LabEST

Laboratory of Structures and Materials Prof. Lobo Carneiro

The aim of the Laboratory of Structures and Materials Fernando L. L. B. Carneiro (LABEST) is the numerical and experimental study of construction materials and structures.

LABEST is qualified to conduct static and dynamic analyses on structural components or structures of buildings, bridges, shells, harbor and maritime works, oil exploration offshore systems, hydroelectric power plants, and other special structures.

LABEST is equipped to perform tests on different types of materials such as concrete, metals, viscoelastic materials, resin composites, metallic, plastic and organic fiber cement composites, new types of high and ultra-high mechanical and environmental performance concretes, refractory concretes, micro-concretes used in oil well cementing, roller-compacted concretes, besides new construction and repair materials.

LABEST equipment allows developing studies from the material nanometric scale to the macroscopic scale of real structures. Special analyses conducted are: thermo-chemical-mechanical characterization of cement materials; slow strain, long-term effectiveness, alkali aggregate reaction, other expansive reactions, viscoelastic material characterization and structural identification. Some equipment allow to conduct tests from room temperature to 1200oC. Equipment is available for laboratory tests or field structure monitoring.

Source: LabEST/PEC and LabEST Web Site

Infrastructure

LABEST is organized in sub-laboratories and service areas.

The sub-laboratories are:

  • Macro-structures (reaction plate);

  • Thermal properties;

  • Time-dependent deformation: hardened (creep) and flowing (rheology) materials;

  • Cementing of oil wells;

  • Micro-structure;

  • Durability;

  • Mechanical properties;

  • Signal and image processing and dynamics;

  • Numerical Modeling.

Student rooms, offices and service areas are:

  • Concreting;

  • Sample milling, cutting and lathing area;

  • Machine workshop;

  • Technician’s room;

  • Doctor’s degree, master’s degree and scientific initiation student rooms.

Faculty

TITULAR FACULTYProf. Alexandre Landsman (FAU-UFRJ)Prof. Carlos MaglutaProf. Eduardo de Moraes Rego FairbairnProf. Eduardo de Miranda BatistaProf. Fernando Luiz Bastos RibeiroProf. Ibrahim A. Malik ShehataProf. Lidia da Conceição D. Shehata (UFF)Prof. Michèle Schubert PfielProf. Ney RoitmanProf. Romildo Dias Toledo Filho (professor responsável)Prof. Ronaldo Carvalho BattistaProf. Guilherme Chagas Cordeiro (UENF)
PEC RESEARCHERMarcos Martinez Silvoso
PROFESSORS AND RESEARCHERS WHO PERFORM LABEST ACTIVITIESAna Lucia D´Almeida (pós-doc CNPq)Cybele Luzana Reis (Fundação COPPETEC)Eliane M. L. Carvalho (UFF)Luiz Fernando Lomba Rosa (FAU-UFRJ)Marcos Martinez SilvosoPaula Farenzena Viero (Poli-UFRJ)

Technicians and administrative staff

UFRJ STAFFAnisio Ribeiro da SilvaArnaldo TertulianoFlavio Antunes MaiaFlavio dos Santos OliveiraFlavio de Moura SarquisJose Maria Pinto da SilvaLuzidelle da Conceição PeixotoManoel Tertuliano FilhoOsvaldo Oliveira SantiagoRogério Corrêa MattosRosangela da Silva LeonardoSandra Maria da Silva Mendonça COPPETEC STAFFClodoaldo Santos da CostaElcio Antonio GuerraFlavio Justino Nascimento CostaJulio Cesar Beltrami




Source: LabEST/PEC and LabEST Web Site