ESA Lab
Lab full name
Laboratory of Experimental Stress Analysis
ERC 2nd Level Code
ERC 3rd level Code
Research Activities
The research group working in the Experimental Stress Analysis laboratory, in the field of Experimental Mechanics, has developed wide experience for both in lab and in situ inspections, related to the stress/strain analysis on materials, components, structures in aeronautical and aerospace field, naval, biomedical, automotive, mechatronics.
Many techniques and applications have been developed to study Experimental data acquired from real components or stereolithographic model during working conditions:
STRAIN GAGE, BRAGG’S FIBER, WIFI sensors
PHOTOELASTICITY:
- Trasmission photoelasticity (2D)
- Photoelasticity coating technique: stress analysis of real components with birefringent coatings
- Integrate photoelasticity: stress analysis of axialsymmetric components
- Frozen stress photoelasticity: stress analysis of 3D models (rapid prototipe models, etc.)
OPTICAL METHODS (allow displacements and strain measurements on real components; accuracy: tens of nm; data analysis can be done in real time):
- Moiré
- Speckle
- Holographic interferometry
- Integrated Holo-Shearing system
Department
Contact Person
Companies and Institutions
Agusta
Sitael Aerospace
Bosch
Mer Mec
Centro Ricerche Fiat, Enginsoft
MBL Solutions – Inglass, etc.)
university and research centre (i.e. Univ. of Nottingham
Univ. of Manchester
University of Washington, Seattle
University of California, San Diego
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Warsaw University of Technology
Dep. de Ingeniería Mecánica, Univ. de Zaragoza
ublin City University
Trinity College
McGill University, Canada
ENEA
CALEF
CETMA
Centro Laser
Facilities
Loading machines and gripping systems for testing orthodontic devices and full-field measurement systems (eg Structured Light Projection, Digital Image Correlation) for the analysis of stress fields
SEM scanning electron microscope operating in a variable pressure regime for the analysis of biological samples
AFM atomic force microscope
Phase contrast microscope
facilities for the cultivation of cell lines and a chiller for their conservation down to -80 ° C.
Services
Development of research projects, consultancy, program contracts