Laboratory equipment of the ELLF

Servo-hydraulic static biaxial tensile testing machine - 50 kN (Walter + Bai)

  • Execution of biaxial force-strain measurements
  • Non-contact strain measurement via an optical measuring system
  • Tempering of the tests (-30 bis 70 °C) through the use of a tempering chamber

 

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Servo-hydraulic static biaxial tensile testing machine - 20 kN (Self-built/Walter + Bai)

  • Execution of biaxial force-strain measurements
  • Non-contact strain measurement via an optical measuring system
  • Performance of Wide Panel Tear Tests according to the requirements of the European Design Guide for Tensile Surface Structures
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Static universal testing machine - 50 kN (Zwick/Roell)

  • Performance of static uniaxial tensile tests
  • Execution of component tests (e.g. edge details)
  • Determination of the residual strength after buckling
  • Tempering of the tests (-60 bis 125 °C) through the use of a tempering chamber

 

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Static universal testing machine - 5 kN (Zwick/Roell)

  • Performance of static uniaxial tensile tests
  • Determination of the tear resistance
  • Determination of the adhesive strength

 

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accelerated weathering machine

  • Execution of artificial rapid weathering with UV radiation, high temperature or temperature fluctuations, irrigation and condensation
  • Large sample dimensions up to 490 mm x 300 mm are possible.
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Biaxial creep test bench (Self-built)

  • Performance of biaxial tensile creep tests
  • Application of the loads via a deflection system
  • Non-contact strain measurement via an optical measuring system
  • Measurement of the strains in the middle field and in the arms of the cross specimen

Endurance test machine (Frank)

  • Performance of uniaxial endurance tests and tensile creep tests
  • Application of the loads via a lever system
  • Recording of the testing time via time measuring devices
  • Observation of creep deformations with a cathetometer
  • Tempering of the tests (> 23 bis 70 °C)

Digital microscope (Keyence)

  • Performance of microscopic examinations with 20 to 5000x magnification
  • Saving the microscope images as jpg or tiff files
  • Measurement of recorded areas by software
  • Possibility of mobile use

Further material tests

  • Determination of the total surface mass
  • Determination of the thickness
  • Determination of the oblique and arc distortion