The design of the double bellows was iterated with the results of analysis based on the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association (EJMA) standard.
The seismic bellows was tested with cyclic pressurization of the interlayer space to 2 bars absolute pressure for 5 cycles.
200 cycles of tensile fatigue test with 90 mm of stretching from the nominal design length.
A full tensile test with 315 mm of stretching from its nominal length was conducted.
The prototype bellows was qualified for its leak tightness (less than 1 × 10−9 Pam3/s of helium) at all time during the qualification test.