Brazilian Test of Concrete Specimens Subjected to Different Loading Geometries: Review and New Insights

International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials

Table 8 Experimental design.

Factors → Experiment	Geometry			CS^a		Diameter		Thickness		Aggregates size
Factors → Experiment		A		CS^a		B		C		D
	LG^b	α ₋	α ₊	f _c−	f _c+	D ₋	D ₊	t ₋	t ₊	as ₋	as ₊
1.1	CUR	✓	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
1.2	CUP	✓	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
1.3	FUP	✓	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		A		B				C		D
2.1	CUR	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓
2.2	CUP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓
2.3	FUP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓
		A		B		C		D
3.1	CUP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–