Arrival in San Sebastián by bus from Bilbao airport. Ornate bridge pillars with golden statues under an overcast sky.
Along the promenade overlooking La Concha beach.
Looking down at the sandy shoreline with Monte Urgull in the background.
Walkers heading down a wooden beach ramp towards a rental stand.
Scenic look across the bay towards Santa Clara Island.
A clear vista of the bay framed by white iron railings and a signpost.
Cyclists and pedestrians passing in front of a wide stone archway tunnel.
Close up view of the brick tunnel passage and overhead building elements.
High-angle view showing the curve of the beautiful sandy beach shoreline.
Arrival at the Uniersity.
This is another University, of liberal arts, that I saw en route.
Faculty of chemistry
CEIT.
Lovely campus, lots of greenery
At the reception.
Jose Maria Ibabe on the right
Amaia Iza-Mendia, Associate Director of the Materials and Manufacturing Division of CEIT.
Tensile specimens for dilatometer
This might be the only dilatometer in the world that can take tensile specimens. (This is not a Gleeble)
Ericsson cupping test machine
Some examples of the cupping test
This machine for hot-sheet testing is designed at CEIT
An old Philips transmission electron microscope of the type Harry used in his Ph.D. research. In the background, Pello Uranga
Thermal analysis
Differential scanning calorimetry
Differential scanning calorimetry, adapted at CEIT to facilitate gas environment
Hot torsion testing machine
Hot torsion testing machine
Plaque commemorating the late Javier Urkola who thoroughly used the torsion machine
Hot sample can be subjected to controlled cooling
Transmission electron microscope
Scanning
Comprehensive mechanical testing facilities
Tested samples
Broken, ribbed rebar, tested in tension
Rotating-bending fatigue testing machine
High-temperature, large scale furnaces
Rare-earth magnet fabrication
Looks impressive! Powder production facility.
Scene from the window
Powders and samples produced either using additive manufacturing techniques, or binder jet printing followed by sintering.