CONCRETE UNIAXIAL TENSILE STRENGTH AND CYLINDER SPLITTING TEST

The widely used concrete tensile strength test, the Brazilian cylinder splitting test, is analyzed using isoparametric nonlinear finite strip elements. The results of the numerical analysis suggest that the apparent tensile strength obtained from the splitting test underestimates the uniaxial tensile strength of concrete. After investigating the effects of various concrete properties and the packing strip width in the splitting test, a simple method for correcting this underestimation is established.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Lin, Z
  • WOOD, L
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 692-698
• Serial:
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9445
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete construction; Concrete structures; Structural engineering; Structural tests; Tensile strength; Uniaxial stress
• Uncontrolled Terms: Brazilian cylinder splitting test; Constitutive models
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942070
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 2003 12:00AM