Performance Test for Prefabricated Reinforced Components Made of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete or Lightweight Aggregate Concrete with Open Structure Under Predominantly Longitudinal Load (Vertical Components)
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The DIN EN 1740 standard provides a method for testing the mechanical performance of prefabricated reinforced components made of autoclaved aerated concrete or lightweight aggregate concrete with an open structure, primarily under longitudinal load. This standard aims to determine various performance factors, such as deflection and maximum crack width in the serviceability limit state, loadbearing capacity (failure load), and the load-deflection diagram if necessary.
In this test method, the component is positioned vertically and supported at its ends. It is then subjected to a vertical line load with a specified eccentricity with respect to the component's plane. This loading is continued until the component collapses, allowing the evaluation of deflection, cracking behavior, and loadbearing capacity.
| Descriptors | Aerated concretes, Breaking load, Components, Concrete components, Concretes, Construction, Construction materials, Determination, Lightweight concrete, Load capacity, Loading, Mechanical behaviour of materials, Methods, Pores, Supporting behaviour, Test reports, Testing, Vertical, Processes, Procedures, Stress |
| ICS Codes | 91.100.30 - Concrete and concrete products |
| Language(s) | English |
| File Size | 2.5 MB |
