Abstract
This paper describes an experimental study on uniaxial tensile test of concrete, in which concrete failures within the testing zone in specimen at high possibilities, specimen can be easily prepared and tested, and the testing zone of specimen has enough length for measurement of strain. After the trial of the dog-bone shape specimen and the conventional prismatic specimen, the authors developed the prismatic specimen, which was externally strengthened with continuous fiber sheet. It was verified that this specimen ensured failure of concrete in the testing zone instead of failure in the end caused by embedded anchor bolts. Strain of concrete at elastic stage can be successfully measured. The preparation of this specimen can be easier than that of the dog-bone shape specimen.
