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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
that the lines marked on the ends of the specimen are vertical
and centered over the plywood strip. Place a second plywood
strip lengthwise on the cylinder, centered on the lines marked
on the ends of the cylinder. Position the assembly to ensure the
following conditions:
8.3.1 The projection of the plane of the two lines marked on
the ends of the specimen intersects the center of the upper
bearing plate, and
8.3.2 The supplementary bearing bar or plate, when used,
and the center of the specimen are directly beneath the center
of thrust of the spherical bearing block (see Fig. 5).
8.4 Positioning by Use of Aligning Jig—Position the bearing
FIG. 3 Jig for Aligning Concrete Cylinder and Bearing Strips strips, test cylinder, and supplementary bearing bar by means
of the aligning jig as illustrated in Fig. 3 and center the jig so
diameters measured near the ends and the middle of the that the supplementary bearing bar and the center of the
specimen and lying in the plane containing the lines marked on specimen are directly beneath the center of thrust of the
the two ends. Determine the length of the specimen to the spherical bearing block.
nearest 2 mm [0.1 in.] by averaging at least two length 8.5 Rate of Loading—Apply the load continuously and
measurements taken in the plane containing the lines marked without shock, at a constant rate within the range 0.7 to 1.4
on the two ends. MPa/min [100 to 200 psi/min] splitting tensile stress until
8.3 Positioning Using Marked Diametral Lines—Center one failure of the specimen (Note 3). Record the maximum applied
of the plywood strips along the center of the lower bearing load indicated by the testing machine at failure. Note the type
block. Place the specimen on the plywood strip and align so of failure and the appearance of the concrete.
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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
NOTE 3—The relationship between splitting tensile stress and applied stress corresponds to applied total load in the range of 50 to 100 kN/min
load is shown in Section 9. The required loading range in splitting tensile [11 300 to 22 600 lbf/min] for 150 by 300-mm [6 by 12-in.] cylinders.
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9. Calculation 10.1.10 Type of specimen.
9.1 Calculate the splitting tensile strength of the specimen 11. Precision and Bias
as follows:
11.1 Precision—An interlaboratory study of this test method
T 5 2P/πld (1)
has not been performed. Available research data,3 however,
where: suggests that the within batch coefficient of variation is 5 %
T = splitting tensile strength, MPa [psi], (see Note 4) for 150 × 300-mm [6 × 12-in.] cylindrical speci-
P = maximum applied load indicated by the testing machine, mens with an average splitting tensile strength of 2.8 MPa [405
N [lbf], psi]. Results of two properly conducted tests on the same
l = length, mm [in.], and material, therefore, should not differ by more than 14 % (see
d = diameter, mm [in.]. Note 4) of their average for splitting tensile strengths of about
2.8 MPa [400 psi].
10. Report
NOTE 4—These numbers represent, respectively, the (1s %) and (d2s %)
10.1 Report the following information: limits as defined in Practice C670.
10.1.1 Identification number,
11.2 Bias—The test method has no bias because the splitting
10.1.2 Diameter and length, in. [mm],
tensile strength can be defined only in terms of this test
10.1.3 Maximum load, lbf [N],
method.
10.1.4 Splitting tensile strength calculated to the nearest
0.05 MPa [5 psi], 12. Keywords
10.1.5 Estimated proportion of coarse aggregate fractured
during test, 12.1 cylindrical concrete specimens; splitting tension; ten-
10.1.6 Age of specimen, sile strength
10.1.7 Curing history,
10.1.8 Defects in specimen, 3
Wright, P. J. F., “Comments on an Indirect Tensile Test on Concrete Cylinders,”
10.1.9 Type of fracture, and 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/C496M–11, that may impact the use of this test method. (Approved Oct. 1, 2017)
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