Center's labs
The Center of Excellence for Low-Carbon Concrete has numerous workspaces for studying concrete at all scales necessary to achieve the Center's ambitions. These workspaces are managed and maintained by a technical team with all the necessary expertise.
The Multi-Scale Platform for Construction Materials (PMMC) manages the research infrastructure of the Center related to the processing, characterization, and testing of cementitious materials (powders, cement pastes, mortar, and concrete).
The Plateforme de recherche et d’analyse des matériaux (PRAM) manages the University of Sherbrooke's research infrastructure related to materials characterization and complements our cutting-edge research capabilities.
If you would like more information about our laboratories or would like to use our facilities or expertise, please contact us using the contact form.
Available equipment
- Concrete mixing station in controlled environmental conditions
- 500 L concrete plant
- Core drilling and sampling tools for use on site
A selection of mixers ranging from 10 L to 360 L
Concrete saws
Concrete rheometer
Measurements of fresh properties (spread, air meter, etc.)
Presses for mechanical properties (compression, bending, traction, etc.)
Chloride resistance
Freeze-thaw resistance
Environmental chambers
Electrical resistivity
4.73 and 9 L mixers
Mortar rheometers
Fresh state measurement: mortar cone and mini air meter
Presses for mechanical properties
Environmental chambers
These laboratories contain the equipment necessary for clinker production, powder processing and characterization, as well as the production and testing of cement paste samples for small-scale testing.
Grinders (including air jet separation)
Calcination furnaces
High-temperature furnaces
High-shear mixer for pastes
Vacuum mixer
Electrical resistivity
Sample preparation for SEM, XRD, TGA, etc.
Isothermal calorimeters
We collaborate with the Plateforme de recherche et d’analyse des matériaux (PRAM) to characterize our materials:
XRF
ATG
DRX
SEM-EDS
1H NMR (coming soon!)
