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Manufacture
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LBBC Autoclave (1m x 3m)
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Hot Drape Former (out-of-autoclave)
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Plastech RTM system
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VARTM Mould and Control/Monitoring System
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'Clean-room' for Laying-up
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Composite Cutting/Drilling/Finishing
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Mechanical Testing
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Zwick (500kN)
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Zwick (300kN with temperature control)
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Zwick (100kN with temperature control)
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Zwick (50kN with optical extensometer)
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High-speed Zwick (50kN, up to 20m/s)
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Tinius-Olsen (5kN and 10kN)
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Photron High-speed camera (675k frames/s)
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2D & 3D digital image correlation strain measurement
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Inspection
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Ultrasonic C-scanner
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Phasor V3 Digital Ultrasonic Flaw Detector
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Faxitron Model 43855D X-ray Cabinet
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NTB EZ 240 Digital x-ray scanner
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Microscopy/SEM/TEM/AFM (MSSI facilities)
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Measurement
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Strain Gauge Signal Conditioner and Data Acquisition System
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Video Extensometer
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Reflection Polariscope
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Portable Strain Gauge Conditioner
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Extensometers
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Deflection Gauges
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Multiple LVDT's and Miniature Load cells
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Multichannel signal analyser for vibration analysis
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Modelling
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IBM 160 CPU computer system
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ABAQUS (Finite Element Analysis)
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WARP3D (microstructure and FEA)
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LAAMPS (Molecular Dynamics modelling)
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In-house composite damage models
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