Relationship between Destructive Concrete Compressive Strength Test Results and Those from Rebound Hammer Evaluation Method

Aroondet Boonsung

Authors

Aroondet Boonsung Department of Construction Engineering Management, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Uttaradit Rajabhat University, Uttaradit, Thailand

Keywords:

Concrete Compressive Strength, Destructive Test, Non-Destructive Test, Schmidt’s Hammer, Coring

Abstract

This research aimed to study compressive strength values of concrete with curing periods of 7, 14, 21, 28, 90 and 120 days using either a destructive or non-destructive test; the latter was conducted via the Schmidt’s hammer method. The target compressive strength value of concrete mixture with 28-day curing period was 240 ksc. The research included 3 types of concrete, which are cube, cylinder and cored cylinder. Destructive test results showed that compressive strength of concrete block with 7-day curing was 60% of that of the block after 28-day curing. Non-destructive test results on compressive strength of the samples cured for 7 to 120 days ranged from 199.0 to 367.2 kcs. Hardness of concrete surface rapidly increased after being cured for 7 days; its initial compressive strength was therefore relatively high when compared with those of cylindrical and cored cylinder samples. In addition, the results showed that compressive strength values of both cubic and cylindrical samples were 24% and 9% higher, respectively, than the values assessed with the rebound hammer. On the other hand, compressive strength value of the cored cylindrical sample was 20% lower. Compressive strength values as obtained via the destructive and non-destructive tests could be mathematically correlated via a polynomial equation.

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