NIOSH Mining Major Equipment
Tension-Compression Test Frames |
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| A worker places a sample in the tension compression test frame. |
Three tension compression test frames are capable of testing specimens up to 24 inches in diameter. Full scale range varies from 12,000 lbs on the small machine to 400,000 lbs on the largest. These machines are used to measure the physical properties of materials.
Site: Spokane Research Laboratory
Laboratory: Soil/Rock Properties Laboratory