TESTING OF STONES

Compressive Strength Test

 Test pieces should be in the form of
cube or cylinder.
 Diameter should be equal to its height
and it shouldn’t be less than 50mm (2”).
 Specimen should be placed in water for
3 days at (20-30)℃.
 After placing it in oven at 105±5℃ for
24 hours the specimen is then tested in
saturated conditions.
 Rate of load applied on specimen should
be 14N/mm², until the specimen breaks.
 Maximum load divided by the area of
specimen is the compressive strength of
the specimen (i.e. stone).
Tensile Strength Test