Scientifically Tested
Coir Atlas is Tested and Certified by
- Tata Steel,
Jamshedpur - SAIL, Bokaro
- IIT, Kharagpur
- National Test House,
Kolkata - Indian Value Engineering
Society, Jamshedpur
Coir Atlas products are built to leverage the proven tensile strength of bamboo and hence offer
dependable load bearing abilities. Further, our products offer superior resistance to friction,
ensuring goods being shipped stay firm.
Coir Atlas products are tested for bearing load well
Did you know that bamboo has a tensile strength of 26,000, which is stronger than steel? One
Coir Atlas unit of 4 bamboo sections can support more than 50 tons of pressure.
Results from tests by steel manufacturers and premier technology institutes like IIT,
Kharagpur have repeatedly confirmed Coir Atlas’ load bearing capacity.
Tests by Tata Steel
For instance, Tata Steel performed extensive trial runs on Coir-Atlas. Four units of Coir Atlas were
placed about 80 cm (31.5 inches) apart and 9 bundles of steel sheets weighing a total of 27.07 MT / 40
MT were placed on the Coir Atlas units. The test results are as follows:
|
Coir Atlas |
Unladen Ht. |
After 7 days |
First Compression in Dry condition |
After 7 days in water |
Second Compression in |
|
1 |
100 mm |
100 mm |
0 mm |
95 mm |
5 mm |
|
2 |
100 mm |
97 mm |
3 mm |
92 mm |
5 mm |
|
3 |
100 mm |
98 mm |
2 mm |
92 mm |
6 mm |
|
4 |
100 mm |
98 mm |
2 mm |
90 mm |
8 mm |
|
Average |
|
|
1.75 mm |
|
6 mm |
Coir Atlas products are tested for resisting friction
Tests by National Test House
According to the Kolkata-based National Test House (Government of India), "A recent study has shown that the resistance to friction offered by a unit of Coir Atlas of approximate dimension 250 x 80 x 80 mm is almost equal to that offered by a wooden scantling of approximate dimension 1200 x 75 x 75 mm now being used as separator for the transportation of steel plates by railway and road." In other words, using two pieces of Coir Atlas (Jute Variant) is much more safe compared to one 4-feet long wood scantling traditionally used for shipment of steel sheets/plates by railway wagons or trucks.
Declaration by IIT, Kharagpur
Citing the National Test House report, IIT, Kharagpur validates the frictional resistance (as well as load bearing ability) of Coir Atlas.
Trials by Tata Steel (Jaipur)
Tata Steel in its evaluation of Coir Atlas has said "...When heavy packets are placed on wooden runners, due to jolting of the truck, the packets slide and results in damage to the bundle. Coir Atlas however has a better grip and there was no sliding of the packets."