Table 3: Summary of test results.

Sample Cross Section Area cm2 (in2) Height cm
(in)
Maximum Capacity Ultimate Strain
Stress MPa
(psi)
Corresponding Strain (%) (%)
Light HC L-NC-1 31.68 (4.91) 12.7 (5) 79.6 (11,546) 6.4 6.5
L-NC-2 36.97 (5.73) 12.95 (5.1) 71.97 (10,438) 4.9 5.3
L-NC-3 36.97 (5.68) 13.97 (5.5) 73.41 (10,648) 4.3 4.4
Heavy HC H-NC-1 31.68 (4.91) 13.97 (5.5) 58.2 (8,442) 14.4 20.1
H-NC-2 32.9 (5.1) 11.94 (4.7) 63.2 (9,165) 17.17 57.5
H-NC-3 33.29 (5.16) 13.21 (5.2) 58.4 (8,464) 14.67 40.5
H-NC-4 33.29 (5.16) 13.97 (5.5) 53.1 (7,696) 13.27 43.5
H-NC-5 33.29 (5.16 13.97 (5.5) 43.8 (6,346) 16.55 59.5
H-CC-1 45.61 (7.07) 15.24 (6) 40.3* (5,852*) 33.5 >38#
H-MC-1 45.61 (7.07) 15.24 (6) 47.0* (6,817*) 6.33 14.5
H-MC-2 45.61 (7.07) 15.24 (6) 49.2* (7,131*) 14 39.2
Plain Concrete PC1 45.61 (7.07) 15.24 (6) 20.1 (2,915) 1.5 -

*Calculated using the core only, #test terminated prematurely