The School of Civil Engineering and Surveying

Concrete Laboratory

Our concrete laboratory is used by undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers to produce and test concrete specimens.  Equipment available includes:

• Concrete and mortar mixers
• Vibrating table
• Curing tank, ovens, refrigerator and freezer for conditioning specimens
• 2000 kN compression testing machine
• Saw and polisher for specimen finishing prior to testing

Teaching activities in the concrete lab include mixing and testing of a concrete mix designed by the students to meet certain requirements set by the lecturer.  All stages of the process can be observed and recorded on a newly installed camera system, which streams live video of key procedures to a screen in the lab.