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Tests and Labratory:
Mare’s fundamental principle is to develop products through tuff
research studies. Our laboratory measures the quality of existing
production while also developing through research as an
interrelated and integrated activity. Mare laboratory has features
far exceeding a standard concrete laboratory testing the specs of
the stone material while also testing systems established from the
stone material. Further, lab has capacities for aesthetical or
artistic preparation of new products having sample mixing,
pressing, cutting, processing facilities.
What can be realized at our laboratory:
• Aggregate abrasion test
• Unit weight
• Water absorption
• Compressive strength
• Tensile strength
• Abrasion
• Gloss measurement
• Visual porosity observation ( microscope)
• System impact test (EOTA)
• Wind load test (ASTM C 1201)
• Stone/Aluminum profile break (pull –out) strength (anchorage
ASTM-C1354 )
• Aging-freeze thaw test
• Lab type vibration press for samples
• Lab Type cutting facility
• Lab purpose polish, hone, bush hammer etc. face operation
facilities
As such, Mare is able to perform many tests for her purposes and
is in search for developing for further details. The tests which
cannot be done at our facilities or test for official purposes are
performed at instutions like Istanbul Technical University
Building Materials Laboratories.
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RESULTS (PDF)
Test Results :
• • The thin (12 mm) Mare Cladding
Plates with a thin mesh backing support are tested for most severe
impact conditions. Test as per EOTA which are referred by BS 8200
are implemented on 30 and to cm width and 120 cm length plates
where 50 kg glass filled bag is thrown from 3 mt distance with 183
cm height to their weakest paints. Only cracks and bending have
occurred but no single plate fell from its place, either any piece
from them fell down. Test have been contacted with cracks no
“negative result” have been observes.
Same tests have been implemented to 3 cm thick Marmara White
marble stones resulting the stone breaking away from the
anhcorages. At 2cm thickness this marble cracks from anhorage
points and collapse at 300 NM loads.
• Mare Cladding Bresl of 30x120 , 30x150, 60x120 and 60x150 have
been tested for ASTM C 1201. The 60x150 panels had minimum 410
kg/m2 and maximum 450 kg/m2 resistance, while 60x120 had minimum
390 kg/m2, maximum 510 kg/m2 . The 30x150 panels had 550 kg/m2 to
560 kg/m2, while 30x120 had minimum 530 kg/m2 and 610 kg/m2. The
panels with light mesh supporting at their backs had further more
values up to 850 kg /m2. The avarage increases were 15% at
avarege.
These values are considerably high. The highest calculated wind
load for high rise ( >100m) building in Turkey are 165 kms/hour
yielding 130 kg/m2 (TS498). At United States South Florida,
against severe hurricane highest design load is taken as 400 kg/m2
. Mare system resists these loads comfortably.
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