Overview of the Testing Facility

Structural testing laboratory

Structural materials testing of secondary products of concrete, as well as reinforced spun concrete pipes, culverts, and bending and compression tests for large-size members, and compression tests of columns

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  • Testing products such as built-in strong wall structure/materials, beams/columns, and culverts (Capacity: 5MN)

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Capacity : 5MN
    • - Force range : 6 steps (x1, x2, x5, x10, x20, x50)
    • - Main Size : 8,200 (H:Max)
    • - Column to Column : 3,000mm
    • - Bending·compression test height : 5,000mm
    • - Bending Span : 23,000mm
    • - Actuator Stroke : 500mm
    • - Frequency : 3Hz
    • - Manufacturer : SHIMADZU
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  • Equipped with 3-sided strong wall, allowing bending, compression and shearing tests of large-size structural materials

    • - Capacity : 2,000KN
    • - Main size : 7,850, 12,080, 7,050
    • - Column to column : 3,000mm
    • - Bending·compression test height : 4,000mm
    • - Bending span : 6,000mm
    • - Actuator stroke : 400mm
    • - Manufacturer : Samyeon Tech

Concrete/rock laboratory

Preparation of concrete/rock specimens and tests of material properties

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  • Material properties tests of concrete and rocks (Capacity : 5MN)

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Capacity : 5MN
    • - Pressure plates : 380x520mm
    • - Actuator stroke : 100mm
    • - Load measuring range : 100 ~ 5,000kN
    • - Piston stroke : 100mm
    • - Deformation at max. load : 1.2mm
    • - Manufacturer : SHIMADZU

Steel/Composite materials laboratory

Performing tensile, compression and fatigue tests of steel and composite materials

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  • Tensile, bending and fatigue property/performance test of materials including reinforcing rod and steel

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Capacity : 500kN
    • - Stroke between grips : 950mm
    • - Load accuracy : 6kN to 600kN
    • - Strain measurement accuracy : ±0.5% of indicated value
    • - Test space : Width between columns - 762mm
    • - Maximum vertical test space - 2,057mm
    • - Overall height : 3,677mm
    • - Position transducer stroke : 250mm
    • - Maximum operating pressure : 21MPa
    • - Manufacturer : MTS
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  • Tensile and fatigue property/performance test of steel and various composite materials

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Capacity : 250kN
    • - Chamber : -125 ~ +315
    • - Test area width : 640mm
    • - Crosshead speed : 0.005 ~ 1,000mm/min
    • - Electric Load cell Fmax : 100kN
    • - Test space : Width between columns - 635mm
    • - Maximum vertical test space - 1,575mm
    • - Overall height : 3,010mm
    • - Position transducer stroke : 150mm
    • - Maximum operating pressure : 21MPa
    • - Manufacturer : MTS

Microstructure analysis laboratory

Analyzing chemical composition and organization, and measuring materials’ distribution of stomata and specific surface area

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  • Microstructure analysis of advanced materials

  • Equipment specifications

    • - 4kw X-Ray Tube, Rh target
    • - 4 analyzing crystals, Lif(200), PET, TAP, Ge
    • - Automatic On-Off control
    • - Mask diameter : 10, 30mm dia
    • - Materials : SUS, Al, Ni, Cu
    • - Manufacturer : SHIMADZU
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  • Microstructure analysis of advanced materials

  • Equipment specifications

    • - X-ray tube : Type - Sealed type, Anode - Cu / Rating - 3.0kW
    • - Scan range : -6 ~ +163˚(2θ ) / -180 ~ +180˚(θ )
    • - Chamber for high temperature : 1,500℃ (in air) or higher
    • - Sample atmosphere : air, vacuum
    • - Heating filament : Pt or equivalent
    • - Reproducibility : ± 0.002˚ or better
    • - 2 θ range : -3 to +154˚ or wider
    • - Scan speed : 50˚/min or faster
    • - Slew speed : 700˚/min or faster
    • - Manufacturer : SHIMADZU
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  • Automatically measuring setting time for specimens depending on underwater and temperature levels

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Vicatronic automatic computerized vicat recording apparatus : 400x200㎜
    • - Thermostatically controlled heating/cooling system : 615x375x400㎜
    • - The unit is manufactured with anticorrosion and tropicalized components to be used in places with humidity not below 90% and 20℃
    • - Resolution : 0.1㎜
    • - Timer : 0 ~ 999minutes
    • - Manufacturer : MTS

Long-term behavior laboratory

Durability test in diverse temperature/humidity conditions

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  • Providing extreme temperature and humidity conditions to diverse specimens

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Dimension : Interior - W3,000x D3,000x H2,50㎜Exterior - W3,700x D3,700x H2,775㎜
    • - Temperature Range(℃) : Temperature - 50 ℃ ~ 80 ℃ / Humidity - 20 ~ 98%
    • - Performance : +80 ℃ ~ -50 ℃ within 60min / -50 ℃ ~ +80 ℃ within 50min
    • - Live load max : 3.0kw
    • - Weight load max : 2,000kg
    • - Noise within 58dB
    • - Sample Weight : max 2,000kg
    • - Manufacturer : Hanchang Engineering
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  • Providing extreme temperature and humidity conditions to diverse specimens

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Dimension : Inner - W4,850 x D4,650 x H3,000㎜ Exterior - W5,000 x D5,300 x H3,200㎜
    • - Temperature Range(℃) : Temperature - 20 ℃ ~ 80 ℃ / Humidity - 50 ~ 98%
    • - Performance : 20 ℃ ~ 80 ℃ within 30min / 80 ℃ ~20 ℃ within 30min
    • - Live load max : 5.0kw
    • - Weight load max : 3,000kg
    • - Noise within 60dB
    • - Sample Weight : max 3,000kg
    • - Manufacturer : Hanchang Engineering
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  • Providing extreme temperature and humidity conditions to diverse specimens

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Dimension : W9,000 x D12,000x H4,000㎜
    • - Temperature Range(℃) : Temperature - 20 ~ 26 ℃Humidity - 50 ~ 60% (at 23 ℃)
    • - Humid : 4KW(5L/HR) 2kw 2 step electrode type(전자전극봉식)
    • - Noise within 65dB
    • - Cooling Cap. : 32,400 kcak/hr
    • - Heating Cap. : 15,480 kcak/hr (6kw 3step)
    • - Blower : DS#21/2 2 (150CMM)
    • - Condensing unit : (7hp+5hp) 2 Cycle
    • - Motor : 2.2kw x 2 sets
    • - Manufacturer : Hanchang Engineering
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  • Measuring dynamic stiffness, depending on method for resistance of concrete to rapid freezing and thawing

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Chamber Size(W x D x H) : 700 x 500 x 740mm
    • - Temp. Range : -30 ~ 80℃
    • - Controller : 850 LCD Color Touch Screen Type
    • - Accuracy : ±1
    • - Regulator : SSR Type
    • - RECODER : 2 Point Recording
    • - B Type (Water thawing after rapid freezing with air)
    • - Temp Thermocouple : PT-100Ω
    • - Power : 3Φ380/220 V 8kW 60 Hz
    • - Heater : Pipe type Fin heater 3kW
    • - Refrigerator : 3Φ 380/220V 3Hp Air COOLING
    • - WATER BATH : 800 x 700 x 900㎜
    • - Manufacturer : Heungjin Testing Machine Co.
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  • Neutralization (carbonation) tests of materials including concrete and mortar by controlling carbon dioxide concentration inside the thermo-hygrostat

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Chamber size(W x D x H) : 700 x 70 x 0 800㎜
    • - Overall size(W x D x H) : 1,35 x 0 1,200 x 1,800㎜
    • - Capacity : 392 L
    • - Temp range : -20 ~ 100
    • - Accuracy : ±1 ℃
    • - Controller : TEMI - 300 SAM WON TECH
    • - Regulator : SSR Type
    • - Installing CO2 detector and monitor measurement module with sensors
    • - Humidity range : 30 ~ 90%R.H.
    • - Accuracy : ±2%R.H.
    • - Thermocouple : PT-100Ω
    • - Recorder : SR-1001
    • - Manufacturer : Heungjin Testing Machine Co.
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  • Measuring creep of concrete specimen mold due to compressive load

  • Equipment specifications

    • - Loading capacity : 300kN(30tf)
    • - Test specimen : dia. 15 cm x height 30cm
    • - Specimen loading : 1~3
    • - Loading method : 4-week spring reaction method
    • - Hydraulic jack : Installing 300kN dynamometer
    • - Size : Approx. 550 x 550 x 2,000㎜
    • - Manufacturer : Heungjin Testing Machine Co.

Sensor laboratory

Non-destructive testing of materials using optical fiber and cutting-edge sensors

Soil character laboratory