Test Reports

Octaform Testing Summary click here (1.6mb pdf)

Evaluation of the Compressive Strength Behaviour of the Octaform Concrete Forming System (Phase 1 and 2)

Innovative Design for Manure Storage Facilities

Effect of PVC Stay-In-Place Formwork on Mechanical Performance of Concrete

Effect of PVC Stay-In-Place Formwork on the Hydration of Concrete

Flame Spread Test Program Conducted on Extruded PVC Concrete Wall Forming System

Flexural Behavior of Octaform Finished Forming System

Pilot Scale Fire Test Program Conducted on Vinyl Encompassed Concrete Wall System

Seismic Testing of RC Concrete Squat Wall with Opening w/o Octaform System

Sound Transmission Loss Test and Classification of an 8 inch Thick Concrete Filled Octaform Wall System

Static Resistance Function of Octaform Wall Panels for Blast Response Prediction

Title: Evaluation of the Compressive Strength Behaviour of the Octaform Concrete Forming System (Phase 1 and 2) (

10.3mb pdf)

Institute: British Columbia Institute of Technology (2009-04-06)

Testing Scope: Compression Testing

Title: Innovative Design for Manure Storage Facilities (

15.7mb pdf)

Institute: University of Manitoba (2002-06)

Testing Scope: Innovative design for reinforced concrete manure storage tanks/ Tested Flexural Behaviour of Beams

Title: Effect of PVC Stay-In-Place Formwork on Mechanical Performance of Concrete (

2.75mb pdf)

Institute: Seattle University

Octaform Finished Forming Systems (2006-05-25)

Testing Scope: Slump Test ASTAM C-143

Compression Testing (Cube Specimens) (Maximum Stress, elastic modulus (inconclusive, displacement)

Flexure Testing (Simple Beam Centre-Point Loading) (Moment, toughness, CPD-Center Point Displacement)

Title: Effect of PVC Stay-In-Place Formwork on the Hydration of Concrete

(5.02mb pdf)

Institute: Seattle University

Octaform Finished Forming Systems (2007-08-23)

Testing Scope: Heat Evolution of Cement / TDI – Temperature Development Index

Concrete Mix: Normal Concrete / Fly Ash Concrete 20% 40% 60%

Title: Flame Spread Test Program Conducted on Extruded PVC Concrete Wall Forming System (

886kb pdf)

Institute: Intertek Testing Services NA Ltd (2000-02-10)

Testing Scope: Surface Burning Characteristics / Method & Specimen (ASTM E 84-98)

Surface Burning Characteristics / Method & Specimen (CAN/ULC S 102.2-M88)

Flame Spread Classification / Calculations (CAN/ULC S 102.2-M88)

Smoke Development / Calculations (ASTM E 84-98 – CAN/ULC S 102.2-M88)

Title: Flexural Behavior of Octaform Finished Forming System (

1.27mb pdf)

Institute: University of Waterloo, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2007-07-13)

Testing Scope: Flexural Behavior / Four Point Bending (Ultimate Load, Cracking Load, Yield Load, Specimen Deflection, Crack Distribution, Stiffness, Octaform Yielding, Steel Yielding)

Title: Pilot Scale Fire Test Program Conducted on Vinyl Encompassed Concrete Wall System (

2.83mb pdf)

Institute: Intertek Testing Services NA Ltd (2000-03-15)

Testing Scope: Pilot Scale Fire Endurance and Hose Stream Tests / 2 Hour Fire Rating (UBC7-1, ASTM E 119-98, NFPA 251, CAN/ULC S 101-M89)

Title: Seismic Testing of RC Concrete Squat Wall with Opening w/o Octaform System (

2.65mb pdf)

Institute: UBC – University of British Columbia

EERF – Earthquake Engineering Research Facility (2007-07-01)

Testing Scope: Seismic Load – VERTEQ-II synthetically generated earthquake acceleration record

Title: Sound Transmission Loss Test and Classification of an 8 inch Thick Concrete Filled Octaform Wall System (

260kb pdf)

Institute: Intertek Testing Services NA Ltd (2006-05-30)

Testing Scope: Sound Transmission Loss Test / Method (ASTM E90-2004)

Sound Transmission Class (STC) (ASTM E413-2004, ASTM E1332-90-2003)

Outdoor-Indoor Transmission Class (OITC) (ASTM E413-2004, ASTM E1332-90-2003)

Title: Static Resistance Function of Octaform Wall Panels for Blast Response Prediction (

2.11mb pdf)

Institute: UMC-University of Missouri-Columbia

AFRL, Tyndall Air Force Base Florida (2007-11-06)

Testing Scope: Sample Construction to ACI 318-05, Section 14

Static Resistance Under Uniform Loading / 16 point Load Tree (Static Energy, Maximum Pressure, Maximum Deflection)

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