Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
FIG. 1 General Views of a Suitable Apparatus for Marking End Diameters Used for Alignment of Specimen in Testing Machine
FIG. 2 Detailed Plans for a Suitable Apparatus for Marking End Diameters Used for Aligning the Specimen
FIG. 4 Detailed Plans for a Suitable Aligning Jig for 150 × 300 mm [6 × 12 in.] Specimen
FIG. 5 Specimen Positioned in a Testing Machine for Determination of Splitting Tensile Strength
8. Calculation where:
8.1 Calculate the splitting tensile strength of the specimen T = splitting tensile strength, MPa [psi],
as follows: P = maximum applied load indicated by the testing machine,
N [lbf],
T 5 2P/πld (1)
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Wright, P. J. F., “Comments on an Indirect Tensile Test on Concrete Cylinders,”
Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol 7, No. 20, July 1955, pp. 87–95.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Committee C09 has identified the location of selected changes to this test method since the last issue,
C496–04ε1, that may impact the use of this test method. (Approved July 1, 2011)
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