Data Analysis and Management Laboratory The Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental (CAE) Engineering with the support of the Center for Computational Science has a dedicated on-site computing platform designed to enhance the collection, management, and analysis of research data; a core component of the department’s data management plan (DMP).
A dedicated computer cluster assembly, shown in Figure 6, is used to perform large computational analysis and store relevant data. This assembly is composed of: PowerEdge R510 head node connected to eight R410 user nodes via a PowerConnect 6224 LAN switch, with 16 CPUS (each with 8 Xeon 2.4Ghz logical cores), and a total 192GB of RAM. The cluster utilizes a network-attached-storage (NAS) server capable of storing up to 27 TB of data in a RAID-6 redundant array. The system is backed up by two dedicated 2700 Watt uninterruptible power supplies. The computer cluster runs exclusively on a fully-featured version of the RHEL 5.4 x86-64 Linux OS. High performance features such as HP-MPI and LSF, and updated compilers and math kernel libraries are made available. The cluster features the following commercial software packages: Mathworks Matlab® R2011a, Simulia Abaqus® 6.11.2, but can be freely outfitted with any other parallel computing software. The computer cluster allows for a variety of computing intensive tasks such as: numerical simulations, data transformations, data visualization, pattern recognition, and data mining.
These include Rapid Prototyping Facilities located within the Department of Industrial Engineering which houses a 3-dimensional thermoplastic printer (Thermojet Multi-Jet Modeling) with a 300 x 400 x 600 dpi resolution and a maximum model size of 10 x 7.5 x 8 inches. Capabilities of the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s prototyping instrument (Prodigy Plus Strata Systems) include a resolution of 143 dpi and a maximum size of 8 x 8 x 12 inches. The College of Engineering also has a 2,990 square feet machine shop fitted with a large assortment of hand and power tools plus heavy equipment, including hydraulic presses, vertical and horizontal band saws, motorized sanders, sand blasting equipment, engine lathes, vertical and horizontal milling machines (which are computer controlled), grinders, drill presses, and prototype finishing equipment (buffer, polisher, wire wheels). The machine shop is also fitted with specialty equipment designed to work with sheet metal (a hydraulic shear, a manual shear, Bead and Spartan roller, notcher, hole puncher, and ornamental bender), welding (miller, arc welder, spot welder, oxygen/acetylene cutting and brazing, and steel deck welding table with vise) and carpentry (table saws, band saws, scroll saw, miter saw, and disc sander).
A dedicated computer cluster assembly, shown in Figure 6, is used to perform large computational analysis and store relevant data. This assembly is composed of: PowerEdge R510 head node connected to eight R410 user nodes via a PowerConnect 6224 LAN switch, with 16 CPUS (each with 8 Xeon 2.4Ghz logical cores), and a total 192GB of RAM. The cluster utilizes a network-attached-storage (NAS) server capable of storing up to 27 TB of data in a RAID-6 redundant array. The system is backed up by two dedicated 2700 Watt uninterruptible power supplies. The computer cluster runs exclusively on a fully-featured version of the RHEL 5.4 x86-64 Linux OS. High performance features such as HP-MPI and LSF, and updated compilers and math kernel libraries are made available. The cluster features the following commercial software packages: Mathworks Matlab® R2011a, Simulia Abaqus® 6.11.2, but can be freely outfitted with any other parallel computing software. The computer cluster allows for a variety of computing intensive tasks such as: numerical simulations, data transformations, data visualization, pattern recognition, and data mining.
These include Rapid Prototyping Facilities located within the Department of Industrial Engineering which houses a 3-dimensional thermoplastic printer (Thermojet Multi-Jet Modeling) with a 300 x 400 x 600 dpi resolution and a maximum model size of 10 x 7.5 x 8 inches. Capabilities of the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s prototyping instrument (Prodigy Plus Strata Systems) include a resolution of 143 dpi and a maximum size of 8 x 8 x 12 inches. The College of Engineering also has a 2,990 square feet machine shop fitted with a large assortment of hand and power tools plus heavy equipment, including hydraulic presses, vertical and horizontal band saws, motorized sanders, sand blasting equipment, engine lathes, vertical and horizontal milling machines (which are computer controlled), grinders, drill presses, and prototype finishing equipment (buffer, polisher, wire wheels). The machine shop is also fitted with specialty equipment designed to work with sheet metal (a hydraulic shear, a manual shear, Bead and Spartan roller, notcher, hole puncher, and ornamental bender), welding (miller, arc welder, spot welder, oxygen/acetylene cutting and brazing, and steel deck welding table with vise) and carpentry (table saws, band saws, scroll saw, miter saw, and disc sander).
