March 2013

WE MAKER YOUR INVESTMENT IN R+D+I PROFITABLE

LITEM UPC

15 people, doctors & engineers Multiarea: mechanical and civil

We are a team of engineers and researches highly specialized in technology advisement, R+D+I and innovation management, with results at the forefront of technology, materials and structures.

Our Working Space

MATERIALS

MARKET APPLICATIONS

STRUCTURES

The way we feel it Funcionamiento Programas I+D+i

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The way we work

Research (2-3 years): We look for money +100.000

Choose your risk

Agreements: (1 year) 30.000

Services: (short time) 2.000-5.000

Our Technologies

mechanical testing

virtual testing

non destructive testing

resultados

Lab equipment
Mechanical Tests: Universal Machines 200kN y 3000kN Actuators MTS de 50kN, 100kN y 250 kN Actuator Hidrassa 500kN MTS Insight 10kN Suzpecar 50 kN

Lab equipment
Data Adquisition Systems: HBM MGCPlus HBM Spider 8 HBM optics for deformation Brel & Kjr LAN-XI MTS FlexTest

Lab equipment
Image & non-destructive testing: High Speed Camera MotionBLITZ Infrared Thermal Camera FLIR Ultrasound Equipment Olympus OmniScan MX UT Laser Displacement Sensors

Expertise Areas: Simulation Simulation

Software + experts Paleontology

optimitzation: - cost +design

Mechanical

Biomedicine

CFRP laminates Fluid - structure

Impact

Nuestra frmula: ser giles

Our research projects are risk for our customers and we perform maximum We work together with the customer. Custemer knows the state of development. Working operation with progress. Research developments modify planification and we accept contributions.

Projects
Forensic analysis of electrical towers Forensic methodology applied to the electrical tower breakdown by local buckling a bar before the collapse under an unknown wind load.

The goal is to find a plausible hypothesis stating tower collapse. Iterative method to locate the central profile which collapses first due to tension imbalance in the stands. Data to calculate the critical wind speed for the tower.

Projects
Remote inspection system for electrical towers Numerical experimental methodology to get mechanical properties in lightweight structures. The project results will determine the existence of possible damage in the towers and the prediction of future collapses.

Projects
Ultrasonic inspection of electrical insulators The basis of the ultrasonic technique is on measuring the propagation speed of a high frequency sound wave through a medium. Timing differences of the reflected waves help us to detect the damage nature and depth.

Projects
Processes study of accelerated corrosion in galvanized and not galvanized steel. Metal specimens accelerated corrosion from electrolysis and chemical attack processes with subsequent mechanical analysis.

Projects
Security against dent in a tank Safety evaluation of a sewage tank dent against common failure mechanism in thin films
200,0 Tensin [MPa] 190,0 180,0 170,0 0 5 10 15 Coeficiente de Balasto [kg/cm3] 20

In poor quality lands, tension variation is very high. Eigenvalues are obtained to look for ways to dent.

Projects
New structural systems in concrete Behavior validation of a prefabricated connection node bar-pillar. Experimentally and in computer simulation.
Crra [Tn] 12

10

Including nonlinear plasticity for steel. Calculation of torque-rotation =

0 0 20 40 60 flecha [mm]

Projects
Externally bonded TRM reinforcement for RC structures Analysis of the mechanical behavior of RC structures reinforced with composites materials which have fibers with a fabric type structure and cementitious matrix. .

Study with several commercial products like carbon fibers, glass fibers, basalt fibers, steel fibers and PBO fibers.

Projects
Strengthening concrete structures with composite laminates The reinforcement capacity is directly linked to how laminateconcrete interface works, and to know the interface behavior is essential to ensure the safety of reinforcements.

Projects
CFRP anchors Research an anchoring system for CFRP posttensioned structures. Comparative: Theoretical model of analytical formulation. Experimental model by testing. Numerical model using FEA.
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Simulaci numrica Teoria analtica Experimental

Projects
Impact at low speed in laminates The surface damage is not representative of the induced internal damage and premature breakdowns occur for unacceptable load levels. Impact damage simulations at low speed in laminated composite (carbon-epoxy) from micromechanical models. Do not define cohesive elements at the interface of the layers delaminated.

Projects
Numerical model for the failure of masonry walls Validate from trials and increase the knowledge of structural behaviors to prevent diseases during restoration. Set of rectangles stacked with eccentricity at its supporting points.
450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 10 20 30 40

an

Carga Colapso (KN)

Excentricidad (mm)

Projects
Computer simulation of masonry structures We solve computationally the static equilibrium of onedimensional stone works by using the classical analogy of anti funicular models. Creation of a new element: "catenary"

Mallorca Cathedral Barcelona Cathedral

Projects
Toyo Ito Tower, NDT with Modal Analysis Determination of mechanical performance

Projects
translucent Concrete Design & Characterization It is a commercial material whose basic features are its resistance and translucent ability .

Projects
Test and error modeling of FRP-reinforced walls. MURETEX Study of the structural behavior of FRP reinforced masonry effects against second order bending and buckling to optimize the application of the reinforcement. Experimental analysis in laboratory. Pull-out tests. Bending tests. Scaled walls with several options in reinforcement .

Numerical modeling: Simulations of simplified micromodels. Using contacts between elements. Developing an analytical calculation methodology for the design of reinforcement actions.

Projects
Prefabricated concrete breakwaters for wall design. Calculation tool to design breakwater walls as retaining walls with added aesthetic value.

Projects
Performance tests of composite structures Design and testing of flexural beams formed by concrete and composite profiles (GFRP).

Projects
Specification testing of composites (FRP) Determination of mechanical and physical properties of carbon laminates, glass laminates, etc.. Tension Flexion Compression Shear

Projects
Determination of safety fiber cement pipes The cement used in water distribution networks carries capacity lost with time. We conducted an extensive destructive and nondestructive campaign.

Projects
Performance tets of inflatable structures Bending test of an inflatable structure with continuous monitoring of the specimen.

Projects
Testing of advanced material characterization FLEX-BRICK Bending tests, fastening, cutting anddynamic. Characterization as facade and pavement.

Projects
Textile structural characterization and test Characterization tests to design textile structures. Continuous tensions monitoring in the tent.

Projects
Testing and design of railway components Bending tests, fastening, screws, etc. According to customer needs. Analysis by simulation.

Projects
Designing a nonrecoverable housing Design and simulation analysis of a piece of extruded plastic.

Projects
MARES chair continuous tension instrumentation Continuous measurement of stresses and vibrations in different parts of the exercise chair for the space. Project Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System (MARES).

Projects Finite element method are FSI in textile membranes Finite difference method

Create an FSI model (one-way) in a glider using computational methods for a study and subsequent design optimization.

1,45E-02 1,30E-02 1,15E-02 1,00E-02 8,50E-03 7,00E-03 5,50E-03 4,00E-03 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 Altitud [m]
Deformacin

4,00E+06 3,50E+06 3,00E+06 2,50E+06 2,00E+06 1,50E+06 1,00E+06 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 Altitud [m] Tensin equivalente Von Mises Tensin normal

Projects
Definition of geometry to study In two-dimensional models, the final model is obtained from an original photo scanned with ImageJ In three-dimensional models, the final model is obtained from a CAT scan and a process of image reconstruction with Materialise Mimics

Projects
Biomedicine Simulation Aorta abdominal reconstruction with aortic anaurism generation ann FEA simulation. Various geometrics studies considerations about material. Stent-Graft fluid-structure . with different permeability

Projects
Microscrew temporary anchorage Compare the micro tensile bolts temporary resistance versus orthodontic forces to help decision making before surgery. (Pull-out, Insertion Torque y Periotest).

600 deformation FEA [mm] 0 20 Periotest 40 500 Stress FEA [MPa] 400 300 200 100 0

0,1 0,08 0,06 0,04 0,02 0 0 20 40 Periotest

Automotive
Automotive manufacturers and their associations

Automotive
Computational Vehicle Dynamics Computational Vehicle Dynamics is oriented toward computer simulation and applies rigorous and nonlinear dynamic equations, which current desktop computers can easily handle. This work bypasses the laborious process of linearization and the exhaustive analysis of linearized equations. Linearized analysis is used selectively to build insights and is checked against the full computer simulation.

Automotive
Emerging technology company for automotive suspensions Emerging technology company for automotive suspensions Hydraulic central controller (four wheels). No tire without contact with the ground under any circumstances.

Initial project organization Contact with potential customers Advice on the development of prototypes Defining the business expansion strategy Negotiations with international partners

Automotive
Advice to GVJ Diffs Is not an Open Differential, nor a Limited slip Differential, nor an Active Differential or any other of the contemporary differentials. GVJ Differential is a patented, new, intelligent mechanical differential system, totally advantageous to all the differentials currently known, free of biasing and its usual drawbacks. It allows precise differentiation, avoids wheel slip, and assures a permanent traction.

Mechanical and safety advantages: Allows the right differentiation. Avoids wheel slip. Avoids the halt of one wheel if the other rotates. With a wheel missing ground, the other gets full torque. Unnecessary Torque Control Systems. Compatible with ABS, ESC, and other safety systems. Light and robust.

Automotive
Leader in precision stamping and automotive electronics Identifying opportunities in the field of emerging technologies in fuel cell for vehicles. Analysis of the initial situation. Identification of key technologies and their adoption horizon. Managing contacts with research centres of reference. Project organization and implementation. Project coordination and management of the network of collaborators.

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