National Infrastructure Laboratory
National Infrastructure Laboratory

Our facilities

Get to know our facilities and capabilities, including equipment lists and technical specifications.
A student at work in the geomechanics laboratory

Geomechanics laboratory

This facility is for standard and advanced soil element testing, including rail track bed materials.
The geotechnical centrifuge

Geotechnical Centrifuge

We research the effects of climate change on infrastructure without waiting for it to happen.
The large structures testing laboratory

Large structures testing laboratory

This facility tests structures, components and materials at a range of scales across a wide range of application areas.
A student uses a piece of equipment in the testing and structures research lab

Testing and structures research laboratory

This regional and national centre for experimental mechanics research contains equipment capable of testing materials and structures across a range of scales.