The Section for Metal and Polymer Structures
The Section for Metal and Polymer Structures combines together researchers and experts with long years of experience in different special fields of civil and mechanical engineering. The staff of the Section co-operate with industry and firms which encounter problems or have questions in any of the Section's fields of work. They are also involved in the development and implementation of new test methods for the field of non-standard tests.
Activities
- technical and expert support for the introduction of new technologies and the implementation of new technical regulations in the field of metal and plastic structures, as well as ground anchors, rock bolts and soil nails;
- field measurements, inspections and in situ assessment of the state of building and civil engineering structures and structural elements;
- the performance of different types of laboratory tests, examinations and measurements of structural assemblies, elements and construction products;
- the preparation of assessments, reviews, and expert studies, the performance of inspections and surveillance, and the implementation of quality control;
- as part of the work of an inspection body for cableway installations, technical inspections of such installations are performed, as well as inspections and tests of their subsystems, and magnetic inductive inspection of steel ropes;
- research and developmental work;
- education and training.
Measuring and testing equipment
- an electro-magnetic wire rope tester, NDT Technologies, Inc. (USA)
- a static line tensiometer for measuring the tensile force applied to a cable or a rope, Sensy S.A. (Belgium)
- measuring equipment for operating tests of brakes on cableway installations
- equipment for the performance of pull-out tests of passive anchors
Research projects, and research and development tasks
| Research and development task: The development of new methods and technologies for the validation of high-pressure cast products for the automotive industry | MVZT / 2006-2007 |
| COST FP1101: Assessment, strengthening and monitoring of timber structures | EU / 2011-2015 |
| COST FP1404: Fire safe use of bio-based building products | EU / 2014-2019 |
| InnoRenew CoE: Renewable materials and healthy environments research and innovation centre of excellence | EU / 2015-2016 |
| Research and development task: Updating of criteria for the installation of permanent ground anchors | DARS, d.d., 2003-2004 |
| Research and development task: Rationalization when using permanent ground anchors – Part 2 | DARS, d.d., 2006-2008 |
