Experimental Mechanics
Aix-Marseille Université
MECAEXP consists of instruments that allow mechanical characterization of materials and structures such as polymers, composite materials, and interfaces (e.g., friction, debounding, glueing).
PE11_13 - Metamaterials engineering - Materials Engineering
Mechanical testings ; imaging ; kinematic field measurements ; aging tests; tribology
The facility is open to research actors of both the public and private sectors.
The services/tools MECAEXP provides include:
-traction, compression, torsion and fatigue testing instruments (e.g., servohydraulic machines),
-dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA),
-structural testing machine,
-3D imaging,
-full-field measurements,
-climate and aging chambers,
-tribometer,
-chemical preparation room.