UK testing facilities
Cardiff University Structural Performance Laboratory and Tribology Test Equipment
Cardiff University
Queen’s Buildings, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA, Wales, United Kingdom
Access: Unknown
Testing capabilities
- Materials and structural testing
- Inspection and failure analysis
Services
Static and dynamic structural testing; tribology testing with variable speed and slide/roll ratios; composite damage measurement using ultrasonic C-scanning; acoustic-emission monitoring for damage detection; engineering-material design, manufacture, test and analysis.
Equipment
Load machines for static testing from 5 N to 200 kN and dynamic testing from 5 N to 500 kN; three twin-disk tribology machines with peak contact pressure up to 2 GPa; ultrasonic C-scanner; acoustic-emission equipment; contact profilometer with 1 mm dynamic range; autoclave rated to 250°C and 10 bar.
Standards
No facility accreditation or test-standard schedule stated on the cited facility page.
Contact
Email: pullinr@cardiff.ac.uk; Phone: +44 2920879374; Named contact: Rhys Pullin (Facility contact; role not published)
Approximate location
CF24 3AA · Postcode area location