Facilities in the Hesp Group Laboratories

The Queen’s asphalt laboratory is well equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for the chemical, rheological and failure characterization of asphalt cements and asphalt mixtures.

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Perkin-Elmer Spectrum 400 FT-IR and FT-NIR Spectrometer Rolling Thin Film Oven Prentex 9300 Pressure Aging Vessel (LS-228)
Perkin-Elmer Spectrum 400 FT-IR and FT-NIR Spectrometer Rolling Thin Film Oven Prentex 9300 Pressure Aging Vessel (LS-228)
Cannon TE Bending Beam Rheometer (LS-308) TA Instruments Dynamic Shear Rheometer Double-Edge-Notched Tension Test (LS-299)
Cannon TE Bending Beam Rheometer (LS-308) TA Instruments Dynamic Shear Rheometer Double-Edge-Notched Tension Test (LS-299)
CSM Instruments Nano-Hardness Tester 2 TA Instruments Q2000 Modulated Scanning Calorimeter MTS 810 100 kN Servo-Hydraulic Test Frame With Correlated Solutions Digital Image Correlation
CSM Instruments Nano-Hardness Tester 2 TA Instruments Q2000 Modulated Scanning Calorimeter MTS 810 100 kN Servo-Hydraulic Test Frame With Correlated Solutions Digital Image Correlation
Struers Exotom-150 Precision Cutting Saw Pine AFG-2 Gyratory Compactor Instrotek Moisture Induced Sensitivity Tester
Struers Exotom-150 Precision Cutting Saw Pine AFG-2 Gyratory Compactor Instrotek Moisture Induced Sensitivity Tester
Instron AsphaltPro Model 5525 with Compact Tension Fracture Toughness Capability Troxier NTO Ignition Oven Brucker Tracer III Hand-held XRF Analyser
Instron AsphaltPro Model 5525 with Compact Tension Fracture Toughness Capability Troxier NTO Ignition Oven Brucker Tracer III Hand-held XRF Analyser
(available through Queen's Art Conservation)
Brucker Avance-600 NMR Spectrometer InstroTek SmarTracker
Brucker Avance-600 NMR Spectrometer InstroTek SmarTracker