| Working Properties |
Brookfield Viscometer, Rheometers
Setting time devices |
| Microstructure Characterization |
Optical Microscopes (polarizing and binocular)
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Electron Probe Microanalyzer (EPMA)
X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
Particle Size Analyzers
2 -D Porous Glass Micromodels |
| Chemical Analysis |
Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS)
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)
U-V Visible, Florescence, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) |
| Mechanical, Permeability and Bonding Tests |
Dynamic Axial-Torsional Testing Machine (computer controlled)
Rigid-wall and Flexible-wall Permeameters
Bonding Tension and Shear Testing Devices
Triaxial Cells for specimens up to 6 inch diameter, 10,000 psi confining pressure; 5000 psi pore pressure
Biaxial Permeameters with Intermediate Pressure Tapes |
| Leaching Tests |
Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)
ANS 16.1 Test |
| Nondestructive Tests |
Impulse Echo Method
Resistivity
Acoustical p- and s- wave velocities
CT Scanner
Holographic Interferometry |
| Biological Tests |
Tests for Bacterial Attack
Bacterial Identification |
| Computer/Imaging Facilities |
Several PC (486 and Pentium) and Power-Macintosh
Scanner, Image analysis
Personal Iris Workstation
Time lapse video cameras
Mainframe |
| Special Facilities |
Triaxial Test Chamber (33 in. diameter and 100 in. height)
Long Test Bed (23 ft. length X 2 ft width X 4 ft height)
Biaxial Concrete Panel Testing?? Machine
Power Auger, Pressure Transducers and Data Logger, Electronic Water Level Indicator
Field Test Site (NSF Site) |
| Coatings/Linings Tests |
Full Scale - Hydrostatic Tests (6 test chambers)
Chemical resistance - Holiday Test
Bonding Test |
