These general relationships are explained in our Tensile Strength and Compressive Strength post and our Tensile Strength and Flexural Strength post. The CivilWeb Tensile Strength of Concrete spreadsheet includes useful design tools for assessing the tensile strength maturity of concrete at any age as well as tools to estimate the relationship between tensile strength and compressive and flexural strength. In some cases however the tensile strength of the concrete is important such as for unreinforced concrete or where cracking must be avoided. Indeed the tensile strength of the concrete is usually ignored entirely in structural design.

The tensile strength of reinforced concrete depends entirely on the size and number of steel reinforcing bars present.īecause the tensile strength of concrete is so low, it is seldom required as an input in structural concrete design. For this reason structural concrete is usually reinforced with steel bars which resist the tensile forces while the concrete resists the compressive forces. The tensile strength of concrete is particularly low, especially when compared to its compressive strength which is high. These forces usually derive from bending actions which cause tensile stresses in the bottom of the concrete.

The tensile strength of concrete describes the concretes ability to resist forces trying to pull the concrete apart.

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