An adjustable loading apparatus for supporting a long span beam in a flexure
test
by a load application device is disclosed. The apparatus includes an upper support
structure including an elongated support beam, at least one support bracket adjustably
mountable along a longitudinal span thereof, and a saddle member selectively pivotally
mounted in the at least one upper support bracket for engaging with a specimen
under test. The upper support structure is positioned normal to the load application
device and a lower support structure is positioned parallel and co-planar to the
upper support structure. The lower support structure includes an elongated support
beam, at least one spacing member adjustably mounted along a longitudinal span
thereof, a lower support bracket adjustably mounted along a longitudinal span of
the spacing member, and a saddle member selectively pivotally mounted in the lower
support bracket for engaging with a specimen under test.
