CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY LAB

EXPERIMENT NO.:-22

Object: - To determine the Pull-off test to find the tensile strength of

concrete surfaces and the bond strength or tensile strength of
concrete.

Principle:- The pull off test is based on the principle that the tensile force
required to pull a metal disk, together with a layer concrete, from the surface
to which it is attached is related to the compressive strength of the concrete.

Apparatus: -
1. Pull off equipment
2. Steel dollies
3. Adhesive agent
4. Test specimen
Brief Procedure: -

1. Clean the steel dollies. This will prevent failures at the dolly interface.
2. For concrete specimen, remove any laitance from the concrete surface to
expose the top of the coarse aggregate particles. This is usually done
using some sort of abrasion typically a wire brush.
3. Apply a thin uniform layer of adhesive over the disk area and 12e disk is
pressed firmly onto the concrete surface.
4. Excess adhesive that is spread or squeezed out during this process
should be remove before it sets.
5. Generally the curing the time needed for the adhesive de ds on the tape
of epoxy used and 12e surroundings environmental condition ;although
in most situations a curing time of no more than 24hours is required.
6. If working on a vertical or overhead surface insures the dollies are held
firmly in position until the adhesive is has curve.
7. After the adhesive has curd sufficiently set up that pull off equipment so
that the load is applied to the center of the dolly at the angle of (90±1)
degree.
8. Secure the equipment so that it doesn’t move during testing.
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9. After this apply a load at a continuous and even rate until failure.
10. Record test temperature, failure load and failure mode.
11. From the recorded tensile force a nominal pull off tensile strength is
calculated on the basis of disk diameter.
12. Then this pull of strength is converted into a cube of cylindrical
compressive strength using this formula.
13. Ft = (fc/lo)^1/2 (empirical)

Results:

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