STRUCTURES LAB
TESTING CAPABILITIES
The structures laboratory is equipped to perform a wide variety of tests on bars, beams and pull-out specimens, under static, fatigue and long-term loading, in different environmental conditions.
LOAD RANGE
up to 400 kN
TEST TEMPERATURE
up to 200 ºC
EXPERIMENTAL TESTING SERVICES
TENSILE TESTS
Tensile characterisation of FRP bars, laminates and sheets
Tensile strength | Young’s modulus | Ultimate strain | Stress–strain response
BOND TESTS
Bond behaviour of FRP systems in concrete
NSM | EBR | EBROG | EBRIG | Mechanical anchorages | Hybrid bonded
FLEXURAL TESTS
Flexural behaviour of concrete beams strengthened with FRP systems
NSM | EBR | EBROG | EBRIG | Mechanical anchorages | Hybrid bonded
FATIGUE TESTS
Fatigue behaviour of FRP reinforced concrete elements
Bond | Flexural behaviour
LONG-TERM TESTS
Long-term behaviour of FRP reinforced concrete elements
Bond | Flexural behaviour
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
Influence of temperature on FRP systems on concrete elements
Bond | Flexural behaviour
CREEP TESTS
Creep behaviour of FRP materials
Time-dependent strain under sustained load
DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION (DIC)
Full-field displacement and strain measurements
Material characterisation | Structural testing
CONCRETE CHARACTERISATION
Determination of the mechanical properties of concrete
Compressive strength | Young’s modulus | Tensile strength
LAB EQUIPMENT
- REINFORCED CONCRETE STRONG FLOOR of 28 m², with connectors every 50 cm.
- CLIMATE CHAMBER with a capacity of 17 m³ and working temperature from -10 ºC to 50 ºC.
- DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION (DIC) system, contactless strain and displacement measurement.
- HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT with a flow rate of 60 l/min and frequency up to 50 Hz.
- UNIVERSAL SERVOHYDRAULIC ACTUATOR for static loading, with a capacity of 300 kN and a piston stroke of 200 mm.
- UNIVERSAL SERVOHYDRAULIC ACTUATOR for fatigue and static loading, with a capacity of 100 kN and a piston stroke of 200 mm.
- UNIVERSAL HYDRAULIC TESTING MACHINE with a capacity of 400 kN and 900 mm between grips.
- UNIVERSAL ELECTROMECHANICAL TESTING MACHINE with a capacity of 400 kN and 1000 mm between grips, with a mountable oven for testing at high temperature (up to 200 ºC).
- COMPRESSION HYDRAULIC TESTING MACHINE with a capacity of 2000 kN and 300 mm between grips.
- CREEP FRAMES FOR LARGE SPECIMENS (up to 1500 mm): 4 frames, two of 67 kN, one of 92 kN and one of 100 kN capacity.
- CREEP FRAMES FOR SMALL SPECIMENS (up to 800 mm).
- MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT: wide range of LVDTs, transducers, inclinometers, strain gauges, etc.
CATALOGUE
2019