| This consisits of a 5 chamber
complex of inter-connected cold rooms controllable from 0
to -30 deg C: (1) Ice Preparation Laboratory, (2) Mechanical
Test Laboratory, (3) Ice Analysis Laboratory, (4) Ice Machine
Shop, (5) Ice Store
Research Equipment Includes:
Triaxial deformation cell for ice operating at low temperature
(down to -90ºC) and high pressures (300 MPa) utilizing
a servo-controlled 100 kN actuator, with AE monitoring and
P-wave velocity measurements, using 40mm diameter by 100mm
long specimens.
Triaxial
Deformation & Tomography Cell, consisting of 4 servo-hydraulic
6 tonne actuators loading an ice specimen in the y and z directions
and fluid confining pressure providing the x-component stress
(essentially a biaxial loading rig combined with a pressure
vessel. The rig operates at confining pressures of up to 50
MPa, temperatures down to -40°C, and strain rates in the
10-4/s to 10-8/s, and takes an ice specimen up to 80mm x 160mm
x 40mm.
The Cold Room Facilities are available for
use by arrangement. A guide to the charges is given below:
| Status |
Charges |
| Research students and staff |
£50 per day |
| Commercial use |
£100+VAT per day |
Longer term usage rates are negotiable.
For further information or to arrange use of the coldroom
facilities please contact Professor
Peter Sammonds.
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