why cylinder for split tensile strength test ?



why cylinder for split tensile strength test ?..

Answer / akhil k poulose

Due to the compression loading a fairly
uniform tensile stress is created over nearly 2/3 of the loaded diameter.
The strength determined is closer to the actual tensile strength of concrete than the modulus of rupture value.

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