AS/NZS 4456.18:2003 Masonry units, segmental pavers and flags - Methods of test, Method 18: Determining tensile strength of masonry units and segmental pavers

Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand

Version: Second Edition 2003. (Current)

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Publication date

03-10-2023

Pages

Current status

Current

Supersedes

Supersedes: AS/NZS 4456.18:1997 Masonry units, segmental pavers and flags - Methods of test, Method 18: Determining tensile strength of masonry units and segmental pavers

Draft Designation: DR 02589

Superseded by

Amended by: AS/NZS 4456.18:2003 AMDT 1 Masonry units, segmental pavers and flags - Methods of test, Method 18: Determining tensile strength of masonry units and segmental pavers

Reconfirmed by: AS/NZS 4456.18:2003 REC:2023 Masonry units, segmental pavers and flags - Methods of test, Method 18: Determining tensile strength of masonry units and segmental pavers

Document Number

4456

Description

This Standard sets out the method for determining the tensile strength (indirect splitting strength) of masonry units and segmental pavers of most types, sizes and materials. It describes the preparation of the specimens, the conditioning required before testing, the apparatus, the method of test, the method of calculation and the contents of the test report. Reconfirmed: 2023-10-03 Originated as AS/NZS 4456.18:1997. Second edition 2003. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (August 2004)

Committee

Masonry and Paving Units.

BD-026

Association of Consulting Engineers Australia; Association of Consulting Structural Engineers of NSW; Australian Building Codes Board; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Australian Institute of Building Surveyors; CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology; Calcium Silicate Brick Manufacturers; Clay Brick and Paver Institute; Clay Brick Manufacturers Association WA; Clay Brick and Paver Association of New South Wales; Concrete Masonry Association of Australia; Department of Infrastructure (Victoria); Engineering and Construction Laboratories Association; Institution of Engineers Australia; Institute of Municipal Engineering Australia NSW Division; Master Builders Australia; National Association of Testing Authorities Australia; New Zealand Concrete Masonry Association; Standards New Zealand; Stone Industry Association; University of Newcastle.

ISBN

0 7337 5424 4

Attribution

Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand 2003.

Licence

NSW

VIC

QLD

ACT

TAS

Sector

Residential

Civil

Commercial

Industrial

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