Civ-302L Final report

Done by: Abdallah Cheikh el Najjarine

Submitted to: Dr. Jihane Aouf
Date:30/5/2018
Table of Contents
Slump of freshly mixed concrete ........................................................................................................ 3
Objective ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Background ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Equipment ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Procedure............................................................................................................................................ 3
Result: ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Compressive strength of cylindrical concrete specimens ....................................................................... 4
Objective ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Equipment ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Procedure............................................................................................................................................ 4
Analysis and results............................................................................................................................. 5

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Slump of freshly mixed concrete
Objective
To measure the slump of freshly mixed concrete.
Background
For many years, the measurement of slump has been interpreted as a verification of water-
cement ratio, that is, the higher the slump, the higher the water-cement ratio. However, a
slight change in aggregate properties, gradation or air content, and the use of a wide variety
of admixtures to enhance properties, has diminished the reliance on slump as an indication of
water content, or water-cement ratio. Nonetheless, it is an important, easy to perform quality
control tool that indicates that a change worthy of investigation has occurred.
Equipment
Slump mould in the form of a lateral frustum with a top diameter of 102 mm, bottom
diameter of 203 mm and height of 305 mm.
 Scoop
 Rod for tamping with a length of 0.6 m, diameter of 16 mm and rounded ends
 Ruler
Procedure
Step 1. Locate position for performing slump test. Surface must be non-absorbent, flat and
rigid.
Step 2. Moisten (slump cone and scoop). Slump cone interior must be clean and free from
and build-up of previously tested mortar. Place slump cone on testing surface, stand on foot
tabs, and apply constant pressure to handles.
Step 3. Fill the slump cone in three increments, by volume, by using a scoop. After each lift is
filled into the cone, rod 25 times, ensuring the entire cross section is rodded, by angling the
rod to the dimension of the cone. Take care to only rod the newly placed lift.
Step 4. As rodding is occurring on the final lift of material, the level of the material should
not fall below the top of the cone. It is acceptable to add additional material to the cone.
Step 5. Level final lift with tamping rod. Apply downward pressure on handles, and then step
off foot tabs, and lift slump cone, for a period of time of 3 to 7 seconds. Do not twist the
slump cone when removing.
Step 6. Rest the slump cone next to the sample on flat surface at same level. Place rod
horizontally on slump cone, and measure the slump, to the displaced centre of the sample.
(80mm)
The entire test from beginning of charging the slump cone to measuring of displaced centre
must be within 2.5 minutes.
If a marked shearing of one side of the sample occurs, the test is invalid and the material
should be resampled.
Result:
Equal 4cm<15cm then acceptable

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Compressive strength of cylindrical concrete
specimens
Objective
To determine the compressive strength of concrete, which is used universally as a measure of
concrete quality.
Equipment
Loading machine with two hardened steel breaking blocks. The upper block is spherically
seated and the bottom block is solid surface.
Test specimens: concrete cylinders 152 mm diameter and 304 mm high or 102 mm diameter
and 203 mm high. (Conduct the compression test on the moist-cured specimens directly after
removing them from the curing room).
Specimen age at time of testing should be 24 hrs ± 0.5 hrs, 3 days ± 2 hrs, 7 days ± 6 hrs, 28
days ± 20 hrs or 90 days ± 2 days.
Procedure
If the ends of the specimen are not plane, they should be capped with sulphur or capping
compound.
Measure the diameter of the test specimen to the nearest 0.25 mm by averaging 2 diameters at
the middle height of the specimen.
Adjust the bearing blocks and the specimen.
Clean the faces of the bearing blocks and the specimen.
Apply the load continuously and without shock. For hydraulically operated machines, apply
the load at a constant rate within the range of 138 kPa/s to 335 kPa/s.
Continue applying the load until the specimen fails.
Record the maximum load carried by the specimen during the test.
Note the type of failure.

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Analysis and results
Calculate the compressive strength as
f’c = Pmax / A =1.62/ ((π/4)*(152) ^2)
Where
f’c = compressive strength, MPa
Pmax = maximum applied load, N
A = cross-sectional area, mm2
Specimen identification number
Diameter (and length if outside the
range of 1.8 to 2.2 times the diameter)
152 mm diameter and 304 mm high
Cross-sectional area (π/4)*(152) ^2
Maximum load 137.605 KN
Compressive strength, 1.62MPa
Type of failure none
Defects in either specimen or caps no
defects
Age of specimen one week

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