Computing $ u$-invariants of Joyces compact $G_2$-manifolds

Crowley and Nordstr{o}m introduced an invariant of $G_2$-structures on the tangent bundle of a closed 7-manifold, taking values in the integers modulo 48. Using the spectral description of this invariant due to Crowley, Goette and Nordstr{o}m, we compute it for many of the closed torsion-free $G_2$-manifolds defined by Joyces generalized Kummer construction.