Provided herein are systems and methods for carrying out high-throughput quantitative measurements of bulk mechanical properties of soft materials. The systems include a centrifuge, solid particles, and sample wells. In the systems and methods, samples comprising solid particles embedded in soft materials contained within sample wells are centrifuged in a series of increasing centrifugal speed increments, and a bulk mechanical property, such as fracture stress or elastic modulus, of each soft material is determined by monitoring the centrifugal force needed for the solid particles to fracture the soft material in each of the samples.

It discloses a hypergravity experimental apparatus and experimental method for interaction between brittle deformation and ductile deformation. The experimental apparatus comprises an experiment module, a control device and a drive device; the drive device comprises a centrifuge for generating a hypergravity environment and a hydraulic press for generating extensional/compressional force in an experiment box; the control device comprises a control terminal, a control cabinet and a hydraulic control station for controlling the operation of the drive device; the experiment module is provided with an experiment box and a transmission device therein, and the transmission device converts a vertical lifting force generated by a hydraulic cylinder controlled by the hydraulic press in the drive device into a horizontal pushing-pulling force.

An apparatus to determine the swollen cross-link density of a polymeric specimen. The apparatus includes a support structure, a fluid-holding structure to hold a solvent, a first gripping assembly engaged with a weight scale and adapted to grip a specimen and a second gripping assembly adapted to grip the specimen. The fluid-holding structure is attached to a multi-stage device attached to the support structure and displaceable upward or downward. A mechanism supported by the support structure and engaged with the multi-stage device and configured to displace the multi-stage device in fine gradations. When a specimen is gripped by the gripping assemblies and submerged in the solvent and the mechanism displaces the multi-stage device downward, a tensile force is exerted on the specimen. The tensile force is measured by a displacement gauge.

A hardness tester includes an image acquirer (controller) acquiring an image of a surface (surface image) of a sample captured by an image capturer, an identifier (controller) identifying, based on the surface image of the sample, a non-conformity region inside the image that is unsuitable for the hardness test using predetermined conditions, and a test position definer (controller) defining a test position in an area outside the non-conformity region identified by the identifier.

The present invention includes an apparatus, method and centrifuge environmental chamber system for use in a centrifuge to induce different atmospheric paths as boundary conditions to a soil model during a centrifuge test. The invention is configured to be mounted on top of a strongbox, is based on a convection design principle, with components adapted for use in a centrifuge, and software for continuous control and data acquisition. An apparatus for a centrifuge environmental chamber can include a model strongbox including a model space, an airflow channel configured to pull air from the model space and push back the air to the model space, and a humidity nozzle placed in the model space.

A centrifugal testing device for simulating ground subsidence induced by buried pipeline leakage and infiltration includes a model box provided with a transparent observation window at a front side, a chamber partitioning plate, a damaged pipeline model, permeable plates, and a water-soil separation device. A front part of the model box is divided into a test soil chamber for filling model soil and seepage chambers located at two sides of the test soil chamber. A rear part of the model box is divided into a soil filtration chamber and water circulation supply chambers located at two sides of the soil filtration chamber. The damaged pipeline model includes a front end provided with an electric push rod for controlling a crack of the damaged pipeline model to be opened and closed and a rear end provided with a ball valve device and connected to a water pump.

A centrifugal testing device for simulating ground subsidence induced by buried pipeline leakage and infiltration includes a model box provided with a transparent observation window at a front side, a chamber partitioning plate, a damaged pipeline model, permeable plates, and a water-soil separation device. A front part of the model box is divided into a test soil chamber for filling model soil and seepage chambers located at two sides of the test soil chamber. A rear part of the model box is divided into a soil filtration chamber and water circulation supply chambers located at two sides of the soil filtration chamber. The damaged pipeline model includes a front end provided with an electric push rod for controlling a crack of the damaged pipeline model to be opened and closed and a rear end provided with a ball valve device and connected to a water pump.

A rock direct tensile test platform suitable for all material test machines includes a support frame. A top of the support frame is fixed with a top plate, and a bearing plate is provided above the top plate. The bearing plate is provided with a plurality of vertical force transferring rods. The force transferring rods vertically penetrate through the top plate and have a sliding fit with the top plate. Lower ends of the force transferring rods are provided with a tensile base. A top of the tensile base is provided with a lower clamp holder. A bottom of the top plate is provided with an upper clamp holder, and a clamp center of the upper clamp holder coincides with a clamp center of the lower clamp holder.

A detecting machine for a yield rate of bristles of a toothbrush and a detecting method for the bristles are provided. The detecting machine includes a power device and two rotating units, and the two rotating units are rotatably mounted on a side surface of the power unit. The two rotating units are disposed parallel to each other. When in a rotating condition, the two rotating units rotate in opposite rotating directions. When a manufacturer horizontally disposes a toothbrush between the two rotating units, the surfaces of the two rotating units may compress the bristles and pull the bristles toward a direction away from the toothbrush. Therefore the manufacturer can inspect whether the bristles are firmly mounted on the toothbrush.

A method of observing a solid sample (100) with a microscope (300), comprising engaging a rotating portion (110) with a first part (104) of the sample (100), holding a second part (106) of the sample (100), and rotating the rotating portion (110) so as to rotate the first part (104) of the sample (100) relative to the second part (106) of the sample (100).