Unit Name

Reinforced Concrete Research Unit

Unit Objectives

Providing distinguished engineering services in the fields of testing, designs, consultations, and engineering supervision for public and private buildings, contributing to the service and development of the community by ensuring the quality and safety of structures.

Beneficiary Category of the Unit's Services

• Contracting companies.
• Engineering consultancy offices.
• Project Owners (bridges – public buildings – tunnels -...).
• Bridge bearings manufacturing companies.
• Reinforcement steel and pre-stressed steel manufacturing companies.
• Concrete pipe manufacturing companies.
• Individual property owners.

Services provided by the unit

Tests

• Bridge loading tests.
• Roof loading tests.
• Bridge bearings tests.
• Tensile and bending tests for reinforcement steel and metal sections.
• Tensile test for pre-stressed steel.
• Concrete core test.
• Concrete cube crushing test.
• Non-destructive concrete tests (Schmidt Hammer – Ultrasonic -...).
• Laboratory load test up to 500 tons vertical load and 200 tons horizontal load.

Other Engineering Services

• Preparing structural safety reports for buildings.
• Preparing structural strengthening designs.
• Preparing structural designs.
• Supervision of construction works.
• Quality control and monitoring during construction.
• Building monitoring during operation.

Previous Works of the Unit during the Current Year

Previous Projects Summary

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Static testing of bearings up to 500 tons vertical load and 200 tons horizontal load

Concrete Sample Testing Machine

Tensile / Compression machine with capacity of 150 tons.
For testing reinforcement steel samples – pre-stressed steel – shaped metal samples