Mechanical Testing and Inspection Techniques

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<h3>Mission:</h3><p>Non Destructive and destructive testing techniques cooperate to measure, in a multidisciplinary frame the main mechanical and thermal properties of materials and components. </p><div><br></div><h3>Goals:</h3><p></p><p>The TIMT laboratory boasts consolidated expertise in the field of mechanical testing in both static and dynamic regimes even in special thermal conditions, in agreement with the main ASTM standards. Besides classic devices for deformation measurement, also optical methods based on Digital Image Correlation for the 3D vision of the deformation states of the tested materials are used. In addition, Non Destructive Testing by classical methods based on Ultrasonics as well as techniques based on Infrared Thermography are used for the integrity verification of components and structures. The latter is also used to carry out the Thermal Stress Analysis, as well as for the estimation of thermophysical properties of the materials, such as the diffusivity and thermal conductivity. </p><p>All the available testing and analysis techniques have the purpose of cooperating in the structural characterization of materials and components, in particular for the determination of the properties so-called admissible. This knowledge together with the verification and the validation of the numerical tools for structural analysis is a fundamental capability for the definition of an appropriate design criteria, which takes also into account the peculiarities of the failure modes of the components under investigation.</p><div><br></div><h3>Research Topics:</h3><ul><li><p>Measure techniques of the materials mechanical admissible;</p></li><li><p>Non Destructive Inspection by Infrared Thermography;<br></p></li><li><p>No contact techniques for thermal properties measuring;<br></p></li><li><p>Optical techniques for displacement and deformation measuring.<br></p></li></ul><div><br></div>

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Diagnostic Methodologies and Advanced Measurement Techniques

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Diagnostic Methodologies and Advanced Measurement Techniques

Measurement Techniques for Combustion, Aerothermodynamics and Thermo-structures	https://www.cira.it/en/competences/methods-and-technologies-for-observations-and-measurements/__subnav/tecniche-di-misura-per-combustione-aerotermodinamica-e-termostrutture/Measurement Techniques for Combustion, Aerothermodynamics and Thermo-structures	Measurement Techniques for Combustion, Aerothermodynamics and Thermo-structures
Mechanical Testing and Inspection Techniques	https://www.cira.it/en/competences/methods-and-technologies-for-observations-and-measurements/__subnav/testing-meccanico-e-tecniche-di-ispezione/Mechanical Testing and Inspection Techniques	Mechanical Testing and Inspection Techniques
Metrology	https://www.cira.it/en/competences/methods-and-technologies-for-observations-and-measurements/__subnav/metrologia/Metrology	Metrology

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Aerospace Structures Impact Laboratory	https://www.cira.it/en/research-infrastructures/aerospace-structures-impact-laboratory/Aerospace Structures Impact Laboratory	Aerospace Structures Impact Laboratory	Aerospace Structures Impact Laboratory (LISA) allows performing full-scale crash tests of aerospace structures.
Icing Wind Tunnel	https://www.cira.it/en/research-infrastructures/icing-wind-tunnel-(iwt)/Icing Wind Tunnel	Icing Wind Tunnel	The Icing Wind Tunnel is a plant for ice and aerodynamic testing. It is unique in the world, in size and operational envelope, to generate artificial clouds that simulate every possible natural icing condition.
Laboratory of Methods and Technologies for Observations and Measurements	https://www.cira.it/en/research-infrastructures/methods-and-technologies-for-observations-and-measurements/Laboratory of Methods and Technologies for Observations and Measurements	Laboratory of Methods and Technologies for Observations and Measurements	This laboratory develops innovative measurement methods in the field of Aerospace both for the use of standard measurement techniques than to support the large CIRA testing plants (SCIROCCO / Ghibli).
Plasma Wind Tunnel Complex	https://www.cira.it/en/research-infrastructures/plasma-wind-tunnels/Plasma Wind Tunnel Complex	Plasma Wind Tunnel Complex	The Plasma Wind Tunnel Complex has two available hypersonic arc-jet facilities, SCIROCCO and GHIBLI, for the ground simulation of the aerothermodynamic conditions acting onto Thermal Protection Systems and Payloads of space vehicles during the hypersonic reentry phase.
Transonic Wind Tunnel PT1	https://www.cira.it/en/research-infrastructures/pilot-tunnel-(pt-1)/Transonic Wind Tunnel PT1	Transonic Wind Tunnel PT1	The PT1 is the only one Italian aerodynamic transonic wind tunnel and it belongs to a tunnel category, due to its size, used mainly for research activities and for industrial purposes.

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ABLAMOD - Advanced aBLAtion characterization and MODelling	https://www.cira.it/en/space/accesso-allo-spazio-satelliti-ed-esplorazione/ablamod/ABLAMOD - Advanced aBLAtion characterization and MODelling	ABLAMOD - Advanced aBLAtion characterization and MODelling	The ABLAMOD project aims to make a substantial progress for the design of an ablative thermal protection system by incorporating aspects of high fidelity mesoscale ablator physics within a modular framework.
MEFIA – Novel Physics Methodologies for Aerospace	https://www.cira.it/en/space/accesso-allo-spazio-satelliti-ed-esplorazione/mefia/MEFIA – Novel Physics Methodologies for Aerospace	MEFIA – Novel Physics Methodologies for Aerospace	The purpose of the activity is to develop an innovative technique which allows simultaneously to obtain information both on the wearing of materials and on the temperature at which the wearing takes place, to achieve the use of the techniques in-flight.
SHAFT - SyntHetic jet Actuators for Flow conTrol	https://www.cira.it/en/aeronautics/aeronautical-propellers/shaft/SHAFT - SyntHetic jet Actuators for Flow conTrol	SHAFT - SyntHetic jet Actuators for Flow conTrol	Il progetto SHAFT ha l’obiettivo di fornire una solida base scientifica e tecnologica per la progettazione e l'applicazione di un dispositivo che genera getti sintetici (SJs) per il controllo di campi di moto.
SMAF – Smart AirFrame	https://www.cira.it/en/aeronautics/aeromobili-pilotati-da-remoto-e-non-pilotati/smaf-–-smart-airframe/SMAF – Smart AirFrame	SMAF – Smart AirFrame	Development of an innovative design criteria for the reduction of the weight and cost of the primary structures made of composite material, also by means of out-of-autoclave process, through the use of information coming from structural health monitoring systems (SHM).

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		https://mysite.cira.it:443/Person.aspx?accountname=CIRA%2EIT%5Cdema598	Mario De Cesare;De Cesare Mario;MarioDe Cesare;De CesareMario	0823623527	M.DeCesare@cira.it	Diagnostiche avanzate
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