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Bending Test of Steel Bar

The document describes a bending test procedure for steel bars. The test is used to evaluate the bars' stiffness, yield properties, and ability to resist cracking when bent. The procedure involves measuring a steel bar's diameter, placing it in a bending table parallel to a pin, applying a continuous and uniform load until a specified bend angle is reached, and examining the bar for cracks. Acceptance criteria specify the minimum bend angle for different bar sizes and grades before cracking can occur.

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Bending Test of Steel Bar

The document describes a bending test procedure for steel bars. The test is used to evaluate the bars' stiffness, yield properties, and ability to resist cracking when bent. The procedure involves measuring a steel bar's diameter, placing it in a bending table parallel to a pin, applying a continuous and uniform load until a specified bend angle is reached, and examining the bar for cracks. Acceptance criteria specify the minimum bend angle for different bar sizes and grades before cracking can occur.

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Practical no#11

Object: Bending test of steel bars.


Apparatus: UTM, test specimen, bending table
support pin.

Theory: A bending test is a method for measuring


stiffness and yield properties of certain materials.
Bending tests for ductility provide a simple way to
evaluate the quality of materials by their ability to
resist cracking or other surface irregularities during
one continuous bend. In certain cases the bending
test can determine tensile strength.

Procedure:

1. Take a test specimen of the steel rod.


2. Measure the diameter of the steel rod. Take at
least 3 readings and calculate the mean.
3. Now place the test specimen in the bending
table specimen should be kept in the bending
table in such a way that the plane
4. Intersecting the longitudinal ribs is parallel to
the axis of the pin.
5. Select suitable rang of scale.
6. Start the machine and start applying load
continuously and uniformly throughout the
bending.
7. As the load is applied on the rod it will start
bending.
8. Discontinue the application of load when the
angle of bent specified in the material
specimen has been achieved before rebound.
9. Take out the specimen and examine the
tension surface of the specimen for cracking.

Specification for Angel in Bend Test:


Bar # 3 to Bar #11 should bend up to 180 degree without crack
Bar # 14 & Bar # 18 should bend upto90 degree without crack

This all specification has been given in AASHTO (American


Association for Sate Highway and Transportation Officials.

Bend Test Requirements:

Bar No Grade 40 Grade 60 Grad 75


3, 4, 5 3 db 3 db -------------------
6 5 db 5 db -------------------
7, 8 ------------------- 5 db -------------------
9, 10 ------------------- 7 db -------------------
11 ------------------- 7 db 7 db
14, 18 ------------------- 9 db 9 db

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