Cement testing

摘要

Systems and methods provide for testing a cement by applying force in a first direction until the first portion of the cement sample fails in compression or tension; and applying force a second direction opposite the first direction until the second portion of the cement sample fails in tension or compression.

主权项

1. A system for testing a sample, the system comprising:
at least one cement testing apparatus, each cement testing apparatus comprising:
a sample container having wall segments defining a first interior volume, a second interior volume, and an aperture extending between the first interior volume and the second interior volume;a piston connected to the sample container; wherein the wall segments are connected to each other such that movement of the piston in a first direction applies compression to a portion of the cement sample in the first interior volume and movement of the piston in a second direction opposite the first direction applies tension to a portion of the cement sample in the second interior volume, and at least a portion of the wall segments are slidably mounted on a first attachment member that is coupled to an end wall of the sample container that defines, at least in part, at least one of the first or second interior volumes.