- Universal servo-hydraulic machine, with computer control MTS Model 810 Maximum capacity ± 250 kN
- INSTRON Model 3366 static universal electromechanical testing machine Maximum capacity ± 10 kN
- Concrete testing machine CONTROLS Automax Flexion up to 300 kN, compression up to 2000 kN
- Test benches: multifunction (maximum capacities of ±100 kN) and uniaxial tests (maximum capacity 1000 kN)
- Test frame anchored to concrete slab Maximum capacity 400 kN.
- Longitudinal frame for compression tests on racks and light structures Maximum capacity 200 kN.
- Biaxial test frame Axial capacity: 400 kN (compression) Transverse capacity: ±200 kN
- PC-based data acquisition system with ADVANTECH board, 16-bit 816 PC. Capture up to 100 kS/s
- 6-channel extensometry equipment brand HBM model MGC PLUS
- Extensometry equipment with 40 multiplexed channels brand HBM model Model UPM 60
- DIC stress analysis equipment (Camera: IDS UI-2100SE-M-GL)
- Technical software and numerical simulation by finite elements
The Elasticity and Strength of Materials Laboratory (LERMA) has been undertaking its research, transfer and teaching activities since 1971. It is located in building H, Floor -1 of the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB). The services it provides cover the following areas:
- Mechanical characterization of materials: constitutive and resistant.
- Advanced tests of components, structures and materials.
- Experimental component analysis (extensometry and digital image correlation [DIC])
- Analysis of structural integrity (static, impact, fatigue) of tested components.
- Simulation and optimization of tested components.
The LERMA laboratory is associated with the Structures and Mechanics of Materials Research (REMM) group, which studies thin-walled metal components and structures and mixed steel and concrete slabs. The group employs analytical, numerical and experimental tools. Other active lines of research are the behavior and design of structures under the action of fire, and fatigue and structural integrity. More recently, the group has entered two research fields that have become relevant in recent times: additive manufacturing, where work is undertaken on the mechanical characterization of materials and simulation of the manufacturing process, and bioengineering.