Technical and scientific expertise
- Characterisation of materials and structural elements
- Design of special tests on the test floor (20x10 ~200 m²)
- Measurement campaigns carried out by UCLouvain staff
- Supervised access to characterisation infrastructure/equipment
Main equipment
- Test floor with gantries and modular anchors
- Seven hydraulic machines
- Five static machines
- Servo-hydraulic cylinders
- Numerous sensors (displacements, accelerometers, load cells, etc.)
- Cameras (digital imaging)
- Ovens, furnaces
- Hydraulic channels
Get an overview of the platform’s facilities via a virtual tour.
Applications
- Mechanical tests on various materials (metal, composites for aeronautics, wood, prestressing, neoprene supports, relaxation, corrosion, geomaterials, etc.)
- Tests on structures (railway equipment, mixed beams, wood-frame panels, reinforced concrete walls, etc.)
- Hydraulic tests (sedimentation)
Services available to
- UCLouvain students and researchers: mechanical test development assistance
- Non-UCLouvain: offers of accredited standard tests and customised tests
