Advanced Infrastructure Materials Laboratory
Imperial College LondonLondon
The Advanced Infrastructure Materials Laboratory is based in Imperial College London’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. UKCRIC describes equipment for producing, processing, imaging, analysing and testing infrastructure materials, with industry access through collaborative research.
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Key facts
- Published facility scale
- UKCRIC lists a £6.6 million investment, 50 items of equipment for material testing, assessment and imaging, and six new laboratories.
- Research access
- UKCRIC lists industry product manufacturers and asset owners as users through collaborative research, alongside other university researchers, PhD studentships and Imperial MSc students.
Testing capabilities
Materials production and processing
The facility profile describes equipment for producing and processing infrastructure materials.
Imaging, analysis and testing
The profile describes imaging, analysis and testing for developing and characterising infrastructure materials.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Published facility scale | 50 equipment items across 6 new laboratories | UKCRIC describes these collectively as equipment for material testing, assessment and imaging; the profile does not publish individual models, capacities or operating ranges. |
Access and contact
Industry access is described as collaborative research. UKCRIC asks prospective users to start discussions early, publishes hello@ukcric.com as the network enquiry route and lists Professor Chris Cheeseman at c.cheeseman@imperial.ac.uk for this facility. EPSRC-funded proposals receive top priority.
Facility contact
- Address
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Imperial College London
London - Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- Research-facility status
- UKCRIC explicitly states that it is not a lab-service provider or an accredited analysis service. The reviewed pages do not publish a test-accreditation or standards scope for this facility.
What to confirm with the facility
- Confirm project fit, the collaborative-research arrangement, equipment and method availability, sample requirements, intellectual-property terms, timing and outputs before planning work.
Before requesting a test
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Frequently asked questions
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Related testing facilities
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Further reading
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Sources and review
Arc reviewed the current UKCRIC facility profile and facilities access page on 30 September 2026. The published route is collaborative research; UKCRIC says it is not a lab-service provider or accredited analysis service. The pages do not confirm availability for a particular project.
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Advanced Infrastructure Materials Laboratory
The UKCRIC profile identifies the Imperial College London facility, its materials-research functions, user groups, published scale and facility contact. It does not publish individual equipment limits, accreditation or current project availability.
The UKCRIC facilities page publishes the network enquiry process, priority for EPSRC-funded proposals and the express limitation that UKCRIC is not a lab-service provider or accredited analysis service. It does not confirm acceptance of a particular project.