The CIEST Laboratory successfully completed testing pipe liner samples for “apparent hoop tensile strength” as described in ASTM D2290. The method uses a split disk to apply tensile forces to a hoop ...

From tensile strength measurements to atomic defect mapping, materials testing is entering a new era powered by AI, automation, and advanced imaging. Researchers are now using machine learning, ...

Universal testing machines (UTMs) that test mechanical properties such as tensile, flexural, compressive and shear are among the most commonly used instruments plastics compounders are likely to buy ...

He is a member of ASTM Committees D30 on Composite Materials, C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, F16 on Fasteners and E28 on Mechanical Testing. He has also completed various Nadcap, American ...