Equipment

Optical microscopy 

Stereomicroscope Leica Stereozoom S9i

Rheology

Rheometer (Malvern) – equipped with Peltier, geometries (Vane, Couette, parallel plates)
Field methods: Abrahams cone, mini cone slump tests

Thermal analysis

Thermogravimeter Analyser, coupled with Mass Spectrometer (DSC-TGA-MS, Netzsch STA 449 F5 Jupiter/MS )
Thermal Conductivity meter

Particle/Grain-Size Analysis

Dry and wet sieving – standardized sieves and automatic shaker
PARIO Automated Soil Particle Size Analysis (Meter Group)

Liquid solutions preparation and characterization

Centrifuge
Total Organic Carbon Analyser (TOC, Shimadzu) equipped with autosampler
pH meter

Sample preparation and testing

Turbula 3D Shaker Mixer (WAB)
Mixers (Heidolph mixers, mortar mixer 5L, large scale mixer 140L)
Ovens
Vicat apparatus
Penetrometer
Density meter
Aerometer
Shrinkage device
Universal Press for Compressive and flexural strength (50 kN, Matest)

Climatic chambers

Environmental chamber (CTC 256, Memmert)
CO2 chamber (ICH260C, Memmert)

Hygrothermal and Indoor Air quality Sensors

Aeroqual S500 Base monitor with sensor heads (CO2 and VOC)
Testo dataloggers for Air Temperature, RH and CO2
Hotwire anemometer