Overview

Objectives

• Safety performance and reliability testing of structural systems subjected to impact loads arising from collisions
• Nonlinear structural damage and structural crashworthiness testing involving crushing and fracture in impacts

Features of Test Facility

• Various scenarios associated with impact kinetic energy due to impact speed, mass and weight elevation can be tested.
• Various scenarios associated with temperatures in cold temperature due to Arctic environment, cryogenic temperature due to LNG, and elevated temperature due to fires as well as room temperature can be tested.
• Remote control and automatic test data measurements are made.

Specification

• Height of main frame: 8.8m, 17.7m
• Test bed: L3 x W3 (m), L9.7 x W9.7 (m)
• Maximum model size on bed: L1.8 x W1.8 (m), L3.4 x W3.4 (m)
• Load cell capacity: 1MN, 2MN, 24MN (2MN x 12 sets)
• Cold temperature chamber: -170 ~ 300 deg.C
• Elevated temperature chamber: up to 650 deg.C
• Dropped object holder capacity: 50kN, 100kN
• High speed camera: 108,000 fps @ 1016 x 16 (2 sets)

Sample Test Standards