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Large Scale Grillage Test Facility

Visit Web Site Lab: NAVSEA Carderock Category: Ship Hull Systems 9500 MacArthur Blvd. West Bethesda, MD, 20817-5700 Phone: (301) 227-4299 ext. Fax: (301) 227-2138
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This facility is capable of exerting up to 5,000,000 pounds of axial in-plane load (tension or compression) and up to 25 psi uniform lateral pressure onto a large/full-scale orthogonally stiffened plate. The facility is capable of testing grillage structures with dimensions of up to 8 ft wide and 24 ft long.