A FRP tube that was made at the FRP Centre being put under a burst test

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Equipment

Burst testing is conducted by introducing air (or other gases) into a package/container at a controlled rate, maintaining the internal pressure for a specific length of time, and inspecting for material failure. The entire package/container is subjected to uniform stress and failure generally reveals the weakest point.

IIT Madras set up six centres in the year 1973. The Composite Structures (FRP) Research Centre, also known as the Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP) Centre, was one of them. The other centres that were started that year were the Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre, Centre for Energy Research, Materials Sciences Research Centre, Design Engineering Centre and the Industrial Consultancy Centre. The Centre was officially opened in March 1974 and it aimed at coordinating and utilising its expertise and resources to advance the special areas of technology that were of national importance.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

FRP

Photograph ID:

001/0225/IMG_0471

Album ID:

0225

Date:

August 1975

Place:

IITM

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Laboratories