Visiting the Lignum Test Center
The Lignum Test Center conducts research on cross laminated timber. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz
The samples for the comprehensive tests are cut to size in the in-house Wood workshop. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz
Numerous small devices make the production of a wide variety of designs and geometries. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz
The testing machines lig- num_uni_275 (company zwick, load range from 0 to + or −275 kN), lignum_z_850 (company Zum Wald, load range 0 to 850 kN ),... Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz
... lignum_ dz_100 (load range −800 to +1100 kN), a torsion testing machine and a flexion-torsion unit can be used to carry out a wide range of bar tests, tensile tests and torsion tests. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz
The load limits of the timber components are determined in the Lignum Test Centre. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz
Of course, they also break in the process. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz
Andreas Ringhofer heads the Lignum Test Centre at the Institute of Timber Construction and Wood Technology. The centre is open for R&D collaborations and certification tests.
