Activities
- MIUR strategic line of research “Innovative materials for structural applications”
- area of university research: “Materials, Micro- and Nanotechnologies”
- area of university research: “Industrial Products and Processes”
- H2020 – “Advanced materials” area
- H2020 – “Advanced manufacturing and processing” area
ERC Sector: PE8 Products and process engineering – Lightweight construction, textile technology
Equipment already in use
- Twin-axial traction machine including:
- 12 jacks (3 per side), equipped with load cells with independent control
- set of 6 load cells: maximum force 50kN
- set of 6 load cells: maximum force 25kN
- contact measurement systems and special clamps for testing samples between 10 cm and 100 cm per side
- Servo-hydraulic dynamometer (50kN)
- UV/Vis/NIR spectrophotometer
Services provided
- characterisation of mechanical behaviour under a state of twin-axial force on:
- textiles and non-textiles
- technical textiles
- lined membranes
- reinforced polymeric membranes
- elastomers
- polymeric materials
- composites
- measurement of UV-VIS-NIR optical and spectral properties (specular and diffuse hemispherical reflectance, two-directional reflectance and transmittance)
- measurement of spectral IR properties (diffuse hemispherical reflectance and transmittance, specular reflectance of glass and normal emissivity)
- characterisation of thermal performance of macroporous and textile walls
- creation of prototypes and demonstrators for lightweight structures, design objects and construction components made from textiles and/or polymers, such as, for example:
- tensile structures
- tent structures
- pressurised structures
- emergency tents
- form-active structures
- ETFE cushions
- lamps and other design objects made from textiles and polymers
- tensed false ceilings
- dividers, wall linings, wallpapers, etc.
- study and assessment of the integration of photovoltaic cells into flexible substrates such as membranes and fluoropolymers
Procedures and costs of using equipment
For information and estimates, send an e-mail to: alessandra.zanelli@polimi.it or carol.monticelli@polimi.it