question archive A 3-point bend test was given on a soda lime glass rod with a diameter of 20mm and length of 0
Subject:Mechanical EngineeringPrice: Bought3
of 20mm and length of 0.01m. The load at fracture was measured to be 295N.
Question: During the fabrication process, a different rod of the same material had experi-
enced the formation of 20vol% porosity. Given that n = 3.1, determine the new
flexural strength of this soda lime glass rod.