Laboratory of Component Testing

Laboratory of Component Testing
180 m2

Hydraulic testing equipment

3 grooved restrain benches and 6 servo-hydraulic actuators

MTS 242 – 15 kN actuators
4 servo-hydraulic actuators, 15 kN each, 150 mm stroke

Italsigma – 10 kN actuators
2 servo-hydraulic actuators, 10 kN each

Pneumatic testing equipment

Modular test rig for light-vehicle chassis testing and 5 servo-pneumatic actuators

EnginLAB – 10 kN
2 servo-pneumatic actuators, 5 kN each, 100 mm stroke

EnginLAB – 5 kN
3 servo-pneumatic actuators, 10 kN each, 200 mm stroke

Devices for Crack Growth monitoring

3 Direct Current Potential Drop (DCPD) devices for crack initiation and crack growth monitoring

Matelect DCM-2 Option 5

2 potential drop channels + 1 temperature channel via external thermocouple input

Custom DCPD DAQ – 2 Channels

DOLI EDCi20 (2 potential drop channels + 1 temperature channel)
TDK-LAMBDA Genesys® GENH100-7.5 Current Generator
(Maximum direct current Imax = 100 A)
Custom DAQ Software: PDSoft DOPE

Custom DCPD DAQ unit – 7 Channels

DOLI EDCi70 (7 potential drop channels + 1 temperature channel)
TDK-LAMBDA Genesys® GENH100-7.5
Current Generator
(Maximum direct current Imax = 100 A)
Custom DAQ Software: PDSoft DOPE

Additional equipment

DAQ units for strain gages / accelerometers / potentiometers

2 x IMC CS-7008-FD, 8 channels
1 x IMC Cronos PL2, 8 channels, shippable
Telemetry system KMT 8 channels
Somat eDAQ, 24 channels, shippable
Agilent Technologies HP 34970
UPM 100, 40 channels, bench-top

Software for FE analyses
Ansys® Mechanical APDL
Ansys® Workbench/Mechanical
Altair® Hyperworks
Straus7®

Software for 3D fracture simulation: FRANC3D
Software for non-linear material & structure analysis: Z-Set


Software for 3D modelling: Dassault Systemes® Solidworks

Software for data analysis
MATLAB®
imc® FAMOS Enterprise