Fire Testing of Metro Tunnel Components

The following link - to Network 7 National News - illustrates our expertise in Fire Testing.  Not only the furnace itself: the critical blend of firepower with turn-down, as well as pressure control, and a control and data logging system that is second-to-none.  Not only the versatility of the furnace to deal with very different loads (vertical specimens, horizontal specimens, exposed beams and columns, and ducting).  But also the specific loading systems (such as the one illustrated in this news item, for testing the Metro Tunnel roof sections) which simulate an exceptional range of real-life conditions.

https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1120245285597278209

 

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