Our Facilities

Large-scale structural testing facility centred around two large reaction frames. Numerous hydraulic jacks and actuators are available for applying forces and displacements to full-size structures. Principal amongst these are our 150kN Real Time Hybrid Testing System and 100kN Universal Testing Machine.

Used for the preparation and testing of concrete and mortar specimens. This lab is equipped with numerous mixing machines, a 3000kN concrete cube crusher and all necessary concrete/mortar testing apparatus.

Our Environmental Labs are equipped with modern facilities allowing for physical, chemical, and biological analysis of water, wastewater, and soil samples. The Analytical Lab houses an Aquakem Kone nutrient analyser, Total Organic Content (TOC) analyser, fume hood, shaker baths and ovens.

This lab houses several small-scale electrodynamic shake tables used in the determination of dynamic properties of structures. The Dynamics Lab also serves as an electronics workshop.

Our geotechnical laboratory is used extensively for the characterisation of soil and rock samples for both internal researchers and external clients. A wide variety of equipment, including numerous shear boxes and triaxial test rigs, are available.

The Solar Energy Laboratory consists of three test areas; the Synthesis Facility, the Quantum Electrical Facility and the Optical Laboratory. These support the development and enhancement of a wide range of solar technologies with equipment such as a spin coater, nitrogen glove box, fume hood, centrifuge, ultrasonic bath, water bath and ARC solar simulator.

28-seat PC Room offering a broad catalogue of engineering software options. Used extensively for undergraduate teaching and postgraduate research.

Provides a test-bed for examining the efficiency of building ventilation equipment and renewable energy systems (e.g. PV solar panels). Also used for experiments examining the effects of weathering on concrete and other building materials, and ongoing air handling experiments of ventilation.