CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING

EQUIPMENTS

NAME DESCRIPTION VISUAL

1. PENETROMETER Used to determine the setting

time of fresh concrete for field
and laboratory use.

2. SIEVE SET A device used for characterizing

materials according to particle
size distribution of a sample
(aggregates, sand, soil
particles)

3. SLUMP CONE Equipment used to perform the

Concrete Slump Test
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4. HYDROMETER An instrument for measuring

the density of liquids

5. UNIVERSAL Also known as ‘universal tester,’

TESTING is used to test the tensile
MACHINE (UTM) strength and compressive
strength of materials

An equipment that
6. CONCRETE MIXER homogeneously combines
cement, aggregates, and water
to form concrete

Pressure gauges are

7. PRESSURE GAUGE instruments used to measure
and display pressure in an
integral unit
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8. CONCRETE Used to ensure that the pouring

of concrete is free of air bubbles
VIBRATOR
and even

An equipment used for

9. VICAT APPARATUS determining the normal
consistency and time of setting
of Portland cements

10. SHOVEL An equipment used to transfer

material from one place to
another; can also be used in
excavation or preparing
concrete mixes

11. LABORATORY A mechanical equipment for the

PULVVERISER grinding of many different types
of materials
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12. RING & BALL Used for determining the

softening point of materials by
APPARATUS
ring and ball method

13. VANE SHEAR Used to perform Vane Shear

APPARATUS Test which measure shear
strength of various materials

An equipment used to help

14. CORE DRILL produce straight and clean-
sided core samples

Used to study the behaviour of

15. CONCRETE soil, relatively coarse grained
PERMEABILITY soils such as sands and gravel,
TEST APPARATUS in its natural conditions with
respect to water flow
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16. MOULDS Used as vessel for creating test

samples (usually concrete) of
different shapes

17. CURING TANK Used as storage for concrete

samples that needs to be cured
or prepared for further testing

18. MARSHALL
STABILITY TEST An equipment used to
APPARATUS determine the load and flow
values of bituminous mixtures

This device is used for

19. DUCTILITY TEST determining the ductility of
MACHINE materials by measuring the
elongation of material

An equipment used to cut and

20. MASONRY SAW prepare test samples of
concrete and other rock
specimens
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BSCE 4-2 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
AND TESTING

SOURCES:
testinternational.co.uk/

www.testingmachine.com.tw/

www.globalgilson.com/

www.fuelinstrument.com/

www.midwestsupplies,com/

www.matest.com/en/Prodcts/

www.merriamwebster.com/