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Proprietary Testing

SBCRI has a structure in place that will allow anyone to use the testing facility with complete confidentiality to independently evaluate any type of innovative product or product system.

• Forensic Structural Performance Assessment and Accident Re-creation
• Product Development and Engineering
• In situ Design and Design Values
• Code Acceptances
• Comparative Performance; Individual Component compared to the Component in the Integrated System

Single component testing:

• Adhesive, nail, screw, staple, hanger and related fastener performance
• Joist, rafter, truss, header, beam, wall and related structural member performance
• As separate, distinct, independent members or individually loaded yet within the overall structural system to accurately replicate real world performance

Total System testing:

• Fastener performance in the connection system
• Structural member performance when all the connections and load distribution elements are attached
• Diaphragm performance
• Flow of loads through the system

Easily apply lateral, gravity and uplift loads

• Individually or simultaneously
• Monotonic or cyclic

Testing Example
The SBCRI facility offers an extensive list of testing options under a variety of application, attachment and loading conditions, all of which will lead to more accurate and efficient design and improved installation/use of your products.

SBCRI has a structure in place that will allow anyone to use the testing facility with complete confidentiality to independently evaluate any type of innovative product or product system.

Let’s assume that you desire to understand the performance of a new shear wall. Our facility can take you through product development in a common sense yet sophisticated manner assessing in situ performance as follows:

Step 1 –	Your shear wall is tested vertically to traditional industry standards monotonically (ASTM D564) or cyclically (ASTM D2126).
Step 2 –	Your shear wall is then placed in a real 16-foot wide x 30-foot long structure that includes 4 walls and a roof. (See figures 1 and 2.)
Step 3 –	Your shear wall is tested monotonically and/or cyclically or both, parallel with and perpendicular to the roof trusses.
Step 4 –	Your shear wall’s real life performance is compared to the ASTM performance. Calibration is performed and design values are created that have relevance to real-world applications.

Figure 1	Figure 2

Now, your future product development and comparative performance becomes far easier! Read more about the SBCRI's testing capabilities.

Interested in Testing Your Product?
To begin proprietary testing on your product, visit SBCRI's getting started page.