Title:
Size Effect in Double-Punch Tests on Concrete Cylinders
Author(s):
Peter Marti
Publication:
Materials Journal
Volume:
86
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
597-601
Keywords:
plain concrete; specimens; splitting tensile strength; stresses; tensile strength; tests; Materials Research
DOI:
10.14359/2261
Date:
11/1/1989
Abstract:
The results of two series of experiments with a total of 42 double-punch tests on plain concrete cylinders are reported. The specimen size, which was the only test variable, ranged from 8 to 128 times the maximum aggregate size. The observed effect is in good agreement with Bazant's nonlinear fracture mechanics approach.