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Compressive and Flexural Strength

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Compressive and Flexural Strength - The standard method of specifying concrete for most structural applications is by characteristic cube strength. However the important strength parameter for ground-supported slabs is flexural tensile strength.

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Routine flexural tensile testing of concrete is not common practice. Eurocode 2 use fixed relationships, to calculate flexural and axial tensile strength from the concrete compressive strength class.

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Sub Base , Fabric Mesh Reinforcement , Volumetric Mixer , Capping Layer , Ground Supported Floor

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