ASTM C364 / C364M Testing Fixture – Application The edgewise compressive strength of short sandwich construction specimens shall determine the load-carrying capacity of the construction in terms of developed facing stress. This is a standard method of obtaining sandwich edgewise compressive strengths for panel design properties, material specifications, research and ...
The fixture is used for testing composite materials under uniaxial compression. The flat piece is a load plate made of hardened steel, to be interposed between the upper protrusion of the specimen and the load floor of the test machine, to protect the load plate. There is actually no ASTM …
