Rectangular compression nominal strength calculator

Calculate nominal compressive strength with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Peak compressive load (N)
100000
Specimen loaded width (mm)
100
Specimen loaded depth (mm)
100
Nominal compressive strength (MPa)
10

Try another scenario

Peak compressive load (N)
100001
Specimen loaded width (mm)
100
Specimen loaded depth (mm)
100
Nominal compressive strength (MPa)
10.0001
Calculation method

Calculation method

Nominal compressive strength (MPa)

Peak compression load / original rectangular loaded area; specimen shape and correction factors not inferred.

Symbols and units
a
Peak compressive load (N)
b
Specimen loaded width (mm)
c
Specimen loaded depth (mm)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Peak compression load / original rectangular loaded area; specimen shape and correction factors not inferred. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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