Ceram has published its free Guide to Slip Resistance Tests, which is available
to download at www.ceram.com/slip
and provides further information on slip testing and the approved test standards
for shopping centres/malls, retailers, supermarkets, industrial premises, offices,
hospitals, swimming pools and public buildings/spaces (including pavements).
Researchers from the University
of Salamanca used a terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) to evaluate the structural
condition of the city walls of Ávila. The system, used to aid maintenance
of the structure, can detect collapse and movement within the stones.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced it has launched a program focused on assisting government and commercial food testing laboratories in the development and implementation of methods for the analysis of melamine in ...
From innovative components to fully automated solutions – the 17th testXpo Forum for Materials Testing covered every aspect of testing technology.
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