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Training and Certification

dates for 2024

Venues throughout UK & new courses also available in Belgium

Become a BSSM Member

Various Membership types and benefits to meet the needs of individuals, academia and industry

Exhibition of Experimental Mechanics (EMex24)

4 September 2024

University of Liverpool

EMex

4 September 2024

The premier UK exhibition for manufacturers and suppliers of strain measurement and stress analysis equipment

Discover what's new in July

News from the BSSM, take a look at our latest newsletter to find out what's going on

Welcome to our new Corporate Member

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is based at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire and is a world-leading centre for research in the physical and life sciences. It is owned and operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, one of the councils that forms UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Welcome to our new Corporate Member

Severn Thermal Solutions has a wide range of experience in design and manufacture of high temperature furnaces and environmental chambers for a wide variety of applications within industry and academia. Our product and knowledge base are vast, ranging from Furnace systems for processing or testing advanced ceramics at temperatures up to 3000°C to environmental chambers used for materials testing and processing applications at temperatures as low as –180°C.

Message from our Chair

Read our Chair's message to BSSM members highlighting our many successful activities in 2023 and looking forward to our plans for 2024

Training & Certification

Check all available dates in 2024 for Training & Certification including Stress Analysis and Load Measurement Courses and Strain Analysis using Resistance Strain Gauges Courses

The BSSM Certification scheme now includes a Pre-Wired Strain Gauge Installation Certificate

By popular demand, BSSM have extended their current world recognized certification scheme with the addition of a new Level 1 qualification for engineers and technicians involved in the installation of pre-wired strain gauges.

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Events

The BSSM holds events throughout the year including workshops, training courses, examinations, exhibitions and conferences. Our events provide numerous opportunities for personal development through learning, gaining qualifications and experience as well as networking within our community.

Early Careers

The BSSM offer exciting opportunities for early career practitioners through a variety of events and resources

Archive

The BSSM Archive is now open access. Explore conference papers and presentations from workshops on a wide range of topics 

About the BSSM

A non-profit making scientific, educational and promotional organisation advancing knowledge of strain measurement, stress analysis and Experimental Mechanics

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