UNION DE CONCRETERAS S.A.

TENSILE SPLITTING STRENGTH

(BS 1338)

UNICON BLOCKS LABORATORY

CONSTRUCTION SITE : CHANCAY MADE BY : Técnico Luis Sanchez
MATERIAL : CONCRETE PAVERS WITH CEMENT TYPE I REVIEWED BY : Ing. Miguel Atauje
BATCH : UNIS8-19.07.2023 DATE : 17 / 08 / 2023

SPLITTING RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE PAVERS

Average Average Average
Breaking Breaking Breaking Average
Specimen Width thickness resistance to
load P k strength load breaking load Requirements BS 1338
number Breaking
(N) l (mm) t (mm) T i (MPa) F i (N/mm) F p (N/mm)
T p (MPa)
1 66,587 111.1 77.4 1.00 4.9 599.3
2 71,441 110.4 76.9 1.00 5.4 647.4
3 59,311 111.0 77.8 1.00 4.4 534.6
4 69,784 110.4 76.3 0.99 5.2 632.4 Ti ≥ 2,9 MPa y Tp ≥ 3,9 Mpa
5.0 601.8
5 68,294 110.2 77.1 1.00 5.1 619.7 Fi ≥ 250 N/mm
6 62,017 110.5 77.1 1.00 4.6 561.2
7 67,901 110.8 76.8 1.00 5.1 613.1
8 67,087 110.7 77.3 1.00 5.0 606.3

Observaciones:

Luis Sanchez Miguel Eduardo Atauje Calderón

Technician Responsible Eng