Each summer, MATC interns work with transportation professionals to provide themselves with experiences that will assist them when they enter the field of transportation research.
2. Alfred Benesch & Company
• Multi-disciplined engineering firm
• Founded in 1946
• Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
• 600+ employees, 34 Locations, 16 States
3. My Position
• Member of the Geotechnical Group for the Lincoln Division
• Primarily worked in the materials laboratory
• Performed variety of tests on materials
– Aggregate: Sieve analysis
– Asphalt: Gyratory tests
– Concrete: Compressive and flexural strength testing
– Soils: Shelby tubes, plasticity index, sand contents, standard proctor curves
• Variability of daily tasks
4. Field Work
• Geotechnical analysis
• Surveying
• Concrete testing
• Concrete coring
• Trip to Manhattan, Kansas
5. Dairy House: Scary House
• Geotechnical analysis for future brewery
• Drilled Shelby tubes ten feet into the ground in the dark basement