The Measurement of Residual Stress using Laboratory Based X-Ray Diffraction Instruments; the Positives, the Pitfalls and a Round Robin Follow up
19 November 2024, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK
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18th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics
University of Liverpool 3 – 5 September 2024
Early bird registration ends 31 May 2024
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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.
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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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