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Semester 2, 2015
GUIDELINES FOR
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
(also consult the mentioned AS)
CONTRETE TESTS
Concrete preparation and tests on fresh concrete
DATE/TIME OF TESTING:
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Students surname
Signature
Ouster
Salem
O'Neill
Al Alawi
Fitzsimmons
Lucente
John
Wang
Chen
Shang
Pittas
Ternes
Khan
Norman
Students surname
Al-Sadoon
Busalehah
Molino
Nguyen
Nguyen
Beiza
Scoberg
Silva
Poh
Buzluk
Margerison
Alotuibi
Costa
Papas
Vanderpol
Walsh
Signature
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OH&S Note
Please note that attendance to the laboratory session is permitted only if you
wear protective footwear (steel capped boots) and long pants.
An OH&S induction will be delivered at the beginning the laboratory session.
All students should follow the instructions of the academic and technical staff
running the session.
Any attempt to disobey these instructions will result in you being expelled from
the laboratory session.
Not attending the laboratory session means you cannot contribute to the report
writing and you will not get a mark for the laboratory session.
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1. INTRODUCTION/AIM
During the concrete production a series of tests are carried out in order to ensure that the fresh
concrete satisfies the design requirements. The slump test, a simple and commonly used test,
is used to check on the workability of the plastic concrete. The air-content test checks on the
volume of air present in the compacted fresh concrete, while using the mass per unit volume
test the density of the plastic concrete is assessed.
During the laboratory session each group will be in charge with a different aspect of the
production of concrete, manufacture of specimens for strength of hard concrete tests and fresh
concrete tests in order to:
batch and mix concrete to specification;
produce sufficient concrete to enable tests on fresh concrete and production of concrete
specimens to be tested at a later stage;
identify the effect of various admixtures on the behaviour of fresh concrete;
produce (from each batch) the specified number of concrete specimens for compression,
indirect tensile and flexural strength tests;
become familiar with the specifications of Australian Standards associated with the
production of concrete batches in the laboratory and the methodology of slump, air
entrained and mass per unit volume tests.
2. WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT (note that all quantities, except for water and
superplasticisers, were computed already in Tuesays lecture)
You are required to batch concrete using a mix proportion design 1:3:4 (C:FA:CA) and a
300kg/m3 cement content.
Cement (Type to be checked in the lab)
Sand (pre-blended/coarse)
Crushed basalt (20/10/7 mm blend)
300 kg/m3
kg/m3
kg/m3
The group will carry out 1 (one) slump test (AS 1012.3.1-1998) to check on the
workability of fresh concrete; if the 50 mm slump is not achieved, add more water and
ensure that the mix is homogeneous;
This group will also be in charge with the cleaning of the equipment after the
laboratory class is completed.
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First of all ensure that the specified workability was achieved (50 mm slump) so carry
out 1-2 slump tests as required (AS 1012.3.1-1998);
Also perform these tests: air-content (AS 1012.4.2-1999) and mass/unit volume (AS
1012.5-1999);
Make two 100x200mm cylinders (AS 1012.8.1-2000), one 150x300mm cylinder
(AS 1012.8.1-2000) and one 100x100x350mm beam (AS 1012.8.2-2000); compaction
should be done by hand ramming.
NOTE:
During the air content test the concrete is contaminated with water and has to be
discarded.
Make sure that you record the numbers of each mould and specify from which batch it
was prepared. This enables correct identification and marking of specimens when the
moulds are stripped (24 hours later) as well as recording the correct batch against the hard
concrete specimens. ALL STUDENTS attending the same laboratory session ARE
RESPONSIBLE WITH THE STRIPPING OF THE MOULDS 24 h after the
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Each group is responsible to identify and record the number of the moulds on the
specimens and place them in the curing bath. The moulds have to be cleaned after
specimens removal.
All specimens will be cured in a curing bath at a constant temperature (record the
temperature) until testing.
3. RESULTS
Following are several forms for the data/results collection.
information that should be recorded in each of them.
Concrete quantity
Specimen/test type
Volume per
specimen/test (L)
2
6
5
6
No of specimens
Small cylinders
Large cylinders
Small beams
Air content test
6
3
4
3
Proportions C:FA:CA
Components
quantity
Cement
(kg)
20.4
1:3:4
68
0.068
300
900
1200
Water/Cement
81.6
Rounding
Percent passing
(%)
100
31
7
0
Percent retained
(%)
Mass retained
(kg)
69
24
7
56.3
19.6
5.7
Rounding
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Concrete used
Actual volume per
Specimens prepared/test No of specimens
Total volume (L)
specimen/test (L)
performed
100x200 Cylinder
150x300 Cylinder
100x100x350 Beam
Air-content test
Total volume of concrete used (L)
Volume of concrete left (L)
Air-entraining agent (mL)
Concrete used
Actual volume per
Specimens prepared/test No of specimens
Total volume (L)
specimen/test
(L)
performed
100x200 Cylinder
150x300 Cylinder
100x100x350 Beam
Air-content test
Total volume of concrete used (L)
Volume of concrete left (L)
Super-plasticiser agent (mL)
Batch A
Batch B
Admixture(s) added
Air-entraining
Slump test
Slump (mm)
Water
quantity (L)
Water
quantity (L)
Water
quantity (L)
Batch C
Air-entraining &
superplasticiser
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Batch A
Mass
mould
concrete (kg)
Batch B
& Mass
mould
concrete (kg)
Batch C
& Mass
mould
concrete (kg)
&
Batch A
Batch B
Batch C
Each working sub-group (see the working groups list) is in charge with specific tasks during
which a series of data will be collected. After the laboratory session, each sub-group
should communicate the information collected to the other 3 sub-groups attending the
same lab session. Make sure that you state the test from which the raw data was collected.
4. REPORT WRITING
Each group will report on ALL TESTS performed during the laboratory session. This means
that if you DO NOT ATTEND THE LABORATORY SESSION, YOU CANNOT
CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORT WRITING.
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The laboratory session and the report writing are group work. Hence, on report completion,
each member of the group shall assess the contribution of group members and self to the
development of the test(s) and report writing. Each member of the group should be given a
multiplier (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0) in accordance with their contribution to the lab work/report
writing. Same rule applies to the assessment of self-contribution to the team work. Please
note that the assessment should be emailed to the Lecturer (v.paton-cole@latrobe.edu.au),
within 3 days from reports submission (e.g., by Monday, 21 April, 8.00 pm). If any member
of the group fails to do so, the work will not be marked.
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