Automatic Power Pack Flexure Testing Machines with a range of 100 kN, 300 kN, and 600 kN capacity flexure testing machines have been designed for reliable and consistent testing of flexural tests on standard concrete beams, concrete or natural stone curbs, concrete paving flags, and natural stone slabs, as well as tensile splitting tests of concrete paving blocks.

These flexure testing machines are the result of continuous research to upgrade the testing machines with the latest technologies to conform to the latest standards EN 12390-5, EN 12390-6, EN 1338, EN 1340, BS 1881, ASTM C78, C293 and C496 in terms of their technical properties considering client requirements.

The automatic flexural testing machines allow inexperienced operators to perform the tests. Once the machine is switched on and the specimen is replaced, the only required operations are

• Setting test parameters, including pace rate (only required when the specimen type is changed)
• Pressing the START button on the control unit
• The machine automatically starts the rapid approach, switches the test speed after 1% of the load capacity of the machine, and stops once the specimen fails.

The automatic flexural testing machines consist of:

• Heavy Duty Welded Load Frame
• Automatic Hydraulic Power Pack
• digital data acquisition and control system
• Flexural test assemblies should be ordered separately

Power Pack Flexure Testing Machine

The Flexural Testing Frames are designed for minimum deflection at maximum load, resulting in very high accuracy. The load frame is a welded steel fabrication carrying the ram fitted to the steel base. All frames have a single acting-up stroking ram with overtravel switch protection to stop the machine when maximum ram travel is reached. A load cell is used for load measurements on all frames.

• Flexural frames are 100 kN, 200 kN, 300 kN capacity U Type, 300 kN, 400 kN capacity C Type, and 200 kN, 300 Kn, and 400 kN capacity two-column open structures designed to allow easy and practical front loading of the specimen.
• The very rigid C-type design is ideal either for conventional flexural tests or for more sophisticated tests such as deformability and ductility index.
• The load frame provides the stability needed for accurate and repeatable test results over the years of operation.
• All frames can be connected to the compression machine as a second frame or can be used with any power pack as an independent flexural machine.