The official “Materials and Structures Testing” Laboratory is a place of documented significant expertise in the experimental analysis and certification of the technological properties of construction materials and foundation soils.
The laboratory, which covers an area of about 3,000^m2, in addition to space for geotechnical and structural testing, has laboratories equipped with first-rate analytical techniques and instrumentation dedicated mainly to the characterization of bituminous binders and the study of different aspects of various types of mixtures used in road superstructures and their production and application techniques.

State-of-the-art instrumentation is also available for monitoring pavement presentations, signage, and street lighting systems during their service life.
In addition to its research, consulting, and contracting activities, the laboratory also serves teaching purposes for the numerous Civil Engineering courses and the training activities of the School of Doctoral Studies in Engineering and Architecture (SDIA).
It is also part of the consortium of laboratories belonging to the Interuniversity Center for Road and Airport Research (CIRS) for advanced research activities in land and air transport infrastructure together with the Polytechnic University of Marche, the Polytechnic University of Turin and the University of Padua.