A02 Description of Requirements-Compression Testing Equipment.pdf

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS:

Compression Testing Equipment

1. Description of Requirements:

The required compression testing equipment must meet the following requirements:

• Load Frame:

a. Materials: Manufactured From Solid Structural Steel

b. Platen Hardness: 60-HRC

c. Frame Type: Standard With Mounting Stand

d. Assembly: Welded Into One-Piece

e. Capacity Range: [3,250-325,000] lbf

f. Warranty: Minimum 12-Months After Delivery To ERDC Customer

• Frame and Loader Geometry:

a. Overall Width: 33-in.

b. Overall Depth: 17-in.

c. Overall Height: 58-in

d. Overall Weight: 720-lbf.

e. Vertical Opening: 19.25-in.

f. Horizontal Opening: 9.5-in.

g. Ram Diameter: 6.75-in.

h. Piston Stoke: 2.5-in.

i. Lower Platen Dimension: 6.5-in.

j. Upper Platen Dimension: 6.5-in.

k. Oil Reservoir Capacity: 2-gal.

• Operational:

a. Power Requirements: (110-V, 60-HZ)

b. Ambient Temperature Range: [41-104] °F

c. Ambient Relative Humidity Range: [30-70] %

d. Control Unit:

i. Hydraulic Cylinder

ii. Mounted To Bottom Crosshead

iii. Force Applied Vertical Upward Direction

iv. Integrated

v. Pre-Piped

vi. Pre-Wired

vii. Valves

• Digital Control System:

a. Display: Digital Touchscreen With Human Machine Interface

b. Control Capability: Both Auto And Manual

c. Network Capable: Wired or Wireless

d. Operating System: Windows Based

e. Menus:

i. Machine (Setup, Calibration, and Diagnostics)

ii. Testing Protocol (Setup, Running, User Defined)

iii. Data Acquisition (Real-Time Simultaneous Display, Reporting, Printing, and Transfer)

• Electrical:

a. Automatic Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)

b. Pressure Transducer That Provides Pressure Feedback

c. Solenoid-Operated Dump Valve

d. Limit Switch

e. E-Stop Push Button

• Safety:

a. Maximum Capacity Protection

b. Overextension Protection

c. Clear Fragment Guard Doors On Front And Back OF Frame Having Latches and Hinges

• Required Test Standards Ready:

a. ASTM:

i. C39 (6-in. Diameter x 12-in. Length, Pad Cap Testing)

ii. C496

iii. E4

b. EN

i. ISO7500-1

ii. 12390-3

iii. 12390-4

iv. 772-1

c. AASHTO

i. T22

ii. T97

iii. T106

d. BS

i. 1610

ii. 1881

e. ISO 1350-2

f. API RP 56

• Test Standards Capabilities:

a. ASTM:

i. C39

ii. C78

iii. C140

iv. C293

v. C109

vi. C469

vii. C496

viii. C1019

ix. C1314

x. C1609

xi. D7012

xii. A370

xiii. A1061

xiv. F606

xv. E290

xvi. E4

b. EN

i. ISO7500-1

ii. 12390-3

iii. 12390-4

iv. 772-1

c. AASHTO

i. T22

ii. T97

iii. T106

d. BS

i. 1610

ii. 1881

e. ISO 1350-2

f. API RP 56

• Type Test Capabilities:

a. Compression

b. Flexural Modulus of Elasticity

c. Poisson’s Ratio

d. Proppant Crush Resistance

e. Tensile Splitting

• Materials Configuration Test Capabilities:

a. Cylinders

b. Cubes

c. Grout Prism

d. Beams

e. Masonry Blocks

f. Proppant Sand

g. Rock Core

• Materials Type Test Capabilities:

a. Cement

b. Concrete

c. Mortar

d. Controlled Low Strength Materials

e. Flowable Fill

f. Stabilized Soils

g. Proppant

h. Ceramics

i. Metals

j. Plastics

• External Device Support Capabilities:

a. Printers

b. Scales

c. Calipers

d. Temperature

e. Humidity

2. Bidder Qualifications:

a. Either Manufacture or Approved/Registered By Manufacture as Primary or Reseller of Specified Compression Testing Equipment.

b. Provides Direct In-House After Sale Technical Support by Phone and Email of Specified Compression Testing Equipment.

3. Equipment/Fixtures Accessory Packages:

Equipment/Fixtures Accessory Packages Quantity Compression Machine with VFD and Cylinder Compression Fixture (6-in. Dia x 12-in L With Pads) Package (325,000-lbf Capacity)

Flexural Beam Fixture (6-in. x 6-in. x 18-in.) 1 Cylinder Tensile Splitting Fixture (4-in. Dia x 8-in L with Pads)

Cylinder Tensile Splitting Lower Platen (4-in. Dia x 8-in L) 1 Spacer (6.5-in Dia x 2-in Thick Steel Bottom) 1 Center Studs 3 2-in. Cube Fixture (With 3-in. Platen Assembly) 1 2-in. Cube (With Pedestal) 1 2-in. Cube (With Stud) 1 Spacer (6.5-in Dia x 4-in Thick Steel Bottom) 1

4. Additional Technical Documents Included In Contract Submittal Requirements:

a. Signed Letter on Manufactures Letterhead That Identifies the Submitter By Business

Name As An Approved/Registered as Primary or Reseller of Compression Testing Equipment.

b. Signed Letter on Submitter’s Letterhead Indicating the Ability To Provide Direct In-House After Sale Technical Support by Phone and Email of Specified Compression Testing Equipment.

c. Provide Equipment Product Specifications on Manufactures Letterhead as Evidence That Proves Requirements Can Be Meet.

5. Shipping Costs:

Must Be Included In Quote.

6. EPC Delivery Date:

No Later Than September 15, 2022.

7. Point of Contact and Delivery Location:

GSL-Airfields and Pavements Branch

CEERD-GMA

3909 Halls Ferry Rd Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199