Mechanical testing

Controls Automax hydraulic testing system (load/disp control)

15kN, 300kN and 2000kN compression test frames 

​Matest Unitronic Load Frame 50kN (load control)

350kN customisable flexural test frame

100kN Instron with thermomechanical (-100 °C to 350 °C) testing chamber (load or displacement control)

250kN Instron with fatigue testing capability, thermomechanical (-100 °C to 350 °C) testing chamber and video extensometer (via Barbara Rossi)
Compression, flexure, tensile splitting testing devices (customisable)

2mm and 20mm LVDTs

Hydraulic actuators (10kN, 100kN, 250kN) for custom testing rigs

Anco bi-axial electric shake table (via Manolis Chatzis)
Laboratory strong floor

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Laboratory instrumentation

Daheng 25MP camera stereo set (x4)

Daheng 12MP camera stereo set (x2)

Teledyne Dalsa 2MP camera stereo set (x2)

High speed iX203 camera stereo set 

Neuromorphic Inivation Davis 346 camera stereo set 

Basler ACE AcA2000 NIR camera stereo set

Time-of-flight Helios 2+ camera with RGB kit 

Imetrum data acquisition box 

MatchID data acquisition box

MicroSHM acoustic emission system with four R6a and two WSa microphones

Accelerometers (via Manolis Chatzis)

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Sample preparation (cutting, curing, ageing and speckling)

Paddle bucket mixers

EN and ASTM flow tables

Steel moulds for cube, flexural and cylindrical samples

Plastic moulds for tensile splitting and double cleavage drilled compression 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

WELL 3500 Precision Vertical Diamond Wire Saw (via Department of Earth Science)

3D printing lab (more information here) 

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)

Bentsai  BT-HH6105B2 handheld inkjet printer (with black and invisible inks)

MULTICOMP PRO 72-13350 programmable 300W, 30V/30A power supply

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