The Materials and Structures Test Laboratory – SisLab, School of Engineering of the University of Basilicata, is highly involved in the research and development of innovative techniques for the protection of structures from seismic action.
SisLab also provides peer review through the performance of certification testing for the characterization of materials and devices produced by the commercial construction manufacture.
In particular SisLab is divided into two parts. The first is the testing of traditional and innovative materials. The second part concentrates on the dynamic and pseudo – dynamic testing structures and their elements.
The SisLab is authorized by the Central Technical Sevice in accordance with the italian code L.1086/71. The Central Technical Service is the italian department in charge of calibration approval of test apparatus for testing on structural materials (concrete and steel).
In this way the Laboratory has been able to develop considerable expertise in the fields of:
Steel, Concrete, Masonry, Timber, Elastomeric Materials, PTFE, Shape Memory Alloys (SMA).
Displacement dependant devices Velocity dependant devices
Shaking table tests Pseudo-dynamic tests Quasi-static tests Cyclic tests
Geometric and construction detail survey, Material characterization, Monitoring and diagnosis, Dynamic identification, Damage detection, Snap-back testing
Seismic isolation, CAM and Dis-CAM tecniques