Modulus of Elasticity Calculation and Graph

Sample Description:- NU180100

Grade of concrete:- M55

Date of casting:- 1-Aug-18

Avg. Concrete Cube Comp.

38.00
Strength (Mpa):-

Dia. of Cylinder (mm):- 150

Length of Cylinder (mm):- 295

Length between dial gauge 150

(mm):-

Wt. of Cylinder (kg):- 13.000

Crushing load (kN):- 1077

Compressive Strength (Mpa):- 76.22

40% of Crushing Load (kN):- 430.8

Stress Vs Strain

Load (kN) Dial gauge reading Avg. Strain Avg. Micro strain Stress (Mpa)
(µm)
1st Run 2nd Run 3rd Run Y X
0 0 0 0 0.00000000 0.00 0.000
43 19 18 18 0.00006111 61.11 2.435
86 30 32 31 0.00010333 103.33 4.869
129 42 42 44 0.00014222 142.22 7.304
172 56 56 55 0.00018556 185.56 9.738
215 68 68 69 0.00022778 227.78 12.173
258 81 83 81 0.00027222 272.22 14.607
301 92 93 95 0.00031111 311.11 17.042
344 106 105 105 0.00035111 351.11 19.476
387 118 118 118 0.00039333 393.33 21.911
430 139 131 127 0.00044111 441.11 24.345

Strain 5E-05
Stress in MPa for corresponding 0.00005 strain by interpolation, X 1.992

Modulus of Elasticity(MOE) in MPa 57153.76

Modulus of Elasticity(MOE) in GPa 57.15

Stress Vs Strain Stress Vs

Strain
30.000

25.000
Stress

20.000

15.000

10.000

5.000

0.000
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Micro Strain
5.000

0.000
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Micro Strain
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Dial gauge reading

Load (kN) (µm) Avg. Strain Stress (Mpa)

Y X

100 157 0.00052 5.662

Modulus of Elasticity(MOE) in MPa 10818.56

Modulus of Elasticity(MOE) in GPa 10.82