Laboratory of Building Structures and Geotechnics

The purpose of the laboratory is to carry out laboratory and other experimental work for all levels of study, and to provide laboratory facilities, as well as technical and methodological support for experimental research conducted by the laboratory and other units of the Faculty of Civil Engineering.

Address: Saulėtekio Ave. 11, Vilnius, LT-10257 Room: S7 17 Phone: +370 5 2744896 Email: gintaras.jurkenas@vilniustech.lt

Areas of Activity

The laboratory conducts experimental research on building structures, their models, and materials, and carries out laboratory work within the study process.

The laboratory’s activities include the following areas:

Laboratory and other experimental work for all study levels, including testing of building structures and their materials
Static and dynamic load testing of full-scale reinforced concrete, masonry, steel, timber, plastic, and composite structures and their models
Investigation of the Stress–Strain Behaviour of Building Structures under Short-Term and Long-Term Loading
Physical Testing of Materials Used in Building Structures
Analysis of Foundation and Geotechnical Structure Behaviour under Loading
Support for Other University Units in Conducting Experimental Research

Research Equipment

The laboratory is equipped with modern equipment for investigating the behaviour of building structures and their materials, as well as geotechnical structures and foundations.

Main Equipment:

Universal servohydraulic testing rig for building structures – up to 2000 kN vertical load, 500 kN static and 400 kN dynamic or cyclic load, accuracy ±1%.
Dynamic servohydraulic universal testing machine LFV600-HH with deformation measurement system and high-temperature chamber – ±600 kN static load, ±500 kN cyclic load, accuracy ±0.5%.
Servohydraulic testing machine D2000 with deformation measurement system – up to 2000 kN static load, accuracy ±0.5%.
Servohydraulic universal testing machine LFV5000 with deformation measurement system – up to 5000 kN static load, accuracy ±0.5%.
Servohydraulic universal testing machine P1000 – up to 10,000 kN static load, accuracy ±1%.
Servohydraulic universal testing machine LFM100 with additional equipment – up to ±100 kN static or low-cycle load, accuracy ±0.5%.
Servohydraulic universal testing machine UMM200/NS-PA3P-DIG 2000 – up to 2000 kN static load, accuracy ±1%.
Servohydraulic universal testing machine R10/NS-PA3P-DIG 2000 – up to 100 kN static load, accuracy ±1%.
Hydraulic testing machine P125/NS-PA3P-DIG 2000 – up to 1250 kN static load, accuracy ±1%.
Strong floor with testing frames and loading beams – load up to 2000 kN, dimensions 15 × 8 m.
Climatic chamber KSK-12.5 – temperature range +35 to –30 °C, accuracy ±1 °C, specimen length up to 3.5 m.
Laboratory scales HF 2000GD – up to 2100 g, accuracy ±0.01 g.
Laboratory scales Kern 572 – up to 24,000 g, accuracy ±0.3 g.
Controlled environmental rooms for long-term testing – conditions 15–25 °C and 40–80% RH, accuracy ±1 °C and ±3%.
Universal data acquisition systems ALMEMO-5590 and ALMEMO 5290 with sensors for temperature, force, pressure, strain, and displacement – accuracy ±0.3%, ±0.5%, or ±1%.
Laboratory concrete mixer HPGM 1125 – capacity 0.8 m³.
Universal data acquisition system PCS8000 with force, strain, and displacement sensors – accuracy ±0.5% or ±1%, sampling rate up to 8000 Hz.
Universal concrete casting table with magnetic Push-Button Magnets system – maximum specimen size 7 × 4 × 0.5 m, vibration frequency 1–100 Hz.
Hydraulic prestressing system Power-Team SJ2010 – prestressing force up to 200 kN.
Laboratory high-temperature furnace EK50/120 – up to 1200 °C, accuracy ±3 °C.
Laboratory heating chamber SNOL 200/200 – up to 200 °C, accuracy ±1 °C.
Non-destructive testing device for reinforcement corrosion Proceq Canin+.
Ultrasonic non-destructive testing device PUNDITplus PC1006 – range 1–9999 m/s, 0.1–9999 µs, accuracy ±1 m/s, ±0.1 µs.
Digital microscope Scalar DG-3x – magnification ×50–500.
Spring-loaded long-term compression testing press GN-1000 (6 units) – up to 1000 kN, accuracy ±2%.
Spring-loaded long-term compression testing press GN-300 (6 units) – up to 300 kN, accuracy ±2%.
Long-term bending testing machine GN-1000 (6 units) – up to 1000 kN, accuracy ±2%.
Specimen grinding machine WSM 3/230 – specimens up to 320 × 230 mm, flatness ±0.02%.
Specimen cutting machine TPS 90 – specimens up to 170 mm.
Automated equipment for foundation and subsoil testing.
Geophysical equipment for determining soil stiffness and other parameters.
Foundation and subsoil testing rig.