Academic CentreName of laboratory: Materials Testing Laboratory
Head of laboratory: Egils Plūme
Contact: Kārlis Muižnieks, +371 29475144, karlis.muiznieks@lu.lv
Address: Aizkraukles iela 23, Riga, LV-1006
Accreditation standard: LVS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Materials Testing Laboratory of the Institute for Mechanics of Materials, University of Latvia conducts mechanical strength testing of various composite materials and composite made elements, both in the framework of scientific projects and contract work.
Materials testing laboratory provides testing of:
1) composite materials made of carbon, kevlar, glass and basalt fiber;
2) strength of joints and fastenings (for example, screws);
3) mechanical strength of products for civil engineering in accordance with international standards, for example, bending tests of concrete blocks;
4) different materials according to material specifics.
Tests can be registered in video and tests can be done at low or high (from -70 ° C to + 250 ° C) temperatures.
Laboratory Name: University of Latvia Faculty of Sciences and Technology Institute of Numerical Modelling Centre of thermophysical measurements
Manager: Andris Jakovičs
Technical manager: Stanislavs Gendelis
Quality manager: Kārlis Muižnieks
Contacts: Andris Jakovičs, +371 29155711, andris.jakovics@lu.lv
Address: Jelgavas Street 3, Riga, LV-1004
Name of the regulatory and technical standard: LVS EN 12667:2002 “Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods - Products of high and medium thermal resistance”
Object of testing: Building materials and products
Parameters to be determined: Thermal resistance R [m2K/W] and thermal conductivity λ [W/m×K]
Device: Netzsch 446 Lambda S
Measurement parameters:
- temperature range: -20…90°C
- sample size: 20×20 cm
- sample thickness: up to 5 cm
- thermal resistance range: 0.05 … 2 m²K/W
- accuracy: <3%
- ability to test loose materials
