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University of Leeds Centre for Infrastructure Materials reference

Partially verified listing. Current owner material supports the named Centre’s facilities, but the exact laboratory building and current project-specific availability remain unresolved. The university footer postcode is not treated as a testing-site allocation.

University of Leeds

The University of Leeds currently describes the Centre for Infrastructure Materials as containing accelerated ageing chambers, electron microscopy, X-ray microtomography and environmental chambers for infrastructure materials. Named equipment includes Zeiss XRadia 410 Versa, Zeiss Evo 15, Suntest XXL+ and two 1000 L Ascott corrosion chambers. UKCRIC lists the Centre at Leeds and publishes Professor Leon Black’s contact. The exact test building is unresolved; the university’s footer postcode is not assigned to these laboratories.

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Key facts

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Testing capabilities

Accelerated ageing and corrosion reference

The owner names Suntest XXL+ UV weathering, two 1000 L Ascott cyclic corrosion chambers with salt-spray, immersion and corrosive-gas exposure, plus temperature/humidity cabinets and accelerated freeze-thaw apparatus. The field exposure site remains a stated future addition, rather than a verified current facility.

Named material microscopy reference

Zeiss XRadia 410 Versa X-ray microtomography and Zeiss Evo 15 scanning electron microscopy with X-ray detector are described for studying microstructure and deterioration of concrete, cement, steel, bricks and other infrastructure materials.

Equipment and published limits

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Access and contact

UKCRIC publishes Professor Leon Black at l.black@leeds.ac.uk for this Centre and hello@ukcric.com for early research-use enquiries. It asks users to discuss resources and intellectual property in advance, gives EPSRC proposals priority, and explicitly is not a laboratory service provider or accredited analysis service.

Facility contact

Standards and accreditation

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What to confirm with the facility

  • Confirm the exact test method, specimen configuration, acceptance criteria, reporting, availability and quotation directly with the operator.

Before requesting a test

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Frequently asked questions

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Current named Centre UV/cyclic-corrosion/freeze-thaw and SEM/micro-CT apparatus support qualified method comparisons. Exact Leeds building and availability remain unresolved; future field exposure and generic metallography inference are excluded.

No additional facility recommendation is made. Use the further reading links to review the relevant scope.

Further reading

  • Climatic and environmental exposure

    Browse climatic and environmental exposure for Accelerated ageing and corrosion reference. Compare the documented article, method and conditions in each entry.

  • Inspection and failure analysis

    Browse inspection and failure analysis for Named material microscopy reference. Compare the documented article, method and conditions in each entry.

  • Review supplier compliance claims against evidence

    Confirm the method allocation before planning infrastructure-material UV, cyclic-corrosion and freeze-thaw exposure; SEM and micro-CT investigation of infrastructure materials; freeze-thaw exposure of construction materials. Current named Centre UV/cyclic-corrosion/freeze-thaw and SEM/micro-CT apparatus support qualified method comparisons. Exact Leeds building and availability remain unresolved; future field exposure and generic metallography inference are excluded.

Sources and review

Arc reviewed the original sources on 2026-10-13. The cited material supports the bounded site information presented here. Test suitability and commercial arrangements require direct confirmation.

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  1. Centre for Infrastructure Materials current owner page

    University of Leeds · Reviewed

    Named Centre facilities and equipment section, with a field exposure site still in future tense. University footer address and partner Imperial/Manchester methods remain separate.

  2. UKCRIC facilities and research-access context

    UKCRIC · Reviewed

    Exact Centre row at Leeds, Professor Leon Black’s contact and network research-access conditions. UKCRIC explicitly is not a laboratory service provider or accredited analysis service.