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Técnico

 Universidade de Lisboa
LABORATORIES

LC – LABORATORY OF CONSTRUCTION

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LC is used for teaching, research & development, and consultancy in the following domains: construction materials, rehabilitation; sustainable construction and technology; building physics. LC has provided high-quality services to the construction industry and public institutions or authorities for over three decades.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

  • R&D Activities
  • Teaching Activities
  • Consultancy Services

MAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

  • Advanced concrete technology: Lightweight, High-strength/High-performance, and self-compacting concrete
  • Sustainable low-carbon concrete and low-carbon recycled binders and recycled aggregates
  • Innovative applications of materials such as nanomaterials, GFRP, and CFRP
  • Durability, service life prediction, and repair of reinforced concrete
  • Sustainability and construction
  • Life-cycle management systems
  • Seismic rehabilitation of masonry buildings

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

  • Characterization of lightweight mortar and structural concrete
  • Performance and characterization of concrete, mortar, and grouts
  • Performance of mortars and consolidants for conservation
  • Characterization of advanced composite structural materials
  • Study of self-compacting high-performance concrete
  • Incorporation of nanomaterials in cementitious materials
  • Hydrothermal and acoustic building behaviour
  • Support of Ph.D. and MSc thesis experimental work

CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES

  • Development of innovative and sustainable products
  • Compatible mortars for conservation interventions
  • In situ inspection and diagnosis of construction components
  • Durability of cementitious materials
  • Repair mortars for reinforced concrete structures

MAIN EQUIPMENT

TESTING EQUIPMENT

For diagnosis of material properties and in-situ characterization of material, including: Ultra-sound device, Schmidt hammers, mortar rebound hammer, Thermal imaging camera, karsten tube, moisture meter, hygrometer, pH meter, fissurometer, micrometer, conductivity meter, pull-off test, in-situ water-permeability test, concrete penetrometer, dynamic modulus of elasticity, Penetration Resistance Test.

POROSITY CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS
PULL-OFF TESTS

BOND CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS IN DIFFERENT SUPPORTS

RHEOMETER (VISCOSIMETER FOR GROUTS, PASTES AND MORTARS)
THERMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS
EQUIPMENT FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY TESTING
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY METERS
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY METERS
HYDRAULIC PRESS FOR COMPRESSION AND TENSILE TESTS WITH 3000 KN CAPACITY
HYDRAULIC PRESS FOR COMPRESSION AND TENSILE TESTS OF GROUT AND MORTAR SPECIMENS
CONCRETE AND MORTAR PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION (ADVANCED CONCRETE RESEARCH)
VARIOUS EQUIPMENT FOR PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MORTARS, CONCRETE, GROUTS AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION (AEROMETERS, SLUMP TEST, VEBE-TEST, FLOW TABLE, MARSHAL’S CONE,…)
SHRINKAGE TESTS (MEASURING LENGTH STRAIN GAUGES AND LENGTH COMPARATORS – CONCRETE AND MORTARS)
CONCRETE CREEP TESTS (CLIMATIC CHAMBER)
EQUIPMENT FOR AGGREGATE CHARACTERIZATION, SUCH AS VIBRATING SIEVE APPARATUS AND LOS ANGELES DEVICE

 

ABRASION TESTING MACHINE (WEAR TEST FOR CONCRETE AND OTHER CERAMIC MATERIALS)
CARBONATION CHAMBERS (CONCRETE AND MORTAR DURABILITY)
RAPID CHLORIDE MIGRATION TEST (CONCRETE AND MORTAR DURABILITY)
AIR PERMEABILITY TESTER (CONCRETE AND MORTAR DURABILITY)
CAPILLARY TESTS (CONCRETE AND MORTAR DURABILITY)
WATER PERMEABILITY TESTER (CONCERTE AND MORTAR DURABILITY)
UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE FOR MONOTONIC OR CYCLIC TESTS IN TENSION OR COMPRESSION WITH 50 KN CAPACITY (SMALL SOECIMENS)
DETERMINATION OF THERMAL RESISTANCE OF BUILDING SYSTEMS

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