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Janney Technical CenterWJE’s Janney Technical Center (JTC) provides advanced testing and forensic capabilities to solve the most technically challenging problems related to structures, construction materials, and manufactured components. The JTC’s 70,000-square-foot state-of-the-art testing and applied research facility includes a full array of chemistry, petrography, metallurgy, concrete and mortar, corrosion, and structural testing laboratories as well as environmental exposure chambers.
Lab Capabilities
- Materials Testing and Chemical Analysis
- Standardized (ASTM and other) and Specialty Testing
- Metallurgy
- Applied Research and Test Method Development
- Accelerated Weathering, Climate Control, and Freeze/Thaw Chambers
- Corrosion and Service Life Assessments
- Product Evaluation
- Cement, Concrete, Mortar, and Admixture Analysis
- Paints, Special Coatings, Waterproofing, Adhesives, and Sealants
- Glass Testing
- Structural Load and Fatigue Testing
- Field Instrumentation and Nondestructive Evaluation
Materials Evaluation
- Physical Properties and Composition
- Durability Potential
- Corrosion Assessment
Chemistry and Analytical
- Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AA)
- Ion Chromatography (IC)
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
- Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-VIS)
- X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
- X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
- Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GCMS)
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
- Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- Isothermal Conduction Calorimetry (ICC)
Microscopy
- Petrography
- Metallography
- Fractography
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM-EDS)
Nondestructive Evaluation
- Acoustic Sounding
- Corrosion Potential and Rate Tests
- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
- Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity
- Impact Echo, Impulse Response
- Ultrasonic Shear Wave
- Magnetic Particle Inspection
- Ultrasonic Flaw Detection
- Infrared Thermography (FLIR)
- High and Low Voltage Membrane
- Negative Pressure Uplift
- Air and Water Infiltration
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones)
Structural Testing
- Load and Fatigue Testing
- Strain, Deflection, Rotation, and Movement Measurements
- Davit and Dedicated Anchorage Testing
- Strain Relief Method
- Bond and Adhesion Testing
Monitoring and Instrumentation
- Vibrations and Acoustic Emission
- Temperature, Humidity, and Moisture Transmission
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