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ENG-G030 Structure Research Laboratory 1

Strong floor area and reaction frames in NUI Galway Structures Research Laboratory

Staff in the College of Engineering & Informatics at NUI Galway have many years experience in design and conducting full-scale testing of structural components and systems to static , dynamic and cyclic loadings. This is complemented with a strong competency in numerical modelling of these systems. NUI Galway has a 375 m2 state-of-the-art high-bay Structures Research Laboratory, the largest of its kind in the Republic of Ireland. This laboratory is equipped with:

Facilities for full-scale tests to evaluate the static and dynamic performance of structural systems.
Testing spaces that allow for a large number of configurations for testing small to large structural and mechanical elements and materials.
10m x 6m strong floor with anchor points at 500mm to 1000mm centres each having a capacity of 500kN.
Large reaction wall.
Servo-hydraulic testing machines with capacities ranging from 10 kN to 500 kN.
Servo-hydraulic testing machine with environmental control chamber.
3.5m-high instrumented drop-weight impact tower.
Static and fatigue testing of composite and metal specimens, including uniaxial and biaxial machines.
Conditioning tanks with water temperatures up to 65° C and an environmental chamber for use during tensile testing.
Data acquisition systems and sensors for measurement of load, deformation, strain, acceleration, moisture content, temperature and relative humidity.
Mechanical timber grading machine.

Physical testing and finite element analysis of composite blade for 10m diameter tidal turbine at NUI Galway.

Zwick/Roell 250 kN Servo Hydraulic testing machine

DMG Denison Mayer group 500 kN Hydraulic testing machine

Zwick/Roell 500 kN Servo Hydraulic testing machine

Cook Bolinders timber grader

Civil Engineering
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 524411 Ext: 2170; Fax: +353 (0) 91 494507
E-mail: Brid Flaherty
This page was last updated Wednesday, August 15, 2012