Testing of Large Steel Beams

H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia

The following photographs were taken in Professor Chin-Huai Young's laboratory at the Construction Engineering Department of the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

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At the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Powerful equipment to study the behaviour of large steel beams under combinations of loads.
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At the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Powerful equipment to study the behaviour of large steel beams under combinations of loads.
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Strain gauges.
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A failed beam.
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Another beam tested to failure.
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Huge loading machine.
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Further heavy loading equipment in the Department of Construction Engineering
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Beams with reinforcement bars ready for encasement in concrete prior to testing.
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Instrumented concrete-encased beam ready for testing. The small samples are compression test specimens for concrete.
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Concrete testing machine.
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One of Professor Young's machines for elevated temperature testing.

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