Effect of Sample Dimension on Three and Four Points Bending Tests of Fine Crystalline Marble and its Relationship with Direct Tensile Strength

It has been long known, that under the existing theory of beams, which recognizes only two elements of strength, namely, the resistances to direct compression and extension, the strength of a bar of cast iron subjected to transverse strain cannot be reconciled with the results obtained from experiments on direct tension, if the neutral axis is in the centre of the bar. The experiments made both on the transverse and on the direct tensile strength of this material have been so numerous and so carefully conducted, as to admit of no doubt of their accuracy; and it results from them, either that the neutral axis must be at, or above, the top of the beam, or there must be some other cause for the strength exhibited by the beam when subjected to transverse strain.

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Determination of Direct Tensile Strength Values of Rock Materials by a New Test Method of Drilled Disc Tension

Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering ◽

10.3311/ppci.15004 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eren Komurlu ◽

Serhat Demir

Keyword(s):

Tensile Strength ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Test Method ◽

Uniaxial Tensile ◽

Direct Tension ◽

Rock Materials ◽

Uniaxial Tensile Stress ◽

Direct Tensile ◽

Drill Holes ◽

Direct Tensile Strength

Use of drilled disc specimens was investigated with both numerical and experimental studies to determine direct tensile strengths of rock materials. A new loading apparatus with rods to insert into the drill holes of discs has been designed and manufactured to supply tension by using the compression test presses. In addition to the use of popular compressive presses for direct tension, elimination of the gluing in the standard direct tensile strength test method is a significant advantage to make possible both hard and soft rocks to be tested. The Brazilian test discs with the diameter of NX size and length to diameter ratio of 0.5 were used in tests. Different loading apparatus designs were analyzed and ideal angle of contact between rock and the loading rods was assessed to be 50° within various choices investigated in this study. The drilled discs were determined to fail due to the crack initiation under the condition of uniaxial tensile stress distribution at sidewalls of the hole. In addition to the drilled disc tension test, standard direct tensile strength tests were also carried out to take as reference and compare the results obtained from different methods. According to the results of both numerical and experimental studies, an equation was suggested to determine uniaxial tensile strengths of drilled disc specimens with 20 mm hole diameter and the contact angle of 50°.

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Tensile Behavior Characteristics of High-Performance Slurry-Infiltrated Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite with Respect to Fiber Volume Fraction

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma12203335 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (20) ◽

pp. 3335 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Seungwon Kim ◽

Dong Joo Kim ◽

Sung-Wook Kim ◽

Cheolwoo Park

Keyword(s):

Tensile Strength ◽

Energy Absorption ◽

Fiber Volume Fraction ◽

Volume Fraction ◽

Absorption Capacity ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Fiber Volume ◽

Energy Absorption Capacity ◽

Direct Tensile ◽

Direct Tensile Strength

Concrete has high compressive strength, but low tensile strength, bending strength, toughness, low resistance to cracking, and brittle fracture characteristics. To overcome these problems, fiber-reinforced concrete, in which the strength of concrete is improved by inserting fibers, is being used. Recently, high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCCs) have been extensively researched. The disadvantages of conventional concrete such as low tensile stress, strain capacity, and energy absorption capacity, have been overcome using HPFRCCs, but they have a weakness in that the fiber reinforcement has only 2% fiber volume fraction. In this study, slurry infiltrated fiber reinforced cementitious composites (SIFRCCs), which can maximize the fiber volume fraction (up to 8%), was developed, and an experimental study on the tensile behavior of SIFRCCs with varying fiber volume fractions (4%, 5%, and 6%) was carried out through direct tensile tests. The results showed that the specimen with high fiber volume fraction exhibited high direct tensile strength and improved brittleness. As per the results, the direct tensile strength is approximately 15.5 MPa, and the energy absorption capacity was excellent. Furthermore, the bridging effect of steel fibers induced strain hardening behavior and multiple cracks, which increased the direct tensile strength and energy absorption capacity.

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Comparison of Tensile Strengths with Different Test Methods in Ultra High Strength Steel-Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHS-SFRC)

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.417-418.649 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 417-418 ◽

pp. 649-652 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Su Tae Kang ◽

Jung Jun Park ◽

Gum Sung Ryu ◽

Gyung Taek Koh ◽

Sung Wook Kim

Keyword(s):

Tensile Strength ◽

Tensile Test ◽

High Strength ◽

Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽

Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽

Flexural Tensile Strength ◽

Ultra High Strength Steel ◽

Direct Tensile ◽

Direct Tensile Test ◽

Direct Tensile Strength

Ultra High Strength Steel-Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHS-SFRC) is characterized by very high compressive and tensile strength that is about 8 times of ordinary concrete, and high ductility owing to the addition of steel fibers. This paper investigates the relationship existing among the direct tensile strength, flexural tensile strength and splitting tensile strength of UHS-SFRC. Differently from ordinary concrete, it is found that the first cracking strengths in UHS-SFRC obtained through direct tensile test and splitting tensile test are similar, while the strength obtained from flexural tensile test is significantly larger than those from other tests. Based on the experimental results, relationships between the direct tensile strength and flexural tensile strength, between the first cracking strengths in direct tensile test and in flexural tensile test, and between the first cracking strength in direct tensile test and the flexural tensile strength are proposed.

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