This white paper presents the Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) of two research laboratories in the field of structural mechanics: the Laboratory for Acoustics and Vibration Analysis at Polytechnique Montréal and the Structural Dynamics and Vibration Laboratory at McGill University. Both laboratories face similar challenges as their research activities are centered on the numerical simulation of complex industrial engineering systems. While the presented DRIs are key for the development of best practices in research data management and the diffusion of research tools and articles, their sustainability is threatened by the lack of funding programs to promote such initiative. This paper briefly describes the current state of the DRI in these labs, what is envisioned for the future and what are the main challenges ahead.