Complete stress — strain behaviour of high-strength concrete under compression

Abstract

A series of compression tests were conducted on 3 × 6 in (76·2 × 152·4 mm) cylindrical specimens using a modified testing method that gave the complete stress–strain behaviour for high-strength concrete with or without tie confinements. Empirical equations are proposed to represent the complete stress–strain relationships of unconfined and confined high-strength concretes with compressive strength exceeding 10 kip/in2 (69 MPa). Various parameters were studied and their relationships were experimentally determined. me proposed empirical stress–strain equations are compared with actual cylinder tests under axial compression, and are found to agree well.