University of Waterloo Profile
Founded in 1957, the University of Waterloo is one of Canada’s leading comprehensive universities, with undergraduate and graduate programs in faculties of Applied Health Sciences, Arts, Engineering, Environment, Mathematics, and Science; and includes professional schools of Pharmacy, Optometry, Accounting and Architecture. The UW community also includes four federated university colleges: St. Jerome’s, Renison, St. Paul’s and Conrad Grebel; and associated research institutes, such as the Water Institute, Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology (WIN), the Quantum Nano Centre (QNC), and the Schlegel Institute for Aging.
In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, visit uwaterloo.ca.
A major challenge currently facing all educational institutions is increased enrolments at a time when tuition fees and operating grants are highly constrained.
Background
The Centre for Advanced Materials Joining deals with the analysis of a wide range of welding processes (laser, arc, friction, plasma) and materials (ferrous, non-ferrous), in order to improve joining quality and productivity. A key issue that needs to be addressed is the in-service performance of joints, and the cyclic loading response which leads to material fatigue. The fatigue life capacity is a critical issue which may limit the suitability of joints and processed materials for many applications, and this will be measured for a variety of joint geometries and sizes.
To measure fatigue performance, a testing system is required to a capacity of 100 kN (which includes test frame, controller, and hydraulic grips). The total stroke length must be at least 150 mm, and utilize hydraulic grips, with the capability to impose cyclic loads at frequencies of up to 100 Hz. Control system, software, and signal processing capabilities must be included. A hydraulic power supply is already available onsite.
This acquisition is made possible in partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.
Questions regarding this Request for Proposal may be submitted via email on or before June 20, 2018, and must be directed to:
Christine Wagner, CPPB – Senior Buyer and Research Coordinator
Procurement and Contract Services
University of Waterloo, East Campus Hall
Waterloo ON N2L 3W8
Email: cpwagner@uwaterloo.ca , or, procure@uwaterloo.ca
