IS 14858 (2000): Requirements for compression testing …
For testing machines of the screw type, the moving head shall travel at a rate of approximately 1.3 nlm/ min when the machine is running idle. For hydraulically operated machines, the load shall be applied at a rate of movement corresponding to a loading rate on the specimen within the range of 0.14 or 0.324 MPa/s. 6 MACHINE PLATENS
