- HYDRAULIC
ACTUATORS AND LOAD FRAMES
-
The equipment
list below identifies current, state-of-the-art compression and tension
machines available in the laboratory. The machines have load ranges
from a few hundred pounds to one million pounds providing a capability
to test a wide variety of materials and structures.
-
| Machine
Name |
Capacity |
Controller |
| Southwark
Emery Testing Machine |
1,000,000
lbs Tension & Compression
- 18
ft test specimens
|
MTS
458 |
| BLH
Testing Machine |
200,000
lbs Tension & Compression |
Manual |
| BLH
Testing Machine |
60,000
lbs Tension & Compression |
Manual |
| SATEC
MII-400AD |
400,000
lbs Compression only |
SATEC
NuVision Computer |
| MTS
810 |
22,000
lbs Tension & Compression
- with
Hydraulic Grips
|
MTS
TestStar Computer |
| MTS
810 |
22,000
lbs Tension & Compression |
MTS
442 |
| Structural
Floor Actuators |
2,000
lbs
- 5,000
lbs
- 22,000
lbs
- 55,000
lbs
- 100,000
lbs
- 200,000
lbs
|
Including:
- MTS
TestStar Computer
- MTS
458, 448, 406
|
| MTS
Test Frame |
12,500
lbs with Hydraulic Grips |
MTS
442 |
| MTS
812 |
22,000
lbs with Hydraulic Grips |
MTS
TestStar Computer |
| MTS
810 |
100,000
lbs with Hydraulic Grips |
MTS
TestStar Computer |
| MTS
Fracture System |
20,000
lbs |
MTS
406 |
|