RESEARCH AND TESTING LABORATORY FOR BUILDING MATERIALS, ELEMENTS AND STRUCTURES
First degree Laboratory - Authorization no. 100. 5.1. 015 of 15. 09.1999

Theoretical and experimental research, technical regulations, technical agréments, expert surveys and technical assistance for steel structures and wood structures
Tests for steel reinforcement, exterior vertical enclosing for buildings, partitions, joinery, window-shutters

Research works

Experimental studies and research concerning:

• Test methods for the assessment of structural/members behavior under seismic actions (curtain walls and others)

• Rehabilitation solutions for steel structures

Expert surveys as well as repair and strengthening projects for historical heritage and monuments (Romanian Athenaeum Hall in Bucharest) and industrial constructions

Seismic testing for curtain walls

Technical agréments

• Steel structures: BUTLER, ASTRON
• Steel covers
• Curtain wall systems: TECHNAL, SCHUCO, REYNAERS
• Exterior walls and thermo-insulating lightweight panel cover systems: ONDATHERM, PAROC
• Windows and door-windows: GEALAN, ALUMINIUM ALLIANCE
• Windows for sloping roofs, skylights: VELUX
• Window-shutters
• Balustrades

AAV testing stand for joinery systems

• Performance requirements and technical conditions for building design and erection works
• Steel constructions durability and monitoring
• Curtain walls in seismic areas
• Technical agréments for building enclosing area

National and international cooperation

National cooperation:

UTCB - Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

ASRO - Romanian Association for Standardization

International cooperation:

ITF-Germany

Companies for products from: France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Finland, United States, Poland, Turkey