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Designation: C 947 – 03
Standard Test Method for
Flexural Properties of Thin-Section Glass-Fiber-Reinforced
Concrete (Using Simple Beam With Third-Point Loading)1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 947; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope exceed 6 1.0 % of the maximum force expected to be
1.1 This test method covers determination of the flexural measured shall be used. The testing machine shall be equipped
ultimate strength in bending and the yield strength of glass- with a deflection measuring and recording device. The stiffness
fiber reinforced concrete sections by the use of a simple beam of the testing machine shall be such that the total elastic
of 1.0 in. (25.4 mm) or less in depth using third-point loading. deformation of the system does not exceed 1.0 % of the total
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded deflection of the test specimen during the test, or appropriate
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for corrections shall be made. The force-indicating mechanism
information only. shall be essentially free of inertial lag at the crosshead rate
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the used. The accuracy of the testing machine shall be verified in
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the accordance with Practices E 4 and Specification D 76.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 4.2 Loading Noses and Supports—The loading noses and
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- supports shall have cylindrical surfaces. In order to avoid
2. Referenced Documents
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bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. excessive indentation or failure due to stress concentration
directly under the loading noses or supports, the radius of the
noses and supports shall be at least 0.25 in. (6.35 mm). See Fig.
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C 1228 Practice for Flexural and Washout Tests on Glass
1 for loading configuration. The arc of the loading noses and
supports, in contact with the specimen, shall be sufficiently
Fiber Reinforced Concrete2
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D 76 Specification for Tensile Testing Machines for Tex-
large to prevent contact of the specimen with the sides of the
noses. Neoprene pads, approximately 1⁄16 in. (1.6 mm) thick,
tiles 3 may be placed between the loading noses and the test specimen
E 4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines 4 for uniform load distribution across the width of the specimen.
ASTM C947-03 However, neoprene pads should not be used if deflection
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Significance and Use measurements are to be made, as the compression of the
3.1 Flexural properties determined by this test method are neoprene will distort the measurements.
useful for quality control of glass-fiber reinforced concrete 4.3 Loading Head and Support Apparatus—Loading noses,
products, ascertaining compliance with the governing specifi- supports, and their respective holding devices shall be designed
cations, research and development, and generating data for use to allow rotation to occur about axes that lie in horizontal
in product design. planes of the loading apparatus as shown in Fig. 1. This
configuration of loading head and support apparatus will
4. Apparatus ensure that forces applied to the specimen will be initially
4.1 Testing Machine—A properly calibrated testing ma- perpendicular to the surfaces of the specimen and applied
chine that can be operated at constant rates of crosshead motion without eccentricity.
and in which the error in the force measuring system shall not 4.4 Specimen Depth and Width Measuring Device—A cali-
per or micrometer or other suitable device that is able to
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measure sample depth accurate to 0.005 in. (0.13 mm) and
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C27 on Precast
width accurate to 0.01 in. (0.25 mm).
Concrete Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C27.40 on Glass
Fiber Reinforced Concrete Made by the Spray-Up Process.
Current edition approved June 10, 2003. Published July 2003. Originally 5. Sampling
approved in 1981. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as C 947 - 99. 5.1 Test boards shall be manufactured in accordance with
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.01.
governing specifications.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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