A load testing system comprising a load frame device adapted to load test one or more test specimens and to generate load test measurements; one or more environment controlling chambers adapted to be positioned within the load testing frame for subjecting the one or more test specimens to desired environmental conditions; one or more environment condition regulators adapted to be connected to the one or more environment controlling chambers for regulating the desired environmental conditions; a data acquisition device for receiving sustain load measurements of the one or more test specimens and environmental condition measurements to which the one or more test specimens are subjected during the load test; and a load monitoring device adapted to be connected to the data acquisition device for receiving and monitoring the sustain load measurements and the corresponding environmental condition measurements as a function of time.

A load testing system comprising a load frame device adapted to load test one or more test specimens and to generate load test measurements; one or more environment controlling chambers adapted to be positioned within the load testing frame for subjecting the one or more test specimens to desired environmental conditions; one or more environment condition regulators adapted to be connected to the one or more environment controlling chambers for regulating the desired environmental conditions; a data acquisition device for receiving sustain load measurements of the one or more test specimens and environmental condition measurements to which the one or more test specimens are subjected during the load test; and a load monitoring device adapted to be connected to the data acquisition device for receiving and monitoring the sustain load measurements and the corresponding environmental condition measurements as a function of time.

Disclosed herein are systems, devices and methods for creep testing selected materials within a high-temperature molten salt environment. Exemplary creep testing systems include a load train for holding a test specimen under a load within a heated inert gas vessel. An extensometry system can be included to measure elongation of the test specimen while under load. The extensometry system can include fixed members and axially translating member that move along with the elongation of the test specimen, and the system can include a sensor to measure the relative axial motion between such components to measure elongation of the test specimen over time. The test specimen can include a cylindrical gage portion having an internal void filled with a molten salt during creep testing to simulate the corrosive effect of the molten salt on the specimen material during testing.

There is provided a load testing system comprising a load frame device adapted to load test one or more test specimens and to generate load test measurements; one or more environment controlling chambers adapted to be positioned within the load testing frame for subjecting the one or more test specimens to desired environmental conditions; one or more environment condition regulators adapted to be connected to the one or more environment controlling chambers for regulating the desired environmental conditions; a data acquisition device for receiving sustain load measurements of the one or more test specimens and environmental condition measurements to which the one or more test specimens are subjected during the load test; and a load monitoring device adapted to be connected to the data acquisition device for receiving and monitoring the sustain load measurements and the corresponding environmental condition measurements as a function of time.

There is provided a load testing system comprising a load frame device adapted to load test one or more test specimens and to generate load test measurements; one or more environment controlling chambers adapted to be positioned within the load testing frame for subjecting the one or more test specimens to desired environmental conditions; one or more environment condition regulators adapted to be connected to the one or more environment controlling chambers for regulating the desired environmental conditions; a data acquisition device for receiving sustain load measurements of the one or more test specimens and environmental condition measurements to which the one or more test specimens are subjected during the load test; and a load monitoring device adapted to be connected to the data acquisition device for receiving and monitoring the sustain load measurements and the corresponding environmental condition measurements as a function of time.