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Address:
MAST Laboratory
University of Minnesota
2525 4th Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455


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Phone:
(612) 626-9561

Fax:
(612) 624-5964

Driving Directions to the MAST Laboratory:

From the South:
Take I-35W North. As you near downtown Minneapolis, follow the signs to "U of M/3rd Street". Stay in the right lane and follow the signs to "East Bank". Follow Washington Avenue across the river and then nine blocks to University Avenue. Turn right onto University Avenue. Take an immediate left onto 25th Avenue SE. Turn right onto 4th Street SE. The Mast Laboratory is located on 4th Street SE between 25th and 26th Avenues SE.

From the North:
Take I-35W South. Take the "University Avenue" exit. Go past 4th Street SE and turn left onto University Avenue. Follow University Avenue for fifteen blocks and turn left onto 25th Avenue SE. Turn right onto 4th Street SE. The Mast Laboratory is located on 4th Street between 25th and 26th Avenues SE.

From the East or West:
Take I-94 to the "Huron Boulevard" exit. Follow Huron Boulevard to Washington Avenue and turn right. Take Washington Avenue for one block and turn right onto University Avenue. Take an immediate left onto 25th Avenue SE. Turn right onto 4th Street SE. The Mast Laboratory is located on 4th Street between 25th and 26th Avenues SE.

From the Airport:
Stay in the left lane while leaving the Lindbergh Terminal. Take Highway 5 East to Highway 55 West. Stay on 55 until nearing downtown and follow the signs to "U of M/3rd Street". Stay in the right lane and follow the signs to "East Bank". Follow Washington Avenue across the river and then nine blocks to University Avenue. Turn right onto University Avenue. Take an immediate left onto 25th Avenue SE. Turn right onto 4th Street SE. The Mast Laboratory is located on 4th Street between 25th and 26th Avenues SE.

Driving Directions to Parking:
The MAST Laboratory does not provide public parking. The University of Minnesota operates several parking facilities nearby. The closest parking facility is the Huron Boulevard Parking Complex, where the closest lot is the Wolverine lot. The Huron Boulevard Parking Complex may be entered from 4th Street SE or Oak Street and is three blocks from the Laboratory. The cost is $3.25 per day.

Transportation from the Airport:

Recommended Taxi:
Airport Taxi, 952-928-0000

Other Taxis:
AAA Taxicab Services, 612-379-1229
Airport Taxi, 952-928-0000
American Express Taxi, 612-850-8500
Bloomington Taxi Corp., 612-884-8888
Blue & White Taxi, 612-333-3333
Checker Taxi Corp., 612-588-1111
Gold Star Taxi, 952-881-4444
Green & White Taxi, 612-522-2222
Minneapolis Taxi, 612-339-4227
North Star Taxi, 612-333-3133
Rainbow Taxi, 612-332-1615
Red & White Taxi, 612-871-1600
Yellow Cab Co., 612-824-4444

Public Transportation:
Metro Transit operates Route 7 from the Airport to the West Bank of the University of Minnesota. From the West Bank, the Campus Shuttle service may be taken to University Ave. The closest stop is at the Wolverine Parking lot.


 
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Calendar Highlights.
   

9/12/2007 – NEESR-II HPFRCC Slab-Column Frame Test 3

7/23/2007 – NEESR-II HPFRCC Slab-Column Frame Test 2

6/5/2007 – NEESR-II HPFRCC Slab-Column Frame Test 1

1/4/2007 – NEES@Minnesota Proposal Writer's Workshop

 

   
 
 
 
 
Departments Supporting the MAST Laboratory
 

Civil Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
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UMN MAST NEES Facility
The MAST testing facility is supported in part by the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number CMS-0402490. The MAST Laboratory building was funded in part by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Institute of Technology, the Department of Civil Engineering, and individual donors. The MAST Computer Infrastructure is jointly developed by the Department of Civil Engineering, the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.