Infrastructure Details
Description
The Solid Mechanics Lab @ LTH is a well equipped laboratory for mechanical testing of materials with hydraulic and mechanical testing machines for different sized samples and load levels. The equipment includes industry-standard machines plus in-housedeveloped devices. The standard tension and compression testing can be complemented with advanced measurement techniques such as DigitialImage Correlation and X-ray tomography.
The Solid Mechanics Lab is connected to the 4DImaging Lab. The mechanical workshop at the Division of Solid Mechanics are supporting the Solid MechanicsLab in building equipment for testing and samplepreparation.
The Solid Mechanics Lab is connected to the 4DImaging Lab. The mechanical workshop at the Division of Solid Mechanics are supporting the Solid MechanicsLab in building equipment for testing and samplepreparation.
Equipment and resources
The facility is housing a number of different tensile
test machines including: one 250kN uniaxial servohydraulic
MTS machine; one 100kN uniaxial
mechanical Instron machine; one 500N uniaxial
Shimadzu EZ-S tester; three in-house built uniaxial
testers for in-situ tests; one in-house built biaxial
tester. To enable advanced, full-field deformation
measurements two 3D-surface Digital Image
Correlation systems are available, one high resolution
system (29Mpixel @ 4fps) and one medium speed
system (1Mpixel @ 500fps). Furthermore, the Solid
Mechanics Lab has equipment for multiaxial testing
with hydraulic confinement pressure using a Vindum
VP1-12K-SS continuous pulse-free high pressure
metering pump (maximum pressure approximate 82
MPa). The lab equipment also includes hardness
testers (Rockwell and Brinell), an impact tester
(Charpy), ultrasonic transducers and source-receiver
system (Lecouer electroniques USKey), hall probe for
magnetic field measurements and a range of National
Instruments electronics for data acquisition and
experiment control.
test machines including: one 250kN uniaxial servohydraulic
MTS machine; one 100kN uniaxial
mechanical Instron machine; one 500N uniaxial
Shimadzu EZ-S tester; three in-house built uniaxial
testers for in-situ tests; one in-house built biaxial
tester. To enable advanced, full-field deformation
measurements two 3D-surface Digital Image
Correlation systems are available, one high resolution
system (29Mpixel @ 4fps) and one medium speed
system (1Mpixel @ 500fps). Furthermore, the Solid
Mechanics Lab has equipment for multiaxial testing
with hydraulic confinement pressure using a Vindum
VP1-12K-SS continuous pulse-free high pressure
metering pump (maximum pressure approximate 82
MPa). The lab equipment also includes hardness
testers (Rockwell and Brinell), an impact tester
(Charpy), ultrasonic transducers and source-receiver
system (Lecouer electroniques USKey), hall probe for
magnetic field measurements and a range of National
Instruments electronics for data acquisition and
experiment control.
Services provided
The Solid Mechanics Lab @ LTH provides mechanical testing using both standard methods and customized setups and equipment. Currently, only limited support to users outside the division is provided due to insufficient funding.
All acquired data are stored locally.
All acquired data are stored locally.
Management of the infrastructure
Booking, operation and management of the facility by
J. Engqvist.
J. Engqvist.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Engineering and Technology
Infrastructure category
- Other resources and equipment
Research output
- 10 Article
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Extremal structures with embedded prefailure indicators
Christensen, C. F., Engqvist, J., Wang, F., Sigmund, O. & Wallin, M., 2025 Feb 4, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 5, e2412285122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Lignin-Sourced Aromatics for Biodegradable Flexible Copolyesters Mimicking Poly(Butylene Adipate-co-Terephthalate)
Nguyen, T. T., Garcia Gonzalez, M. N., Engqvist, J., Wahlberg, J., Liu, G., Liu, J., Jannasch, P. & Zhang, B., 2025, In: ChemSusChem. 18, 23, e202501297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Characterization of damage mechanisms in cortical bone: Quantification of fracture resistance, critical strains, and crack tortuosity
Gustafsson, A., Galteri, G., Barakat, A., Engqvist, J., Grassi, L., Cristofolini, L., Dejea, H. & Isaksson, H., 2024 Dec, In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 160, 106721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Shape optimization of buckling-based deployable stiff structures
Lee, H. M., Yoon, G. H., Engqvist, J., Ristinmaa, M. & Wallin, M., 2024 May, In: Mechanism and Machine Theory. 195, 105605.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
A novel testing system for hydromechanical investigation of rock materials in neutron and X-ray imaging instruments
Vieira Lima, F., Hall, S., Engqvist, J., Tudisco, E. & Woracek, R., 2024 Feb, In: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 174, 13 p., 105647.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Synthesis of Homo- and Copolyesters Using an AB-Type Aromatic Monomer Based on Homovanillic Acid
Nguyen, T. T., Olsson, E., Mankar, S. V., Warlin, N., Valsange, N. G., Engqvist, J., Rehnberg, N., Jannasch, P. & Zhang, B., 2024, In: Macromolecules. 57, 19, p. 9289–9301Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Out-of-plane uniaxial loading of paperboard: experimental procedure and evaluation
Robertsson, K., Engqvist, J., Wallin, M., Ristinmaa, M., Tryding, J. & Borgqvist, E., 2023, In: Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal. 38, 3, p. 389-398Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Presentation
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Comparative X-ray microtomography and SEM to investigate the encapsulation matrix of freeze-dried probiotics
Bai, S. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Larsson, E. (Contributor) & Millqvist Fureby, A. (Contributor)
2021 Jun 9Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation