Concrete Manufacturing and Durability Laboratories

The Concrete Manufacturing and Durability Laboratories support an integrated package of  leading edge research to extend the lifetime of existing structures, characterise the long-term integrity of novel structural materials and systems and, ensure the sustainability of future infrastructure through the development of new construction processes for concrete manufacture.  To fulfil these functions both conventional and state-of-the-art equipment is available.

Key equipment:

• Servo-hydraulic concrete testing system
• Forced action concrete paddle mixer
• High energy intensive concrete mixer
• Small scale concrete mixer
• Mortar mixer
• Carbonation cabinet
• Chloride migration testing system​
• Forced convection oven