Concrete Beam Tester
w/ Continuous Load

The continuous load beam tester is a self-contained, portable concrete beam tester accurately and easily determines flexural strengths of 6" x 6" cross-section test beams.

By adding the Micro-pump to our standard Beam Tester allows the user to put a continuous load pressure to the beam, which complies with the ASTM standards. According to the ASTM, a load can be rapidly applied to the beam up to 50% of the expected maximum load. Then, by using the micro-pump the rest of the load can be applied continuously until failure. The range of the micro-pump allows it to add up to 10,000 lbf pressure.

Hydraulically driven unit uses center-point loading method with continuous readings to the break and retains maximum reading to eliminate lost data. Gauge resets to zero for repeat tests. Lightweight aluminum unit has dual registration of modulus of rupture between 15,000 lbf. and 0–6,800 kgf. The unit is calibrated by measuring the load applied on a calibrated load cell. The factory calibration is supplied at gauge readings of 10% FS, FS and 3 readings in between. Three load cell readings are averaged at each point to establish the correction for each point.