Custom made test rigs
large scale roller bearing test setup - Soete Laboratory - Ghent University
We at Soete find providing bespoke solutions a custom.
Full-size component or structure testing is crucial to take into account the size-effect and real operating conditions acting in every specific application field. In practice, these structures are typically subjected to static, dynamic or a combination of multi-axial loading.
Since, every structure has its own unique combination of loading conditions, modular testing setups can be designed and build. Requirements and desired output are determined in advance in close collaboration.
The purpose of full-scale testing is to provide the essential assurance that your product can withstand the high expectations of its industry standards and environmental factors such as wind and waves working on it.
- Servo-hydraulic controlled setup
- Custom programmable waveforms: sinusoidal, triangular, square…
- Quasi-static load capacity up to 4000 kN
- Dynamic load capacity up to 2000 kN
- Dedicated instrumentation to measure applied loads and deformations by using calibrated load cells, LVDT’s, strain gauges, Digital Image Correlation (DIC)…
- Can be combined with internal pressure testing.
