LAB REPORT NO 05

TO FIND POISSON RATIO AND MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF CONCRETE:

Objective:

To conduct compressive test on concrete cylinder and determine the following properties.

1. Young’s Modulus
2. Poisson’s Ratio

Reference standard:

• ASTM C469

Conceptual background:

➢ Young’s modulus
• The ratio of stress to strain with in the elastic limit of a material under load is called its
Young’s modulus.

➢ Poisson’s ratio
• The ratio of lateral strain to axial strain of an axially loaded material is called its
Poisson’s ratio.

Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio are important characteristic properties of materials. In this
experiment, these properties are determined for concrete cylinders, molded or drilled, to get an
idea of its behavior under compression.

Apparatus:

• Universal Testing Machine (UTM)

• Couping material
• Concrete jackets with strain gauges
• Two concrete cylinders, one main and the other companion cylinder

Procedure:

• Place the concrete specimen (Companion Cylinder) in the UTM by putting it in the jacket having
strain gauges
• Start loading and unloading the specimen gradually using the UTM until the specimen fails
• Discard the first two cycles of loading and unloading of the specimen
• Note down the third cycle of loading and unloading the specimen
• Measure the ultimate (maximum) strength of the specimen
• Place the other cylinder (Main Cylinder) in the UTM, in the same way as the companion cylinder
was placed
• Start loading the cylinder up to 40% of the measured ultimate strength
 • Note down the lateral and longitudinal strains developed in the specimen using the attached
gauges
• Calculate Poisson’s ratio and modulus of elasticity using the formulas mentioned in the ASTM
standards

Data:

S.No Long. Lat. Stress (psi)

Strain(in/in) Strain(in/in)
01. 0.00000000 0.00000000 0
02. 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.861864981
- - - -
6502. 0.01027959 0.00213000 531.3116566

Sample calculations:

➢ At Point 1:

• Stress, S1 = 189.285 psi

• Longitudinal Strain, e1 = 0.00005
• Lateral Strain, et1 = 0.0000104

➢ At Point 2:

• Stress, S2 = 618.61046 psi

• Longitudinal Strain, e2 = 0.0002141
• Lateral Strain, et2 = 0.000044
 ➢ Poisson’s Ratio:

𝒆𝒕𝟐 − 𝒆𝒕𝟏
𝝁=
𝒆𝟐 − 𝒆𝟏

𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟒𝟒 − 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟎𝟒
𝝁=
𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟐𝟏𝟒𝟏 − 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟓

𝝁 = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟎𝟒

➢ Modulus of Elasticity:

𝑆2−𝑆1
Modulus of Elasticity =
𝑒2−𝑒1

618.61046 − 189.285
𝐸=
0.0002141 − 0.00005

𝐸 = 2616242.9 𝑝𝑠𝑖

𝐸 = 2616 𝑘𝑠𝑖

Result:

S.No Poisson ratio Modulus of

elasticity
01 0.204 2616 ksi

Graphs:

Stress-Strain Curve for Complete Data:

Stress-Strain Curve
2000

1500
Stress

1000

500

0
-0.002 0 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012
Longitudinal Strain
 Stress-Strain Curve from 0.00005 Strain to S2 Highlighted on Complete Data’s Graph:

Stress-Strain curve
2000

1500

Stress 1000

500

0
-0.002 0 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012
Longitudinal Strain

Tangent Line (Having Slope = E, starting from 0,0 Point) Drawn on Stress Strain Curve of
Complete Data Graph:

Stress-strain curve
2000

1500

1000
Stress

500

0
-0.002 0 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012
-500

Longitudinal Strain
Lateral Strain vs Longitudinal Strain Plot Starting from 0.00005 Strain to e2

Lateral vs Longitudinal Strain

0.0025

0.002

0.0015
Lateral Strain

0.001

0.0005

0
-0.002 0 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012
-0.0005

Longitudinal Strain

Lateral Strain vs Longitudinal Strain Plot Starting from 0.00005 Strain to e2:

0.0025 Lateral vs Longitudinal Strain

0.002

0.0015
Lateral Strain

0.001

0.0005

0
-0.002 0 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012

-0.0005
Longitudinal Strain

Conclusion:

• Both the Poisson’s ratio and elastic modulus are in between or near the standard value of
concrete , which is 0.204 and 2616 ksi.