For nearly 150 years, construction materials testing has been a manual effort. Whether in an engineering lab, a commercial lab, at cement/ready-mix manufacturers’ sites or in the field, specimens are ...

China says it has completed a load test involving dozens of trucks on the world's highest bridge, a steel suspension structure in Guizhou province. The five-day testing completed on Aug. 25, with ...

In 2009, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) directed AltaLink L.P. and EPCOR Distribution & Transmission Inc. to prepare a facility application for a system reinforcement transmission project ...

A new calibration tool kit available from Genie Parts includes everything service personnel need to make it easier and faster to do a full load calibration test of Genie boom lifts equipped with ...

Load testing tools are important to test a specific software's performance in actual or realistic environments. After all, a web application is only as favorable as its use in practical scenarios.

Downgauging or lightweighting is an important cost concern for all packaging manufacturers. Lightweighting is achieved by reducing the raw material volume used in packaging. It is important that using ...

As covered in my previous blog post, all diesel-powered generators should be loaded to at least 30% of their standby nameplate rating when exercised during their monthly test. If the connected load ...

As part of a power electronics design project involving a 3.6-V dc-dc converter, it became necessary to test and accurately characterize the planar transformer shown in Fig. 1. Transformer operating ...