dan can typically be found in room 1120B in the shop during their work hours. Maureen works from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. Dan works from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Teusday and Thursday, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday.

 
Maureen Geoghegan
 
Dan Macnamara
 

Procedures for Membership in the Student Instrumentation Worshop

Any student who would like to use the Student Instrumentation Workshop should contact Gregory Banas . The training is provided by CEE Machine Shop personnel. After training has been completed, the student must sign a compliance form . Afterwards, each trained student may obtain a key for the shop. While in the shop, each student must follow the shop policy.

Directions to become a trained student can be found here.

See also Safety Rules in Student Instrumentation Workshop.

       
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