Testing, Research + Development
Putting our solutions to the test
To solve our clients’ most pressing and critical safety challenges, we use our network of in-house safety testing lab facilities, led by the industry’s most well-respected scientists and engineers in their fields, to conduct testing under variable conditions and applications. Our performance-based design engineering approach is informed by our relentless commitment to delivering the most applicable solution through analysis, 研究, testing and modeling. This unique capability enables us to provide accurate, 有效的结果, achieve regulatory approvals for new products, and obtain the code changes needed for a successful project.
We perform a broad range of testing using state-of-the-art equipment and data acquisition to evaluate systems and assess hazards in situations where analysis is not sufficient to provide the best solution. Testing is used in material/product development, system performance quantification, design/analysis support, 取证, and developing input data for models. 除了, each laboratory performs non-standard mock-up tests to support the needs of the client.
FIRE + PROTECTION RESEARCH SYSTEMS
Our fire safety testing experience includes conducting small, medium and large-scale testing to support clients in product development and evaluation; identifying behavior of materials exposed to fire conditions, such as cladding; ignition and flame spread; assessment of 消防 systems including detectors, suppression systems, passive 消防, and smoke control; as well as input data for thermal and fire modeling.
Chemical + Material Testing
We have broad experimental capabilities for characterizing, evaluating and visualizing the behavior of materials and chemicals. This testing includes characterizing materials at initial state and following extreme exposure conditions including corrosion, 高温, 高湿度, UV and accelerated aging. 除了, our staff has extensive experience in identifying compounds and chemicals as well as using advanced techniques to understand failures. Our process safety laboratory has the capability to analyze materials for their thermal stability and under runaway conditions.
可燃粉尘
Determining dust explosibility helps quantify potential risk. The standardized approach is to perform an initial screening test on a representative dust sample. 进一步 combustible dust testing will give the complete picture of potential explosion severity and likelihood of ignition and is necessary for the design of explosion protection systems to establish a basis for safety. We provide a suite of combustible dust sampling and testing services in general accordance with OSHA 可燃粉尘 National Emphasis Program (NEP), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Equipment includes a 1 Cubic Meter Chamber.
Concrete Materials + Engineering Laboratory
Concrete is one of the most widely consumed materials, and the 混凝土 industry is always looking to innovate and improve its development. The 彩宝网 Concrete Materials & Engineering Laboratory facilitates testing, 研究 and development efforts by leveraging experience learned from failures observed in the field and from our scientific understanding of the material’s properties. Our goal is to help our clients develop novel products to improve 混凝土 and 混凝土-based products performance.
结构测试
Our testing team can evaluate the mechanical and structural behavior of structural materials and assemblies in response to various scenarios such as fire, 压缩, 张力, bending and point loads. We have in-house capabilities to perform small and intermediate scale structural response tests of various materials and connections, 包括金属, 混凝土, 塑料, fiber reinforced 塑料 and composite systems.
水
Our safety testing lab team routinely performs water system assessments to support clients in identifying hazardous components in their water, such as water quality characteristics and their impacts on water system failures. We also conduct flow testing on water systems in buildings and other structures to ensure proper operation. 除了, we perform field testing of fire suppression main systems for flow performance and use in-house software to determine system performance.
电气+数据
We provide field and laboratory electrical system testing services that range from power distribution systems to circuit boards, including evaluation of batteries, assessment of the electrical integrity of systems, effects of environmental condition on electrical system performance, and data extraction/analysis.
过程安全
We have an extensive background in thermal-hydraulic testing with both large- and small-scale applications, including the construction of custom mobile testing skids for the purpose of quality control, R&D, and fatigue testing. Some of the testing includes: hydrostatic and dynamic pressure testing of components, 水锤, including non-condensable gas and steam, multi-phase flow, and vortex generation and suppression.
