APPENDIX C

DETERMINATION OF TEN PER CENT FINE VALUE

(Clause 4.1.1.5)

Apparatus: The apparatus for the standard test shall consist of the following:
(a) A 15 cm diameter open-ended steel cylinder, with plunger and base-plate, as shown in Fig. in the
end of this appendix. The surfaces in contact with the aggregate shall be machined and case
hardened or otherwise treated so as to have a diamond (VH) pyramid hardness number of not
less than 650 VH.

(b) A straight metal tamping rod of circular cross-section 16 mm in diameter and 45 to 60 cm long,
rounded at one end.

(c) A balance of capacity 3 Kg, readable and accurate to one gram.

(d) I.S. Sieve of sizes 12.5, 10 and 2.36 mm.

(e) A compression testing machine capable of applying a load of 50 tonnes and which can be
operated to give a uniform rate of loading so that the maximum load in any test is reached in 10
minutes. This load may vary from 0.5 to 50 tonnes.

(f) For measuring the sample, a cylindrical metal measure of sufficient rigidity to retain its form
under rough usage and of the following internal dimensions:

Diameter 11.5 cm
Height 18.0 cm

(g) Means of measuring the reduction in the distance between the plates of the testing machine to
the nearest one millimetre during the test (for example, dial gauge).

Test Sample: Material for the test shall consist of aggregate passing a 12.5 mm I.S. Sieve and retained
on a 10 mm I.S. Sieve. The aggregate shall be tested in a surface dry condition. If dries by heating the
period of drying shall not exceed four hours, the temperature shall be 100ºC to 110ºC and the aggregate
shall be cooled to room temperature before testing.

The quantity of aggregate shall be such that the depth of material in the cylinder, after tamping as
described below, shall be 10 cm.

The weight of material comprising the test sample shall be determined (weight A) and the same
weight of sample shall be taken for the repeat test.

Note: About 6.5 kg of natural aggregate is required to provide the two test samoles. Less of light weight
aggregate is required.

The measuring cylinder is filled in three layers of approximately equal depth with aggregate passing
a 12.5 mm I.S. Sieve and retained on 10 mm I.S. Sieve. Each layer is subjected to 25 strokes from the
tamping rod (16 mm dia and 45 to 60 cm long) rounded to one end, care being taken in case of weak
materials not to break the particles. The surface of the aggregate shall be carefully levelled and the
plunger inserted so that it rests horizontally on this surface.

Test Procedure: The apparatus, with the test sample and plunger in position, shall then be placed in the
compression testing machine. The load shall be applied at a uniform rate so as to cause a total
penetration of a plunger in 10 minutes of about: 15.0 mm for rounded or partially rounded aggregates

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(for example uncrushed gravel) 20 mm for nominal crushed aggregate & 24 mm for honey combed
aggregate (for example expanded shales and slags). These figures may be varied according to the
extent of the rounding or honey combing.

After reaching the required maximum penetration, the load shall be released and the whole of the
material removed from the cylinder and sieved on a 2.36 mm I.S. Sieve. The fines passing the sieve
shall be weighed, and this weight expressed as a percentage of the weight of the test sample. Normally,
this percentage will fall within the range 7.5 to 12.5, but if it does not, a further test shall be made at a
load adjusted appropriately, to bring the percentage fines within the range of 7.5 to 12.5.

A repeat test shall be made at the load that gives as percentage fines within the range 7.5 to 12.5.

Calculations: The mean percentage fines from the two tests at this load shall be used in the following
formula to calculate the load required to give 10 percentage fines.

14 × X
Load required for 10 percent fines =
Y+4
Where X = Load in tonnes and
Y= mean percentage fines from two test at X tonnes load.

Reporting of Results: The load required to produce 10 percent fines shall be reported to the nearest
whole number for loads of 10 tonnes or more, the nearest 0.5 tonne for loads of less than 10 tonnes.

The value expressed to the nearest 0.5 tonne should be as follows:

(a) For normal concrete, not less than 5 tonnes.
(b) For wearing surfaces, not less than 10 tonnes.
(c) For granolithic concrete, not less than 15 tonnes.

100 to 150 φ

20 φ

< 25

150 ± 0.5 dia of Piston

130 to 140

152.00 ± 0.5
6.3

< 16 200 to 230 < 16

Drawing not to Scale

All dimensions in millimetres

Internal Diameter of Cylinder = 152.0± 0.5

Fig. C-4.1 : Apparatus for Determination of Ten per cent Fine Value

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 APPENDIX D

SLUMP TEST
(Clause 4.2.2)

Apparatus: Mould shall consist of a metal frustum of cone having the following internal dimensions:

Bottom diameter……………………………………………………..20 cm

Top diameter…………………………………………………………10 cm

Height…………………………………………………………………30 cm

The mould shall be of a metal other than brass and aluminium of at least 1.6 mm (or 16 BG)
thickness. The top and bottom shall be open and at right angles to the axis of the cone. The mould shall
have a smooth internal surface. It shall be provided with suitable foot pieces and handles to facilitate
lifting it from the moulded concrete test specimen in a vertical direction as required by the test. A mould
provided with a suitable guide attachment may be used.

Tamping rod shall be of steel or other suitable material 16 mm in diameter 60 mm long and rounded
at one end.

Procedure: The internal surface of the mould shall be thoroughly cleaned and free form superfluous
moisture and any set concrete before commencing the test. The mould shall be placed on a smooth
horizontal, rigid and non-absorbent surface viz. levelled metal plate. The operator shall hold the mould
firmly in place while it is being filled with test specimen of concrete. The mould shall be filled in four
layers, each approximately one quarter of height of mould. Each layer shall be tamped with twenty five
strikes of the rounded end of the tamping rod. The strokes shall be distributed in a uniform manner over
the cross section of the mould and for the second and subsequent layers shall penetrate into the under-
lying layer. The bottom layer shall be tamped through out its depth. After the top layer has been rodded,
the concrete shall be struck off level with trowel or the tamping rod, so that the mould is exactly filled.
Any mortar which shall leak out between the mould and the base plate shall be cleaned away. The
mould shall be removed from the concrete immediately after filling by raising it slowly and carefully in a
vertical direction. The moulded concrete shall then be allowed to subside and the slump shall be
measured immediately by determining the difference between the height of the mould and that of the
highest point of specimen.

The above operations shall be carried out at a place free from vibration or shock, and within a period
of two minutes after sampling.

Result: The slump shall be recorded in terms of millimeters of subsidence of the specimen during the
test. Any slump specimen which collapses or shears off laterally give incorrect result. If this occurs, the
test shall be repeated with another sample.

The slump test shall not be used for very dry mixes as the results obtained are not accurate.

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 CONTENTS

Clause No. Brief Description Page No.

List of Mandatory Tests 119

List of Bureau of Indian Standard Codes 122

5.0 General 123

5.1 Materials 123

5.1.1 Water, Cement, Fine and Coarse Aggregate 123
5.1.2 Fly Ash Admixed Cement Concrete (FACC) and Fly Ash Blended 123
Cements in Cement Concrete (PPCC) in RCC Structures
5.1.3 Steel for Reinforcement 124
5.1.4 Stacking & Storage 126
5.1.5 Identification 127

5.2 Form Work (Centring & Shuttering) 127

5.2.1 Form Work 127
5.2.2 Design & Tolerance in Construction 127
5.2.3 General Requirement 127
5.2.4 Surface Treatment 129
5.2.5 Inspection of Form Work 130
5.2.6 Measurements 131
5.2.7 Rate 132

5.3 Reinforcements 133

5.3.1 General Requirements 133
5.3.2 Welding of Bars 133
5.3.3 Placing in Position 133
5.3.4 Measurements 135
5.3.5 Rate 135

5.4 Concreting 135

5.4.1 Consistency 135
5.4.2 Placing of Concrete 135
5.4.3 Compaction 136
5.4.4 Construction Joints 136
5.4.5 Expansion Joints 137
5.4.6 Curing 137
5.4.7 Finishing 137
5.4.8 Strength of Concrete 138
5.4.9 Testing of Concrete 139
5.4.10 Standard of Acceptance for Nominal Mix 139
5.4.11 Measurements 142
5.4.12 Tolerances 144
5.4.13 Rate 144

5.5 Encasing Rolled Steel Sections 145

5.5.1 General Requirements 145
5.5.2 Wrapping 145

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5.5.3 Form Work 145
5.5.4 Concreting 145
5.5.5 Measurements 146
5.5.6 Rate 146

5.6 Precast Reinforced Concrete 146

5.6.1 to 5.6.4 General Requirements 146
5.6.5 to 5.6.6 Curing 146
5.6.7 to 5.6.8 Marking 146

5.7 Precast Cement Concrete Jali 147

5.7.1 Fixing 147
5.7.2 Measurements 147
5.7.3 Rate 147

5.8 Design Mix 147

5.8.0 Definition 147
5.8.1 Mix Design and Proportioning 147
5.8.2 Standard Deviation 147
5.8.3 Acceptance Criteria 148
5.8.4 Cement Content of Concrete 148
5.8.5 Water Cement Ratio and Slump 148
5.8.6 Approval of Design Mix 149

5.9 Ready Mixed Concrete (As per IS 4926) 149

5.9.1 Materials 149
5.9.2 General Requirements 150
5.9.3 Sampling and Testing of Ready - Mixed Concrete 151
5.9.4 Information to be Supplied by the Purchaser 152
5.9.5 Information to be Supplied by the Producer 152
5.9.6 Production and Delivery 153
5.9.7 Quality Control 155
5.9.8 Order Processing 157
5.9.9 Records 157

5.10 Placing Concrete by Pumping 157

5.10.1 General 157
5.10.2 Pumping Equipments 157

5.11 Guidelines for Field Practice 160

5.11.1 General Precautions 160
5.11.2 Submittals 161
5.11.3 Sampling and Testing (Materials) 161
5.11.4 Sampling and Testing for Quality Control of Fresh Concrete 164
5.11.5 Sampling and Testing for Quality Control of Hardened Concrete 166

Appendix A Cube Test for Compressive Strength of Concrete – Mandatory Lab 169
Test

Appendix B Additional Tests for Concrete 172

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Appendix C Register of Work Test of Concrete 176

Appendix D List of Equipments required for Site Laboratory 178

Annexure A – Sampling of Concrete 180
Annexure B – Concrete Mix Information to be Supplied by the 180
Purchaser
Annexure C – Calibration and Weighing Equipment Accuracy 181
Annexure D – Delivery Ticket Information 182

Fig. 5.1, 5.2 & Typical set up of Steel Wall Form Work and Ties 183
5.3

Fig. 5.4 & 5.5 Typical Standard Units and Components of Form Work 186

Fig. 5.6 & 5.7 Typical Arrangements of Column Form Work. 188

Fig. 5.8 Typical details of Beam Head and Stiffener 190

Fig. 5.9 Typical details of Multi-Stage Shuttering 191

Fig. 5.10 to Details of Expansion Joints 192

5.23

Fig. 5.24 & Seismic Separation Joints, Details at Floor and Roof Level 197
5.25

Fig. 5.26 Construction Joints 198

Fig. 5.27 & Encasing Rolling Steel Sections 199

5.28

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