GC67

GC67 Break Load Test Fixture

Bend Test Fixture for brick and clay tile
LOAD

For the break load test of brick and clay tile, ASTM has
outlined specific requirements for the test specimen, and test
fixture. The load is applied at the to the test specimen at the
midpoint through a steel bearing plate of specific thickness,
length and length. The support rods are to be at least the
width of the test specimen (American Society for Testing and height
Materials [ASTM], 2009).
width
G849 fixtures can be custom fitted for the specific
application for which it is intended for.
specific distance
Contact an application engineer to configure a solution to your length
application requirements.
Sketch of Suggested Fixture.

load element
along centerline

bearing plate

*specific distance

support rods

GC67 Bend Fixture

Reference ASTM Standard C67, 2009, “Standard Test Method for Sampling and Testing Brick and Structural Clay Tile,”
Drawing is copyright ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2009, www.astm.org.

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