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Has anyone measured the compressive strength of a sugar cube?
Unconfined compression strength tests (Fig. 1) indicated a mean strength of 2325 kPa and a standard deviation of 305 kPa.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 26/01/2021 20:25:49Has anyone measured the compressive strength of a sugar cube?Funnily enough, it appears so: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038080616300919#:~:text=Properties%20of%20sugar%20cubes.&text=Unconfined%20compression%20strength%20tests%20(Fig,the%20range%200.7%E2%80%931.3%25.QuoteUnconfined compression strength tests (Fig. 1) indicated a mean strength of 2325 kPa and a standard deviation of 305 kPa.Concrete has a compressive strength from 17,000 kPa to over 70,000 kPa: https://centralconcrete.com/wp-content/themes/centralconcrete/images/cip/35pr.pdf
Plus the fart that the compressive strength is far harder to achieve for higher values.
Am I allowed to cheat and use another carbohydrate- cellulose?