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CENTROID

The Structural Integrity Testing Facility provides state-of-the-art experimental capability for evaluating the performance, reliability, and durability of engineering materials, components, and structures under a wide range of loading and environmental conditions.

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CENTROID

Bringing together the School's research testing capabilities under one banner, providing state-of-the-art experimental expertise for the future of critical sectors.

About CENTROID

Our testing facilities

engineer working on a rotor spinner
Rotor Spin Tester 
Wide shot of the entire ASTC lab
ASTC 
Civil Engineering Lab equipment
Civil and Structural Laboratory  
Engineering equipment for dynamics testing
Dynamics 
INSIGNEO Biomechanics and Mechanobiology laboratory
Insigneo Test Machines 
Engineer working on equipment
Lea Laboratory for MSI 
Swift Lab
Swift Laboratory 

Our testing capabilities

Equipped for testing from room to high temperatures and from quasi-static to complex fatigue regimes, the Facility supports research and industrial programmes across the aerospace, medical, sustainable transport, and manufacturing sectors.

Our team contacts

From technical operations to academic insight, our multi-disciplinary team is here to help: find your point of contact.

Collaboration & Publications

AMRC Factory 2050
The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre - working alongside industry to establish an innovation ecosystem

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Publications in the School of Health and Related Research library.

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