Dr. Hayder Rasheed established the STEAM (STructural Engineering Analysis and Mechanics) lab as a working space for computational research in structures in Spring 2001. The lab was located in room 2141 Fiedler Hall. The original lab location had 3 state-of-the-art computers and peripherals. In 2016, the lab moved to room 2107 Fiedler Hall where it housed 3 graduate student desks with 3 state-of-the-art computers and peripherals in addition to cabinets housing experimental testing supplies like strain gauges and LVDTs and FRP fiber fabric materials and installation tools. In 2023, the lab moved again to a bigger space in 2116 Fiedler Hall, where it now houses 6 graduate student desks with computers and peripherals, LCD projector, large screen and central computer control for presentations as well as cabinet storage for experimental testing supplies and FRP fiber fabric materials and installation tools.
This lab is the focal point for the development of structural engineering and engineering mechanics research in the department of Civil Engineering at Kansas State University. Research projects tackled include analytical, numerical and experimental studies in the areas of FRP composite strengthening of reinforced/prestressed concrete members, stability of laminated composite members and steel members and structures.
