… Three high-strength concretes containing silica fume were cast and tested at the
University of Alberta to study the mechanical properties. The concretes were designed to
have compressive cylinder strengths of 60, 90, and 120 MPa. The tests carried out included
the compressive cylinder split-cylinder notched-beam, and triaxial compression tests. The
objective was to determine the compressive cylinder strength, split-cylinder tensile strength,
tensile fracture energy, and maximum and residual triaxial strengths. … The test results …