One of the Universal floor tester's aim is to duplicate the conditions of test specification ASTM C627-93 "Standard Test Method for evaluating Ceramic Floor Tile installation systems." This test is currently done on the "Robinson Tester", an apparatus of restricted capability. The "Robinson Tester" was built for a limited purpose and the construction of the machine confines its capabilities to small test sections of questionable integrity.
With the evolution of new methods and materials in the construction industry, the need arose to expose flooring assemblies to a wider variety of tests.
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THE UNIVERSAL FLOOR AND TILE TESTER WAS CONCEIVED TO ADDRESS THE
NEED FOR A
WIDER
VARIETY OF TESTS ON DIFFERENT FLOOR SYSTEMS.
Capable of
exposing floors, structures and coverings to a wide variety of forces, the Universal
Floor and Tile tester's
functionality was expanded to include the following:
Conducting
a "Robinson Type" test on a full span floor with a thickness of up
to 24".
Deflection
testing of joists and floor boards on a full span floor exposed to live loads.
Crack
isolation tests - the apparatus can create cracks in concrete of predefined
characteristics.
This is especially useful when observing the effect this may have on tile
installations.
An added feature of the crack test is the capability to duplicate conditions
of expansion
and
contraction cycles as
they occur in nature by the effect of
temperature changes.
IN ADDITION
TO CONDUCTING PREDEFINED TESTS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PRODUCT
COMPARISONS,
THE UNIVERSAL
FLOOR AND TILE TESTER
HAS THE ABILITY TO
DUPLICATE A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS
TO
EVALUATE
THE INTEGRITY OF A WIDE
SPECTRUM OF FLOOR SYSTEMS.