AAC 8.2 Push-out test for reinforcement

Cutting of the slab should be executed on a machine saw equipped with a rotating blade of a thickness not greater than 5 mm, preferably of a thin tungstencarborundum type.

To avoid undue influence of burrs, each end of the bars to be tested should be separated from the surrounding AAC material to a depth of about 10 mm (see Fig. 8.2.1), e.g. by means of a core drill of suitable diameter.