Why is the compressive strength of a cylinder less

than the compressive strength of a cube?

Compressive strength depends on

1. Size factor: As the size of the cube decreases strength increases because of
homogeneity. cube of 100mm size will have 5% more than 150mm cube.
2. Shape factor: cylindrical cubes of 150mm dia and 300mm height have 80%
strength of cube of 150mm.
3. Slenderness ratio: as the slenderness ratio increases strength decreases.

Conventionally, strength reduction factor (R factor) is defined as the ratio of elastic strength to
yield strength. The importance of estimating R factor originates in the need for directly deriving
inelastic spectra.
However, other than in doubly reinforced beams compression steel reinforcement
is provided when: (i) some sections of a continuous beam with moving loads undergo change of
sign of the bending moment which makes compression zone as tension zone or vice versa.
If the reinforcement is only in tension zone then it is called Singly Reinforcement Beam and if
the reinforcement is both at Tension and Compression zone then it is called Doubly reinforced
Beam. ... When the steel bars are used only at the bottom of the section, known as singly
reinforced section
Slab may be supported on walls or beams or columns. ... In one way slab main reinforcement is
parallel to shorter direction and the reinforcement parallel to longer direction is
called distribution steel. In two way slab main reinforcement is provided along both direction
This means stress
is newtons per square meter, or
N/m2. However, stress has
its own SI unit, called the pascal. 1
pascal (symbol Pa) is equal to 1
N/m2. InImperial units, stress is
measured in pound-force
persquare inch, which is often
shortened to "psi". The dimension
of stress is the same as that of
pressure
Compressive strength: 20 - 40 MPa (3000 - 6000 psi)
Flexural strength: 3 - 5 MPa (400 - 700 psi)
Tensile strength - σ: 2 - 5 MPa (300 - 700 psi)
Modulus of elasticity - E: 14 - 41 GPa (2 - 6 x 106 psi)

The modulus of elasticity (= Young's modulus) E is a material property, that describes its
stiffness and is therefore one of the most important properties of solid materials. From the Hook's
law the modulus of elasticity is defined as the ratio of the stress to the strain: Stress is not
directly measurable.

Strain Formula (general form) Strain is a measure of the amount an object deforms as a result
of a force. There are a number of types of strain, but in general, strain is the change in a dimension
divided by the original value of that dimension.