The science of simulating rainfall is more complicated than you might think. Simulated raindrops need to be the right shape and velocity in order to produce the same effect as the real thing. And getting as close to the real thing as possible — in a controlled environment where results can be reproduced — is an important part of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Hydraulics, Sedimentation and Erosion Control Laboratory (HSECL) — a facility that will soon be expanding. (Read more)
Today’s Forecast: More Rain — TTI Hydraulics, Sedimentation and Erosion Control Laboratory Expands
November 5, 2012 -
Drive-In Environmental Research Chamber: New TTI testing facility expected to open new doors for research
April 14, 2009 -
At the Texas A&M University Riverside Campus in Bryan, Texas, workers have completed the finishing touches on another in a line of world-class testing centers offered by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) to its sponsors.
The Drive-In Environmental Research Chamber, which opens in January 2010, is the largest of its kind in the country. Read More
