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Effect of compressive loads on the tensile strength of concrete at high strain rates

Eugen Brühwiler
1985
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This paper describes the behaviour of concrete subjected to tensile loads at high strain rates with and without compressive load histories. The tests, carried out at the laboratory of building materials of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, show a considerable deterioration of the tensile strength due to initially applied compressive loads.

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1985
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Ultimate tensile strength

Ultimate tensile strength (also called UTS, tensile strength, TS, ultimate strength or in notation) is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking. In brittle materials the ultimate tensile strength is close to the yield point, whereas in ductile materials the ultimate tensile strength can be higher. The ultimate tensile strength is usually found by performing a tensile test and recording the engineering stress versus strain.

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