Concrete Strength and Maturity
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What is the percentage of f c represented by point C in Fig. 3-12a?

  • 110 percent
  • 105 percent
  • 107 percent (correct)
  • 112 percent

What type of stress state exists in the webs of beams?

  • Uniaxial tension
  • Biaxial tension–compression (correct)
  • Uniaxial compression
  • Triaxial compression

Why is the splitting tensile strength less than the flexural tensile strength?

  • Due to the difference in loading conditions
  • Due to the difference in specimen geometry
  • Due to the difference in material properties
  • Due to the difference in biaxial stress state (correct)

What happens to the strength and stiffness of concrete under compression parallel to the cracks in cracked reinforced concrete?

<p>They decrease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why cracking does not represent failure of a reinforced concrete member?

<p>The reinforcement resists the tensile forces after cracking (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of failure in zones 1 and 2 in Fig. 3-12?

<p>Cracking of concrete (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the relationship shown in Figure 3-8?

<p>To provide guidance on when forms can be removed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of a very slow rate of loading on the axial compressive strength?

<p>It reduces the strength to about 75% of the standard test strength (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate strain rate experienced during the standard cylinder test?

<p>10 microstrain/sec (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of capping and testing cores drilled from a structure?

<p>To determine the compressive strength of concrete (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate percentage of the standard test strength reached at a rate of 30,000 psi/sec?

<p>115% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of using Figure 3-8 for determining when forms can be removed?

<p>It provides general guidance, but is not a sole determinant of adequate strength (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of stress distribution occurs across the vertical diameter of a concrete specimen?

<p>High transverse compression at the top and bottom, with nearly uniform tension elsewhere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the modulus-of-rupture strength and the splitting tensile strength of concrete?

<p>The modulus-of-rupture strength is 1.5 times the splitting tensile strength (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate relationship between the tensile strength and compressive strength of concrete?

<p>The tensile strength is proportional to the square root of the compressive strength (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical decrease in strength observed when the volume of concrete under high tension is increased?

<p>A general decrease in strength, but the exact percentage varies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation used to compute the splitting tensile strength of concrete from a split-cylinder test?

<p>fct = 2P / d (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the average ratio of the direct tensile strength to the splitting tensile strength of concrete?

<p>0.86 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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