The formula for the tensile strength of rocks under the Brazilian disc test is based on the plane analytic solution of elastic theory
which is obtained through the principle of maximal tensile stress..But the result is very different from the result of direct tensile test.According the data between direct tensile test and arc splitting test of ten kinds of rocks
the rule of 3-D stress because of central angle of arc loading area is analyzed; and adopting 3-D tensile strength principle to analyze the samples
it turns out that this principle is more suitable to Brazilian test.