Designation:C1352/C1352M−15StandardTestMethodforFlexuralModulusofElasticityofDimensionStone1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1352/C1352M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheprocedurefordeterminingtheflexuralmodulusofelasticityofstonebyusingasimplebeamwithquarter-pointloading.1.2Stonetestsmaybemadewithloadappliedperpendicu-lartothebeddingplaneorriftandwithloadappliedparalleltothebeddingplaneorrift.1.3Stonetestsmaybemadeforwetanddryspecimenconditions.1.4Thespecifierofthetestshalldeterminewhichcondi-tionsshallbeused.1.5ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C119TerminologyRelatingtoDimensionStoneC880TestMethodforFlexuralStrengthofDimensionStoneC1799GuidetoDimensionStoneTestSpecimenSamplingandPreparationE4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachines3.Terminology3.1Definition—Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthistestmethod,refertoTerminologyC119.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1modulusofelasticity,n—stressperunitstrain,alsoknownasYoung’sModulus.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodisusefulforprovidingengineeringvaluesforstressanddeflectionanalysisofstonepanels.Itisalsousefulinindicatingthedifferencesinflexuralmodulusofelasticitybetweenvariousdimensionstonesandstonesofthesametypeindifferentloadin...
