Laboratory for Concrete

The laboratory performs tests and research work, including research programs and research projects, as well as applicative research work that is ordered by various clients, and expert, consulting, and surveillance activities from the following fields:

• concretes (traditional, green, high performance)
• concrete technology
• concrete products
• recycling of waste in building composites

Important research equipment

• Torrent air permeability tester (equipment for measuring the airproofing of concrete)
• Air Void Analyser (equipment for measuring distribution of pores in fresh concrete)
• Konfocal-metallographic microscope for determination of pores characteristics in hardened concrete
• Reometer (equipment for measuring rheological properties of SCC concrete)
• CO2 Chamber – equipment for determining the depth of concrete carbonation
• Equipment for measuring autogenous shrinkage
• Acoustics emission monitoring system (Phisical Acoustics)
• Equipment for testing SCC concrete (L-box)

Important projects

• SMART RAIL
• TRIMM
• ARCHES
• ECOserve Network