Testing hardened concrete - Flexural strength of test specimens

BS EN 12390-5:2009 Testing hardened concrete. Flexural strength of test specimens

BS EN 12390-5 specifies a method for testing the flexural strength of specimens of hardened concrete. This is a test on concrete beams or slabs to resist failure in bending.

Contents of BS 12390-5:

Foreword

1 Scope

2 Normative references

3 Principle

4 Apparatus

5 Test specimens

6 Procedures

7 Expression of results

8 Test report

9 Precision

Annex A (normative) Loading by a centre-point load

BS EN 12390-5:2009 replaces BS EN 12390-5::2000, which is now withdrawn.

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