Structures testing lab

The new structures testing lab has had a recent £14m investment to make it one of the UK's most prestigious research facilities.

The lab, within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has new servo-hydraulic test equipment with static, dynamic and impact loading as well as high speed capabilities.

Testing facilities include:

Controlled-rate uniaxial testing up to 10MN
Bi-axial testing of material and structural specimens
High rate uniaxial testing of material and structural specimens by impact and rapid hydraulic systems
Controlled cylindrical triaxial testing of materials at up to 700 Mpa radial stress
Cyclic/fatigue testing of large and small scale components
Material creep testing
Fixing technology for concrete and masonry structures
Instrumentation and data acquisition systems
Manufacture and testing of material and structural specimens including beams, column, slabs, connections and test frames
Controlled environmental specimen conditioning