EN 12390-6:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12390-6:2010
Preskušanje strjenega betona - 6. del: Natezna razcepna trdnost preskušancev
Testing hardened concrete - Part 6: Tensile splitting strength of test specimens
Prüfung von Festbeton - Teil 6: Spaltzugfestigkeit von Probekörpern
Essai pour béton durci - Partie 6 : Détermination de la résistance en traction par fendage
d’éprouvettes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12390-6:2023
ICS:
91.100.30 Beton in betonski izdelki Concrete and concrete
products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12390-6
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.100.30 Supersedes EN 12390-6:2009
English Version
Testing hardened concrete - Part 6: Tensile splitting
strength of test specimens
Essai pour béton durci - Partie 6 : Détermination de la Prüfung von Festbeton - Teil 6: Spaltzugfestigkeit von
résistance en traction par fendage d'éprouvettes Probekörpern
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Principle . 7
5 Apparatus . 7
5.1 Testing machine . 7
5.2 Jig (optional) . 8
5.3 Packing strips . 8
6 Test specimens . 9
6.1 General . 9
6.2 Adjustment of test specimens . 9
6.3 Marking . 9
7 Procedure. 9
7.1 Specimen preparation . 9
7.2 Specimen positioning . 9
7.3 Loading. 9
7.4 Examination of specimens .10
8 Expression of results .10
9 Test report .10
10 Precision .11
Annex A (normative) Determination of tensile splitting strength using cubic or prismatic
specimens .12
A.1 Scope .12
A.2 Normative references .12
A.3 Principle .12
A.4 Apparatus .12
A.4.1 Testing machine .12
A.4.2 Jig (optional) .12
A.4.3 Packing strips .13
A.5 Test specimens .14
A.5.1 Requirements .14
A.5.2 Adjustment of test specimens .14
A.5.3 Marking .14
A.6 Procedures.14
A.7 Expression of results . 14
A.8 Test report . 14
A.9 Precision . 14
Bibliography . 15

European foreword
This document (EN 12390-6:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 104 “Concrete
and related products”, the secretariat of which is held by SN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by month May 2024, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 12390-6:2009.
The main change from the previous edition EN 12390-6:2009 of this document has been to include the
testing of cored specimens. The reference specimen for the test is a moulded cylindrical specimen.
This document is one of a series concerned with testing concrete.
EN 12390, Testing hardened concrete, consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Shape, dimensions and other requirements for specimens and moulds
— Part 2: Making and curing specimens for strength tests
— Part 3: Compressive strength of test specimens
— Part 4: Compressive strength — Specification for testing machines
— Part 5: Flexural strength of test specimens
— Part 6: Tensile splitting strength of test specimens
— Part 7: Density of hardened concrete
— Part 8: Depth of penetration of water under pressure
— Part 10: Determination of the carbonation resistance of concrete at atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
— Part 11: Determination of the chloride resistance of concrete, unidirectional diffusion
— Part 12: Determination of the potential carbonation resistance of concrete: Accelerated carbonation
method
— Part 13: Determination of secant modulus of elasticity in compression
— Part 14: Semi-adiabatic method for the determination of heat released by concrete during its hardening
process
— Part 15: Adiabatic method for the determination of heat released by concrete during its hardening
process
— Part 16: Determination of shrinkage of concrete
— Part 17: Determination of creep of concrete in compression
— Part 18: Determination of chloride migration coefficient
— Part 19: Determination of resistivity (in preparation)
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This test method was one of a number of test methods examined in a laboratory inter-comparison
programme. The work was partly funded by the EC under the Measurement and Testing programme,
contract MAT1-CT94-0043. The programme and other references showed the following:
a) Tensile splitting strengths measured between the normal plane platens of testing machines gave the
same results as those using the special curved platens, originally described in ISO 4108:1980 [1].
Although these curved platens have been optionally retained in this document, they are not
necessary for the measurement.
b) The material used for the packing strips affects the apparent tensile strength measured. This has led
to the decision to standardize on hardboard strips, since they provided the lowest standard
deviations.
c) The apparent tensile strength measured depends upon the shape and size of the test specimen used:
1) cubes gave higher measured tensile strengths than moulded cylinders, by approximately 10 %;
2) 150 mm cubes gave lower measured tensile strengths than 100 mm cubes;
3) the effect of moulded cylinder size on measured tensile strength was not found to be significant,
possibly due to the variability of the data.
As a result of these conclusions from the laboratory programme, this document restricts the
measurement of tensile splitting strength to cylindrical specimens used with hardboard packing strips,
which is the reference method. However, as some countries still test cubical or prismatic specimens, their
use has been retained in Annex A. In cases of dispute, the reference method is the use of moulded
cylinders of 150 mm diameter and 300 mm length.
It is recognized good practice to include measurement of density prior to the determination of tensile
splitting strength, as a check on compaction.

1 Scope
This document specifies the method for the determination of the tensile splitting strength of test
specimens of hardened concrete. The reference specimens are moulded cylindrical specimens.
Cores of at least 75 mm diameter complying with the requirements of EN 12504-1 can be tested using
this method.
The use of cubic or prismatic specimens is included in Annex A.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirem
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