Paper Title:

Direct Tensile Strength Measurement of Concrete

Periodical Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 117 - 119)
Main Theme Materials and Computational Mechanics
Edited by Huixuan Zhang, Ye Han, Fuxiao Chen and Jiuba Wen
Pages 9-14
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.117-119.9
Citation Mohammad Iqbal Khan, 2011, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 117-119, 9
Online since October, 2011
Authors Mohammad Iqbal Khan
Keywords Compressive Strength, Direct Tensile Strength, Flexural Strength
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Abstract

The evaluation of the tensile strength and determination of the tensile stress-strain curve using indirect tests becomes approximate hence there is a necessity for exploring direct tensile strength measurement. This investigation is part of ongoing research on the development of direct tensile strength measurement. In this paper direct tensile strength test has been proposed and the results obtained have been compared with compressive strength and flexural strength. It has been found that results obtained are well comparable and relationships are similar to that proposed in earlier findings.