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Brochure PRiSMa

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Application form

The application form can be forwarded to:

- fax (+39) 06 57333404

- directly at our offices during the opening hours

Facilities

Main facilities of the PRiSMa Lab may be divided into four categories:

- Laboratory testing

- Data acquisition

- Specimen preparation and engineering workshop

- In situ testing

Laboratory testing

- Overhead crane for the lifting of weights until 10 ton;

- Universal testing machine MTS with a capacity of 500 kN able to execute static, dynamic and fatigue tests;

- Hydraulic actuator MTS with a capacity of 250 kN and a stroke of ±125 mm, able to execute static and dynamic tests on structures;

- Hydraulic pump with a capacity of 100 l/min to provide pressurized oil to the actuator and the universal machine MTS;

- One actuator with a capacity of 1000 kN only in compression and a stroke of 300 mm, powered by an oil dynamic pump BIMAL and connected to a vertical contrast frame in order to execute static load test on structures;

- Two actuators with a capacity of 300 kN, in tension and in compression, and a stroke of 100 mm powered by an oil dynamic pump BIMAL;

- One tension testing machine Tecnotest with a capacity of 1000 kN;

- One compression testing machine Metrocom with a capacity of 3000 kN for standard specimens;

- One compression testing machine Metrocom with a capacity of 3000 kN characterized by 3000 mm vertical test space;

- One electromechanical actuator with a capacity of 500 kN and a stroke of 400 mm for low-speed static tests;

- One cold bend testing machine

Data acquisition

- Load cells

- Linear displacement sensors (linear potentiometers or LVDT)

- Strain-gauges

- Accelerometers

- Acquisition system National Instruments with 72 strain-gages or LVDT input  channels

- Portable acquisition system National Instruments with 24 strain-gages or LVDT input  channels

Specimen preparation and engineering workshop

- Specimen grinding machine;

- Universal specimen cutting machine;

- Engineering workshop which includes:

Pillar drill

Air compressor

arc welder

In situ testing

- Rebar locator Profometer 5 S/Scanlog

- Rebound hammer

- Ultrasonic pulse velocity tester with transmitting and receiving transducer; available frequencies: 27, 50 and 120 kHz

- Core drilling machine HILTI DD130 equipped with diamond core bits with diameter included between 28 mm and 100 mm.

- Flat jacks

- Penetration tester for mortar

Scientific director:

prof.ssa Silvia Santini

silvia.santini@uniroma3.it

Technical director:

arch. Lorena Sguerri

lorena.sguerri@uniroma3.it

open to the public:

from monday to friday

9.30-13.00; 14.00-16.30

driveway:

Via della Vasca Navale, 81

pedestrian access:

Via Vito Volterra, 62

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information:

Tel. 06 57333467

prisma@uniroma3.it