For standard-compliant compression strength testing of concrete cubes, concrete cylinders, concrete drill cores, natural stone samples, sand-lime bricks, masonry bricks, aerated concrete blocks and aerated concrete blocks, among others. ALPHA 10 is especially suitable for large specimen dimensions, as the test chamber height can be easily adjusted by means of the hydraulically adjustable upper crosshead. Compression tests on building material samples: Cubes, concrete cylinders, brickwork, stones and elements made of unreinforced concrete or lightweight concrete, bricks, sand-lime bricks and elements, ceramic clinkers, cellular concrete blocks and hollow blocks.