Types of testing
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Tensile/extension testing: to measure the material's resistance to pulling forces.
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Compression testing: to measure the material's resistance to pushing forces.
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Torsion testing: to evaluate a material's ability to resist twisting forces.
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Flexural testing: to determine a material's behavior under bending loads.
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Shear testing: to measure the material's resistance to deformation by a sliding force.
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Indentation testing: Analyzes a material's surface hardness and resistance to pushing forces, especially for objects which do not have a flat surface.
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Quasi-static testing: testing a lower velocity to mimic (quasi-)static loading conditions.
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Dynamic testing: testing at high velocity to mimic for example high impact scenarios.
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Fatigue testing: to assess a material's performance under repeated loading.
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Creep testing: to evaluate a material's tendency to deform under constant force over time.
Uniaxial Testing
Indentation
Strip extension
Unconfined compression
Confined compression
3-point bending
4-point bending
Ring extension
Simple shear
Bulge-inflation
Biaxial Testing
Planar extension
Extension-inflation
Extension-shear
Compression-shear
Triaxial Testing
Extension-inflation-torsion
Triaxial-shear