Concrete Testing Laboratory
CTIS is equipped with traditional equipment that allow student to investigate the mechanical and physical properties of concrete. Assuring proper development for students the lab is equipped with both destructive and nondestructive equipment.
The laboratory is equipped with a unified compression test machines, with maximum load capacity of 200,000 pounds. As well as nondestructive test include a Free-Free Resonant Column (FFRC) Test (Automated & Manual) to calculate the Poisson’s ratio, modulus of elasticity, and frequencies of specimens. The four-point testing with the wenner probe which measures the resistivity of concrete. Corrosion testing include Gamry Instruments for linear polarization resistance and tafel testing to assess the corrosion rates. Other state-of-the-art nondestructive equipment are available including A1040 MIRA, Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer (PSPA), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Infrared Thermography.