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At the Centre for Infrastructure Management, we are able to evaluate and test the comparative thermal performance of reflective and multi-foil insulations.

Our research in this area is designed to enable us to condition monitor, inspect and survey infrastructure, e.g. bridges, buildings, heritage structures, underground systems, water retaining structures, and give expert advice on their repair and maintenance.

The Centre for Infrastructure Management can test a wide range of materials and products. A brief of each test we perform is given below.

The SUREFIRE project was undertaken to develop a brand-new class of materials that provide strength, stiffness, hardness and fire performance properties to compete with conventional materials such as steel or concrete.

The competitive movement of small molecules through polymers, membranes and constitutes an important phenomenon in many applications

The degradation of polymers by UV, heat, moisture or γ-irradiation is of significant importance in many different spheres of life

Case Studies

By applying our experience and expertise in polymer analysis, we are able to obtain useful insights into polymer behaviour and suggest solutions to material or processing challenges

There are a large number of commercially available additives that enable polymers to perform important functions over a wide range of conditions

In collaboration with Prof Chris Breen and colleagues, we have been using molecular-resolution simulations of clay galleries to investigate detailed structural behaviours that underpin coating treatments used for food packaging applications.