ASTM C1144-89(2011)
Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength for Brittle Nuclear Waste Forms

Standard No.

ASTM C1144-89(2011)

Release Date

1989

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM C1144-89(2011)

Scope

The splitting tensile-strength test can be used only on brittle waste materials such as ceramics, glass, concrete, or other materials that also have tensile fracture strengths that are less than one third of the compression strengths.

1.1 This test method is used to measure the static splitting tensile strength of cylindrical specimens of brittle nuclear waste forms. It provides splitting tensile-strength data that can be used to compare the strength of waste forms when tests are done on one size of specimen.

1.2 The test method is applicable to glass, ceramic, and concrete waste forms that are sufficiently homogeneous (Note 1) but not to coated-particle, metal-matrix, bituminous, or plastic waste forms, or concretes with large-scale heterogeneities. Cementitious waste forms with heterogeneities >1 to 2 mm and 5 mm can be tested using this procedure provided the specimen size is increased from the reference size of 12.7 mm diameter by 6 mm length, to 51 mm diameter by 100 mm length, as recommended in Test Method C 496 and Practice C 192.

Note 18212;Generally, the specimen structural or microstructural heterogeneities must be less than about one-tenth the diameter of the specimen.

1.3 This test method can be used as a quality control check on brittle waste forms and may be useful for optimizing waste form processing. Meaningful comparison of waste forms, however, requires data obtained on specimens of one size.

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.

1.5 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard statements, see Section 7.

ASTM C1144-89(2011) Referenced Document

• ASTM C192/C192M Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory*， 2019-12-01 Update
• ASTM C39/C39M Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens*， 1999-04-19 Update
• ASTM C496/C496M Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens*， 2024-04-19 Update
• ASTM C773 Standard Test Method for Compressive (Crushing) Strength of Fired Whiteware Materials*， 2020-11-01 Update
• ASTM D2938 Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens *， 1995-04-19 Update
• ASTM E4 Standard Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines*， 1999-04-19 Update

ASTM C1144-89(2011) history

• 1989 ASTM C1144-89(2011) Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength for Brittle Nuclear Waste Forms
• 1989 ASTM C1144-89(2004) Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength for Brittle Nuclear Waste Forms
• 1989 ASTM C1144-89(1997) Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength for Brittle Nuclear Waste Forms