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How will your material handle our press?

When testing wood or wood-based materials, flexure, tension, and compression are typically the main parameters to determine their suitability for use as a building material. In structural design, the compression strength perpendicular to grain is an important property, as it determines the bearing strength and the compressive strength parallel to the grain is known as the crushing strength. The loads carried by floor joists, ceiling joists and rafters are transferred through their end points to supporting walls and beams. The ends of these members must be able to resist these loads without crushing.

compression stress

\ASTM-D198\ • materials test

force pushing inward from opposite sides thus shortening (compressing) the material; measurements include deformation and strength properties

“Standard Test Methods of Static Tests of Lumber in Structural Sizes”

ASTM D198 covers Compression, Flexure, Tension, Torsion and Shear testing on full sized wood specimens. This information is critical to understanding how the material behaves and can be used to design and optimize new products.

Home Innovation’s high-quality testing equipment and advanced data analysis software enables product designers and manufacturers to measure the performance, safety, and quality of their product in accordance with standardized test methods. Our team of engineers can test at capacities up to 200,000 lbs. 

Our skilled laboratory technicians evaluate material and product performance in our ISO 17025 accredited, state-of-the-art testing facility.

Contact me today to reserve your spot in the lab and discuss how Home Innovation can meet your testing and certification needs. 

Deanna Seale, P.E. | Lab Director

Home Innovation Research Labs

301.430.6219