RUIZ, EBBANE S.

JULY 4, 2018
BT-CET 3B SIR BAARDE
TENSILE STRENGTH OF REINFORCE CONCRETE BAR

I. Objectives:
1. To learn how to use the Universal Testing Machine
2. To determine the yielding and breaking point of the Reinforced Concrete Bar
3. To determine the tensile strength and elongation of the Reinforced Concrete Bar

II. Materials and Equipment Needed:

 1 meter Reinforce Concrete Bar (RCB)
 Universal Testing Machine (UTM)
 Weighing scale
 Vernier caliper
 Steel rule (1m)
 Center punch
 Claw hammer

III. Procedure:
1. Prepare 1 meter RCB.
2. Find the indicated measurements of the RCB:
a. Inside diameter (d1)
b. Diameter of corrugated side (d2)
c. Outside diameter (d3)
d. Length (L)
e. Weight (WT)
3. Determine the midpoint of the RCB, measure a setback of 100 mm then mark it.
4. Calibrate the UTM then move the load control to HOLD.
5. Place the 1 meter RCB in the UTM and make sure it is gripped tightly.
6. Slowly move the load control to LOAD and maintain the movement of the pointer.
7. Carefully observe the pointer and wait for the yielding point, then record it.
8. Patiently wait for the breaking point.
9. After getting the breaking point, move the load control to RETURN mode.
10. Remove the RCB from the UTM.
11. Measure the new length of the RCB.
12. Compute the elongation of the RCB.
 IV. Results:

d1 d2 d3 WT Initial Final Percent Yielding Breaking Tensile

Length Length Elongation Point Point Strength
(L)
Bihasa 10 mm 11.6 12.6mm 845 g 1m 1.04 m 4% 4320 kgf 5350 kgf 𝑘𝑔𝑓
4,325.29
mm 𝑐𝑚2
Billones 12 mm 10 mm 13 mm 1,114 g 1.03 m

Gorne 11.4 mm 12.4 14.3 847 g 1.002 m 1.046 m 4.39 % 4260 kgf 5320 kgf 𝑘𝑔𝑓
3,491.80
mm mm 𝑐𝑚2
Ruiz 10.06 12.1 12 mm 822 g 0.971 m 1.01 m 4.02 % 3880 kgf 6000 kgf 𝑘𝑔𝑓
3801.30
mm mm 𝑐𝑚2

V. Computation:

𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ−𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ

% Elongation = × 100
𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ

1.01−0.971
= 0.971
× 100

= 4.02 %

𝑑1 +𝑑2 +𝑑3
Average diameter = 3
10.06+12.1+12
= 3

D = 11.39 mm ≈ 1.14 𝑚𝑚

𝜋𝐷 2
Area of a circle = 4

𝜋(1.14)2
= 4

= 1.02 𝑐𝑚2

Given:
F = 3880 𝑘𝑔𝑓

A = 1.02 𝑐𝑚2
 𝐹
Tensile Strength = 𝐴
3880
= 1.02 𝑐𝑚2
𝑘𝑔𝑓
= 3801.30
𝑐𝑚2