Kinectrics conducts condition assessment testing of aged conductors, ground wires, hardware, tower steel, and insulators, etc. Our capabilities include both controlled laboratory testing and in-situ field testing.
Lab test results and the input of that data into suitable models can be used with other factors to help clients take a cost-effective tiered approach to component repair and replacement on a fully-substantiated prioritized basis.
Laboratory testing provides a degree of comprehensive, detailed information that cannot be obtained by any other analytical technique. Kinectrics lab tests provide information on different characteristics and properties of the whole conductor / ground wire or on individual strands.
Complete Services:
- Aeolian Vibration Endurance Test
- Galloping Endurance Test
- Sheave Passing Test
- Torsional Ductility Test
- Tension and Elongation at Failure Test
- Creep Test
- Remaining Zinc Test
- Wrap Test
- Visual Examination
- Electrical Resistance Test
- Metallurgical Examination
- Chemical Analysis
- Accelerated Corrosion Test