Viewfinder
The Viewfinder project built an autonomous robotic system to establish ground safety in the event of a fire.
Raman spectroscopy of pure clinker phases
Cement powders contain four major hydraulic constituents, ie clinker phases, which hydrate at different rates and thus influence important factors such as setting time, workability and mechanical strength
MiCRoN
Microscopes have very limited depth-of-focus. This imposes a variety of constraints when building imaging and vision solutions for microscopes. The MMVL vision software for the MiCRoN-project uses a geometric hashing technique to compare all images in an image stack with the scene
An Analysis of the Statistical Fatigue Behaviour of Single and Multi-Spot Welded Joints
Multi-spot welded joints are routinely used in the automotive and other industries to produce structurally critical components
Raman spectroscopy of cement - Hydration of pure clinkers
Hydration of the two calcium silicate clinker phases, C3S and C2S proceeds, after an initial induction period, to form a poorly-defined calcium silicate hydrate
Accelerated Environmental Corrosion Tests
MERI has facilities available for humidity testing and neutral salt spray testing to ASTM Standard B117
Raman spectroscopy of White Portland cement
The grey colour of ordinary Portland cement is due to the presence of ferrite, the presence of which is unwelcome in White Portland cement (WPC)
Liquid Metal Embrittlement in the Arc Brazing of Stainless Steel
A test for susceptibility to LME was devised whereby a flat specimen was held in a Creep Testing machine and loaded in tension using masses via a simple beam pivoted on a hardened knife edge
Testing Services
We have a wide range of capabilities for testing concrete at the Materials and Engineering Research Institute
Raman spectroscopy of cement - Pure synthetic C-S-H
A series of synthetic C-S-H phases has been prepared, with the aim of studying structural changes with changes in C/S