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    Compressive strength is the most important property of concrete, increasing with cement hydration age. Concrete grades are designated by "M" plus the characteristic compressive strength in MPa of 150mm cubes at 28 days, with characteristic strength being the strength below which not more than 5% of tests fall. While concrete has low tensile strength around one-tenth its compressive strength, it can be indirectly measured via splitting tensile strength tests on cylinders.

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    Compressive strength is the most important property of concrete, increasing with cement hydration age. Concrete grades are designated by "M" plus the characteristic compressive strength in MPa of 150mm cubes at 28 days, with characteristic strength being the strength below which not more than 5% of tests fall. While concrete has low tensile strength around one-tenth its compressive strength, it can be indirectly measured via splitting tensile strength tests on cylinders.

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    DESIGN OF RC STUCTURES:

    Properties of Hardened Concrete:

    (i) Compressive strength

    Compressive strength is the most important property of concrete. The strength


    increases with the age of hydration of cement. Based on its compressive strength
    the concrete is designated by different grades. The grade of concrete is designated
    by letter M followed by a number. Here M refers to mix and the number to the
    specified characteristic strength of 150 mm size cubes at 28 days, expressed in
    MPa.

    The characteristic strength is defined as the strength of material below which not
    more than 5 percent of the test results are expected to fall (IS 456:2000)

    (ii) Tensile strength:

    The tensile strength carrying capacity of concrete is relatively very low,


    approximately one-tenth of its compressive strength. It can be measured indirectly
    in terms of tensile splitting strength of cylindrical specimens.

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