Patent ID: 6918306

Claim:
An adjustable apparatus for supporting a long span specimen in a flexure test by a load application device, said apparatus comprising: an upper structure including an I-shaped elongated beam, at least one support bracket adjustably mountable along a longitudinal span thereof, and a saddle pivotally mounted in said at least one upper support bracket, said saddle engageable in support of the specimen and said upper structure engageable with the load application device opposite said saddle wherein said upper structure includes a plurality of spaced and paired apertures formed as pairs in at least one end plate bordering an inner plate of said I-shaped elongated beam such that one aperture in each pair is on an opposite side of said inner plate; and a lower structure spaced apart from said upper structure, said lower support structure including a 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 said spacing member, and a saddle pivotally mounted in said lower support bracket to face said upper support structure and engageable with the specimen.