Buying Guide Checklist

FOR AUTOMATIC COMPRESSION MACHINES

What are the Standards of reference?

Do you need an EN or ASTM compliant compression machine, or simply a generic compression
machine not requiring any Standards compliance?

£ EN £ ASTM £ Generic

What materials will you be testing with your automatic compression machine?
£ Concrete £ Bricks £ Flagstones £ FRC
£ Cement £ Blocks £ Kerbs £ Steel

What tests methods do you need to carry out?

STANDARD FAILURE TESTING ADVANCED TEST METHODS
£ Compression £ Elastic Modulus
£ Flexure £ Poisson Ratio Determination
£ Indirect Tensile £ Displacement-control
£ Tension on rebars
PLEASE NOTE:
- Elastic Modulus Tests: consider the level of control as this test requires the control of both unload and load.
- Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC): If you need to carry out testing on FRC, remember to consider the level of control as this test
requires Displacement control.
- Rebars: If you need to carry out testing on steel rebars, consider the level of control as this test requires tensile testing.

Will you need any testing accessories or additional frames?

£ Compression £ Flexure £ Indirect Tensile

How many different types of sample are you testing?

£ Cubes Size: £ Small dimensions £ Low strength samples
£ Cylinders Size:

What capacity of load frame is needed?

Confirm the expected maximum design strength of the concrete and the maximum size
of sample to be tested and then calculate the capacity of load frame required.

What level of test reporting do you need?

£ Simple strength £ Printed ticket, £ PDF full report,
displayed, manual hard copy signed and e-mailed
recording and saved to a file of
your choice.

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