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Cranfield Impact Centre crash and structural testing facility

Cranfield University, Cranfield Impact Centre

College Road, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom

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Testing capabilities

  • Shock and impact
  • Materials and structural testing
  • Dimensional and physical metrology

Services

Static and dynamic structural testing, crash testing, sled deceleration testing, coach rollover testing, and moment-of-inertia and centre-of-gravity measurement for vehicles, structures and dummies; tests are offered for certification or research.

Equipment

The operator names static and dynamic test rigs, crash and sled facilities, rollover capability and inertia/centre-of-gravity measurement; specific load, speed or dimensional ranges were not published on the reviewed page.

Standards

FIA-approved test house for crash and static tests; VCA-approved site/consultancy for coach-rollover Type Approval under EC Regulation R66 and R80, with R44 also named in the facility summary.

Contact

Email: j.w.watson@cranfield.ac.uk; Phone: +44 (0)1234 754149; Named contact: Jim Watson (Cranfield Impact Centre Manager)

Approximate location

MK43 0AL ยท Postcode area location

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