Laboratory of Mechanics Gabriel Lamé (LaMé)
EA 7494 - Laboratoire de Mécanique Gabriel Lamé
Site de Tours 7 Avenue Marcel Dassault
Tours 37200
France
Three universities in the Center Val-de_Loire region bring together their research teams in the field of mechanics, materials, structures and civil engineering in a laboratory. This new research unit brings together 54 permanent research professors and about 40 PhD students. Activity is moderated around three teams: GC (Civil Engineering), DivS (Dynamics Interactions Vibrations Structures), MMP (Mechanics of Materials and Processes)
Research topics: Mechanics of Materials and structures under statics, cyclic, dynamics and mutliphysical loadings.
Equipment and technology:
Material testing:
- Testing machines (tension, tension-torsion, steady state et dynamical, fatigue…)
- Rheology (DMA),
- MEB,
- Processes,
- Hot tests (1200°) controlled atmosphere,
- Physicochemical characterization (DSC, ATG...)
- Geomaterials,
- Hopkinson bars
Structures tests:
- Vibrations
- Shocks
- Explosions
Analysis techniques:
- Camera
- Fast camera