MECHANICAL TESTING

SAMAC Engineering has the facility, engineering expertise and project management skills to perform customized mechanical testing. Given our failure analysis expertise and experience in legal issues, our testing is designed to provide results for clients that address not only their technical needs but their underlying business requirements.

VEHICLE COMPLIANCE TESTING

Do you install seat belts or seats in vehicles? Are you concerned whether your personnel are properly protected?

If your organization is adding or modifying seats or seat belts in vehicles, your installation and testing must comply with the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS).

For trucking firms, city fleet managers, and new equipment manufacturers, SAMAC provides the due diligence to ensure that any non-OEM seats and restraints are certified to meet government regulatory requirements. The photographs below show some recent testing at our Calgary test bay.

Photograph 1 Seat and seatbelt being pull-tested	Photograph 2 Interior view of truck showing test set-up

If you wish to discuss compliance test requirements for any vehicles that you have altered or modified, or want to modify, please contact us.

PIPELINE TESTING

As an example of SAMAC's multi-disciplinary approach, one customer experienced some damage to the internals of a pipeline which led to its allowable flow rate being reduced and significant potential business interruption losses being incurred. They requested SAMAC Engineering perform a series of tests to quantify the possible damage. The scope was identified, a test jig was fabricated, 24 impact tests were performed and a full engineering and metallurgical report was prepared within a 7-day time frame.

The test program consisted of designing and building a jig that dropped a weighted indentor onto coupons cut from the actual pipeline. The impact speed, angles, pipe surface finish and impact weight were varied to produce a matrix covering the possible impact energy levels. The resulting gouges were photographed, measured and polymer replicated. Cross-sections were removed from the deepest part of the gouges, photographed and microhardness tested.

As a result of SAMAC's testing, the pipeline was allowed to quickly return to full service by the government regulatory agency.

Photograph 1 Impactor w/replaceable tip	Photograph 2 Pipe coupon installed in support