Rock Mechanics &
Explosives Research
Center
1006 Kingshighway
Rolla, MO 65409
Phone: 573-341-4365
Fax: 573-341-4368
rockmech@mst.edu
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The Millennium Arch
One of the most exciting things about working with a new cutting tool is that it brings opportunities that don't often crop up in every day life. Missouri S&T is pleased to have worked with an internationally acclaimed artist Edwina Sandys, to develop a new way for making deep cuts into granite, as a way of creating a sculpture for the campus. This technique has been validated, and is being used for other works. The above artist rendering shows how the sculpture looks. In reality, this sculpture was made out of red granite, shown here. The sculpture itself is known as The Millennium Arch and it forms a fitting compliment to an earlier sculpture, The Missouri S&T Stonehenge, which sits on the other end of the Missouri S&T campus. This technology is being used in carving the larger sculptures which Edwina Sandys is creating, and which will form the Millennium Circles Please do visit The Millenium Arch at 10th Street, facing Castleman Hall, Rolla.
Who are we?
The project was developed in the High Pressure Waterjet Laboratory of the Rock Mechanics & Explosive Research Center at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The work for this project was carried out by two faculty: Dave Summers and Greg Galecki. The technical support was provided by Jim Blaine, Bob Fossey, John Tyler, and Vicki Snelson. Vicki, our Administrative Assistant, acted as a "traffic cop" to help manage any inquires sent to us.
Missouri S&T Stonehenge
UM-Rolla Stonehenge is a partial reconstruction of the ancient megalith located on Salisbury Plain 75 miles southwest of London. In these pages you will learn more about UM-Rolla Stonehenge and how it came to be. If you have any questions or would just like to send a comment to the Stonehenge crew, please send us a comment.
In the tradition of Missouri S&T, progress and tradition are never held still and instead continue to change every day. Working with Edwina Sandys, Missouri S&T created the >Millennium Arch, which stands true along with Stonehenge.