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used (see 5.2). Bearing strips shall not be reused. (3) Two uprights to serve for positioning the test cylinder, bearing
strips, and supplementary bearing bar.
6. Test Specimens 7.2 Measurements—Determine the diameter of the test
6.1 The test specimens shall conform to the size, molding, specimen to the nearest 0.01 in. (0.25 mm) by averaging three
and curing requirements set forth in either Practice C 31 (field diameters measured near the ends and the middle of the
specimens) or Practice C 192 (laboratory specimens). Drilled specimen and lying in the plane containing the lines marked on
cores shall conform to the size and moisture-conditioning the two ends. Determine the length of the specimen to the
requirements set forth in Test Method C 42. Moist-cured nearest 0.1 in. (2.5 mm) by averaging at least two length
specimens, during the period between their removal from the measurements taken in the plane containing the lines marked
curing environment and testing, shall be kept moist by a wet on the two ends.
burlap or blanket covering, and shall be tested in a moist 7.3 Positioning Using Marked Diametral Lines—Center
condition as soon as practicable. one of the plywood strips along the center of the lower bearing
6.2 The following curing procedure shall be used for evalu- block. Place the specimen on the plywood strip and align so
ations of light-weight concrete: specimens tested at 28 days that the lines marked on the ends of the specimen are vertical
shall be in an air-dry condition after 7 days moist curing and centered over the plywood strip. Place a second plywood
followed by 21 days drying at 73 6 3°F (23.0 6 1.7°C) and 50 strip lengthwise on the cylinder, centered on the lines marked
6 5 % relative humidity. on the ends of the cylinder. Position the assembly to ensure the
following conditions:
7. Procedure 7.3.1 The projection of the plane of the two lines marked on
7.1 Marking—Draw diametral lines on each end of the the ends of the specimen intersects the center of the upper
specimen using a suitable device that will ensure that they are bearing plate, and
in the same axial plane (see Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Note 2), or as an 7.3.2 The supplementary bearing bar or plate, when used,
alternative, use the aligning jig shown in Fig. 3 (Note 3). and the center of the specimen are directly beneath the center
NOTE 2—Figs. 1 and 2 show a suitable device for drawing diametral of thrust of the spherical bearing block (see Fig. 5).
lines on each end of the specimen in the same axial plane. The device 7.4 Positioning by Use of Aligning Jig—Position the bear-
consists of three parts as follows: ing strips, test cylinder, and supplementary bearing bar by
(1) A length of 4-in. (100-mm) steel channel, the flanges of which have means of the aligning jig as illustrated in Fig. 3 and center the
been machined flat, jig so that the supplementary bearing bar and the center of the
(2) A section of a tee bar, B, that is grooved to fit smoothly over the specimen are directly beneath the center of thrust of the
flanges of the channel and that includes a rectangular notch for positioning
the vertical member of the tee bar assembly, and
spherical bearing block.
(3) A vertical bar, C, containing a longitudinal aperture (cleft), A, for 7.5 Rate of Loading—Apply the load continuously and
guiding a pencil, without shock, at a constant rate within the range 100 to 200
The tee bar assembly is not fastened to the channel and is positioned at psi/min (689 to 1380 kPa/min) splitting tensile stress until
either end of the channel without disturbing the position of the specimen failure of the specimen (Note 4). Record the maximum applied
when marking the diametral lines. load indicated by the testing machine at failure. Note the type
NOTE 3—Fig. 4 is a detailed drawing of the aligning jig shown in Fig. of failure and the appearance of the concrete.
3 for achieving the same purpose as marking the diametral lines. The
device consists of: NOTE 4—The relationship between splitting tensile stress and applied
(1) A base for holding the lower bearing strip and cylinder, load is shown in Section 8. The required loading range in splitting tensile
(2) A supplementary bearing bar conforming to the requirements in stress corresponds to applied total load in the range of 11 300 to 22 600
Section 5 as to critical dimensions and planeness, and lbf (50 to 100 kN)/min for 6 by 12-in. (152 by 305-mm) cylinders.
FIG. 1 General Views of a Suitable Apparatus for Marking End Diameters Used for Alignment of Specimen in Testing Machine
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FIG. 2 Detailed Plans for a Suitable Apparatus for Marking End Diameters Used for Aligning the Specimen
FIG. 3 Jig for Aligning Concrete Cylinder and Bearing Strips 10. Precision and Bias
8. Calculation 10.1 Precision—An interlaboratory study of this test
8.1 Calculate the splitting tensile strength of the specimen method has not been performed. Available research data,3
as follows: however, suggests that the within batch coefficient of variation
is 5 % (see Note 5) for 6 3 12-in. (152 3 305-mm) cylindrical
T 5 2P/pld (1)
specimens with an average splitting tensile strength of 405 psi
where: (2.8 MPa). Results of two properly conducted tests on the same
T 5 splitting tensile strength, psi (kPa), material, therefore, should not differ by more than 14 % (see
P 5 maximum applied load indicated by the testing ma- Note 5) of their average for splitting tensile strengths of about
chine, lbf (kN), 400 psi (2.8 MPa).
l 5 length, in. (m), and NOTE 5—These numbers represent, respectively, the (1s %) and
d 5 diameter, in. (m). (d2s %) limits as defined in Practice C 670.
9. Report 10.2 Bias—The test method has no bias because the split-
9.1 Report the following information: ting tensile strength can be defined only in terms of this test
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FIG. 5 Specimen Positioned in a Testing Machine for Determination of Splitting Tensile Strength
11. Keywords
method. 11.1 cylindrical concrete specimens; splitting tension; ten-
sile strength
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