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The 500-kip load frame is unique in its size, capacity and capability to perform both axial
and torsion testing on materials up to eight feet in length. The machine was acquired from a
retired laboratory at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. The$1 million piece of
equipment was awaiting delivery to the scrapyard when Pompeo and Tomblin rescued it for…
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