As the name implies, the Short Beam Shear test subjects a beam to bending, just as flexural testing methods do, but the beam is very short relative to its thickness. For example, ASTM D 2344 1 ...
Under a misty overcast sky, 24-year-old Dennis Levan III slips his Peterbilt tractor into low gear and pulls out of Northeast Prestressed Products in Cressona, Schuylkill County. Levan, a ...