Mechanical testing

Controls Automax hydraulic testing system (load control)

15kN, 300kN and 2000kN compression test frames 

350kN customisable flexural test frame

100kN Instron with thermomechanical (-100 °C to 350 °C) testing chamber (load or displacement control)
Compression, flexure, tensile splitting testing devices (customisable)

2mm and 20mm LVDTs

Hydraulic systems for custom testing rigs

Laboratory strong floor

​

Laboratory instrumentation

Daheng 25MP stereo camera set (x2)

Daheng 12MP stereo camera set (x2)

Teledyne Dalsa 2MP stereo camera set (x2)

High speed iX203 stereo camera set (x1) (to be acquired)

Imetrum data acquisition box 

MatchID data acquisition box (to be acquired)

MicroSHM acoustic emission system with four R6a and two WSa microphones

Polytec PDV100 laser vibrometer

Accelerometers (via Manolis Chatzis)

​

Sample preparation, cutting, curing and ageing

Paddle bucket mixers

EN and ASTM flow tables

Steel moulds for cube, flexural and cylindrical samples

Plastic moulds for tensile splitting and fracture toughness samples

Norton mini Clipper with Universal and Asphalt diamond blades

Erbauer tile cutter 

Wazer Pro water jet cutter

Hilti DD130 coring device, 50/100mm diameter coring bits

Tecmix 12611 125mm concrete angle grinder

Black and Decker Mouse sander

​Kermet grinding, polishing and mounting equipment (via Emilio Martinez-Paneda)

Milling facilities

3D printing lab (more information here) 

Delta WASP 2040 Clay for 3D printing clay (to be acquired)

Light, temperature and humidity chamber Memmert ICH110L

CO2, temperature and humidity chamber Memmert ICH 110C

Salt spray, temperature and humidity chamber Ascott CC450iP

Carbolite CWF 1200 furnace

Grant Water bath (via James Marrow, Materials)

​​

Material production

Hydraulic lime mortar, plaster, fibrous plaster, concrete, clay bricks, natural stones, wrought iron, shape memory alloys​