Property
Flexural strength v1.0
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Definition
The ultimate stress a material can withstand under a bending load before experiencing catastrophic tensile failure on its convex face.
Description
A primary structural metric for paving slabs, floorboards, and glass panels subjected to heavy, un-supported point loads.
Example
12
Technical definition
Data type
Float
Unit
Kilonewton (kN)
Quantity Kind
Force
Usage
Property groups (1)
References
Reference documents (5)
- ASTM C78 Flexural Strength of Concrete v1.0
- EN 12390-5 Hardened Concrete Flexural Strength v1.0
- EN 490 Concrete Roofing Tiles v1.0
- EN 520 Gypsum Plasterboards v1.0
- EN 538 Clay roofing tiles for discontinuous laying Flexural strength test v1.0