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Breaking Due to Indirect Bending Test

 

Sample (I):

porphyry

Breaking Due to Indirect Bending Diagram

Location:

Trentino

Rocktype:

porphyric quartzite

 

Sample or material

Sample
number

Length
l (mm)

Height
h (mm)

Width
b (mm)

Breaking load
P (kN)

Resistance to bending
σ (MPa)*

 

1

100

21.0

29.3

2.2

25.5

 

2

100

21.8

31.2

1.9

19.2

 

3

100

24.5

31.2

2.5

20.0

 

4

100

20.0

30.0

1.7

21.2

 

5

100

20.0

31.3

2.2

26.4

 

Average result of 5 samples σm = 22.5 MPa

* 1 MPa = 10.2 Kgf/cm^2