Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije
Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije
Overview
ZAG (Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute) is a public, non-profit, state owned body. It is leading Slovenian Institute in the field of building and civil engineering and is an internationally recognized research organization. Its main activities include fundamental and applied research, development of new methods of testing and measurement, certification and attestation of conformity of products, training of research and technical staff in particular technical fields, participation in the preparation of technical codes and standards. Main research focus is put on:
synthesis of new materials (organo-inorganic composites, materials for restoration of the cultural heritage, nano self-cleaning coatings,...),
recycling and assessments of secondary raw materials in construction sector (e.g. industrial waste, C&D waste, municipal waste, mining waste etc.),
degradation processes (corrosion of metals, degradation processes in stone, concrete and ceramics, freezing, degradation… ZAG comprises 15 laboratories and sections, equipped with advanced laboratory infrastructure which provides quality performance in individual fields of activity.
ZAG is fully equipped for testing on nano-scale as well as for testing of structural elements in full-scale. More information on the equipment can be obtained on our website: http://www.zag.si/en/equipment
Some of the most important equipment is:
Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM)
Optical microscopes, including confocal microscope,
X-ray computed microtomography (MicroXCT400, XRadia) and 3D image analysis tool AVIZO (FEI)
Empyrean X-ray diffractometer, manufactured by PANalytical
Thermo Scientific ARL PERFORM'X WD XRF spectrometer
Micromeritics ASAP 2020 gas adsorber
Micromeritics AutoPore IV mercury porosimeter
Isothermal Calorimeter TAM Air 3 and 8, TA Instruments
Reometer Physica MCR 302, Anton Paar
Raman spectrometer Horiba Jobin Yvon labret HR800
Advanced TOpometric Sensor (ATOS I)
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http://www.zag.si/en/research-and-development/the-program-group
http://www.zag.si/en/research-and-development/the-infrastructure-group
ZAG provides certification and technical assessments and approvals services.
The Certification Service performs the following activities (more info available at http://www.zag.si/en/certifikati-soglasja/certification-service ):
• certification of products and factory production control in the fields of obligatory and voluntary,
• certification of construction products,
• certification of other products in the regulated or voluntary field,
• voluntary certification of various processes and services,
• voluntary certification of executed works.
The Service for Technical Assessments performs the following activities (more info available at http://www…. Yes. service.