SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
LUCBAN, QUEZON
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
AND TESTING
EXPERIMENT NO. 3
SUBMITTED BY:
Prohibido,Nicka Diosa A.
Group 5
BSCE IV GA
INSTRUCTOR
ENGR. FLAVIANA ABRENICA
OBJECTIVES:
1. To know how to test the strength of a given rebar
2. To determine the tensile strength of a rebar using the UTM machine
MATERIALS:
- One (1) 8mm diameter rebar x 10inches long
PROCEDURE:
Buy a 8mm diameter rebar and precut it to 10 inches
Turn on your UTM
Clamp your rebar on the UTM by adjusting the jaws of the cross-head of the
machine
Setup the UTM on testing tensile strength
Begin testing and record the maximum tensile force exerted by the
machine before failing
Remove the rebar that is separated in half on the UTM
Remove any debris (if there is any)
Turn off your UTM
GATHERED DATA:
Diamet Cross- Maximum Strength New Length Diameter of
er Sectional Force (mPa) (cm) necking
(mm) Area (m2) (KN) (cm)
Rebar 8 5.03x10^- 12.69 252.29 25.8 0.4
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COMPUTATIONS:
Tensile strength = Tension / Area
=(12.69KN) /( ( pi )( 0.008m)^2) / (4))
Tensile strength = 252.29mPa
CONCLUSION:
I therefore conclude that the strength of a rebar will depend greatly on its
diameter. Based on our experiment and the other groups experiment the rebar
can resist greater tension if it has greater diameter and lower tension if it has
lesser diameter. It can be determined using the UTM on tension test. We can
know how much a rebar that we will use in construction and other things can
resist tension stress.