Built Environment testing facilities
The School has a suite of unique state-of-the-art built environment facilities that are used by our researchers and can be hired by external bodies. Please contact our Technical Services Manager, to discuss your requirements.
- Wave basin which can simulate any sea condition
- Structures lab containing a pipeline technology centre, a rail track test centre, and a fatigue testing facility
- Hydraulics lab with three tilting flumes and state of the art measurement capabilities
- Closed wind tunnel and an open wind tunnel
- Geotechnics lab with a range of soil testing equipment
- Building services lab with fully-instrumented laboratory test rigs for drainage
- Acoustics and noise control equipment with:
- Anechoic chamber to measure characteristics of sound sources
- Reverberant chamber to measure sound power levels and absorption properties of materials
- Horizontal transmission suite to measure airborne sound insulation
- Vertical transmission suite to measure impact sound insulation
Built Environment testing facilities
