Calculating Compressive and Flexural Strength of Concrete by Computer Program

Abstract

The testing of concrete for its desired strength after casting is one of prime activities quality control of civil engineering project executions. The concrete is chiefly tested for its compressive strength and then the results are compared or checked with the desired design strength. In the era of computers used in every spectrum of life, the testing of materials and its results calculations also needs to be programed for calculations, validations and data storage. The cell based software do provide ease of calculations but storage and retrieval of data is difficult in those software. The current study is an effort to develop a program the calculations of compressive strength of concrete and flexural strength of the concrete as per Indian Standard Code of Practice. The standalone customized software used in calculations gives accurate and consistent results. Also, the validations programed with logics avoid hazy manual interpretations of the regulatory provisions and gives accurate results.