抄録
Recently the authors proposed a method of testing tensile strength of rocks with irregular test pieces subjected to a pair of concentrated loads.
It is the object of the present investigation to examine whether or not a similar method can be applied to the test of concrete. From the theoretical analysis and experiments, it has been found that the tensile strength of concrete can be determined by compressing cylindrical test pieces axially over limited areas if it is conducted under suitable condition. It is found also that deviations of the test results are negligible. The suitable conditions are described in detail in the paper.
