3 Day Open Conference

Structures testing in a materials testing environment
Tuesday 18th November 2008
15.40 - 16.00
Auditorium 1

Standardized testing specifications have been applied to production lot testing of turbine rotating part materials to control test variables for many years. The application of these specifications and principles to Structures Testing will yield consistent control of the multiple variables inherent in component testing, The test specifications for controlling the LCF and HCF testing of materials for turbine rotating parts are primarily ASTM E-466 and E-606. Testing of Structures utilizing these specifications for control of the test will afford consistent accuracy and precision to the component test, as has been achieved in materials testing. The utilization of standardized structural test machine elements designed to impart the requirements of these specifications to the structure under test can reduce the overall cost of the test by avoiding the typical custom building of machine elements.

About the Speaker(s):

William Grieszmer
Manager, Fatigue & Structures Laboratories
Metcut Research Inc., USA

Bill Grieszmer, Manager of the Fatigue & Structures Laboratories, has been associated with Metcut for over 32 years. He is responsible for laboratory facilities containing over 130 fatigue test stations. Bill is the principle architect of Metcut`s Structures Testing Lab, which has expanded rapidly in its 3 years of existence.