WE OPERATE ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING FACILITIES
At the heart of all our consultancy and repair operations is our state of the art facility dedicated to improving the quality of products manufactured from GRC/GFRC
Here we develop innovative testing methodologies that do not form part of current BS/EN or GRCA quality control requirements and yet are so important in the manufacture of products intended for certain project specific applications such as high rise GRC/GFRC cladding.
Below are the various tests we can carry out as either pre-production proof tests or post production product testing.
PRE PRODUCTION PROOF TESTS
Pre production proof tests are essential when developing bespoke GRC/GFRC products especially those featuring decorative aggregate based facing coats.
Such tests allow the designer to evaluate how the manufactured products will behave in-service.
>Differential movement between facing coat and GRC/GFRC – unrestrained
>Differential movement between facing coat and GRC/GFRC – restrained
>Facing coat – cyclic weathering evaluation.
> GRC/GFRC – cyclic weather evaluation
>GRC/GFRC transverse tensile strength
NON DESTRUCTIVE PRODUCT TESTING
Our range of finished product testing included
> Facing coat thickness
> Facing coat bond strength
> Facing coat compressive strength
> Facing coat capillary action water absorption test
>Facing coat initial surface absorption (ISAT) test
> GRC/GFRC thickness
> GRC/GFRC transverse tensile strength capacity
Please note all the above require post sampling repair works carried out by our on-site teams
>Facing coat water penetration
DESTRUCTIVE PRODUCT TESTING
The following tests will require full panel removal and subsequent replacement
>GRC/GFRC Flexural bending test
>GRC/GFRC Density test
>Embedded anchor pull out test – tensile
>Embedded anchor pull out test – shear
>Embedded anchor pry off test – combined tensile and shear
>Bonding pad pull off – tensile
>Bonding pad pull off – shear
>Bonding pad pry off – combined tensile and shear
> Facing coat compatibility test – restrained