Flexural three-point test strength calculator

Calculate three-point nominal flexural stress with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

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Total center load (N)
1000
Support span (mm)
100
Specimen width (mm)
10
Specimen thickness (mm)
5
Three-point nominal flexural stress (MPa)
600

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Total center load (N)
1001
Support span (mm)
100
Specimen width (mm)
10
Specimen thickness (mm)
5
Three-point nominal flexural stress (MPa)
600.6
Calculation method

Calculation method

Three-point nominal flexural stress (MPa)

Simply-supported rectangular beam, center point load: flexural surface stress=3PL/(2bd²).

Symbols and units
a
Total center load (N)
b
Support span (mm)
c
Specimen width (mm)
d
Specimen thickness (mm)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Simply-supported rectangular beam, center point load: flexural surface stress=3PL/(2bd²). 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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