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Connor Eichhorn CGN 3501c-001 Fall 2023 Instructor: Olfat Sarhang Zadeh TA: Raja Chandrika Ravella Lab #4: Splitting tensile strength of Concrete Date Assigned: oct. 18th, 2023 Date of Submission: oct. 25th, 2023
Objective: To determine the tensile strength of concrete using cylindrical specimens. Introduction: The tensile strength of concrete is the amount of weight able to be applied from a compression testing machine until it splits. The main objective of doing this on a concrete cylinder is to understand the strength of the concrete you have made and using a cylinder helps to keep symmetry to get a more accurate testing. Apparatus / Material Used: Concrete cylinder, compression testing machine, two 1/8-in.-thick plywood bearing strips Procedure: The procedure began with determining the weight and compressive strength of the concrete cylindrical specimens. Then, we drew lines on each end of the specimen. Next, we measured the dimensions of the cylinder. Place the plywood strips on each side of the specimen. Then, place the specimen with plywood into a compression machine. Then, apply the load at a rate of 100-200 psi/min until failure. Lastly, record max load at failure and splitting tensile strength. Results: Max load at failure: 15,320 lbs. 30640/(3.14x20x9.5) = 596.6 lbs Splitting tensile strength
Conclusion: During this lab, we found that the max load at failure was 15,320 lbs. The splitting tensile strength was calculated from the max load and came out to be 596.6 lbs. Comments: This lab was very similar to the one before. It is very fun watching and learning how to use the concrete compression machine and hope to learn more in in the future.
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