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    The document discusses the slump test procedure used to determine the workability and consistency of fresh concrete. The slump test involves filling a truncated cone-shaped mold with concrete in layers and tamping it down with a rod. The mold is then lifted vertically, and the slump is measured as the difference in height between the mold and the subsided concrete. Factors like material properties, admixtures, mixing methods can influence the slump value. Common slump observations include true slump, zero slump, collapsed slump, and shear slump.

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    The document discusses the slump test procedure used to determine the workability and consistency of fresh concrete. The slump test involves filling a truncated cone-shaped mold with concrete in layers and tamping it down with a rod. The mold is then lifted vertically, and the slump is measured as the difference in height between the mold and the subsided concrete. Factors like material properties, admixtures, mixing methods can influence the slump value. Common slump observations include true slump, zero slump, collapsed slump, and shear slump.

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    The document discusses the slump test procedure used to determine the workability and consistency of fresh concrete. The slump test involves filling a truncated cone-shaped mold with concrete in layers and tamping it down with a rod. The mold is then lifted vertically, and the slump is measured as the difference in height between the mold and the subsided concrete. Factors like material properties, admixtures, mixing methods can influence the slump value. Common slump observations include true slump, zero slump, collapsed slump, and shear slump.

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    Slump Test of Concrete

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    The document discusses the slump test procedure used to determine the workability and consistency of fresh concrete. The slump test involves filling a truncated cone-shaped mold with concrete in layers and tamping it down with a rod. The mold is then lifted vertically, and the slump is measured as the difference in height between the mold and the subsided concrete. Factors like material properties, admixtures, mixing methods can influence the slump value. Common slump observations include true slump, zero slump, collapsed slump, and shear slump.

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    The document discusses the concrete slump test procedure and factors that influence the test results.

    Material properties, chemical admixtures, air content, mixing and transport methods, temperature, sampling technique, free water content, and time since mixing influence the concrete slump test results.

    A slump cone mold, base plate, measuring scale, and tamping rod are required for the concrete slump test.

    SLUMP TEST OF CONCRETE

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    INTRODUCTION:
    Concrete slump test or slump cone test is to determine the workability or
    consistency of concrete mix prepared at the laboratory or the construction site
    during the progress of the work. Concrete slump test is carried out from batch to
    batch to check the uniform quality of concrete during construction.
    ASTM C143 in the United States, IS: 1199 – 1959 in India and EN 12350-2 in
    Europe.
    Generally concrete slump value is used to find the workability, which
    indicates water-cement ratio, but there are various factors including properties of
    materials, mixing methods, dosage, admixtures etc. also affect the concrete slump
    value.

    FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE CONCRETE SLUMP


    TEST:
    1. Material properties like chemistry, fineness, particle size distribution, moisture
    content and temperature of cementitious materials. Size, texture, combined
    grading, cleanliness and moisture content of the aggregates,
    2. Chemical admixtures dosage, type, combination, interaction, sequence of addition
    and its effectiveness,
    3. Air content of concrete,
    4. Concrete batching, mixing and transporting methods and equipment,
    5. Temperature of the concrete,
    6. Sampling of concrete, slump-testing technique and the condition of test
    equipment,
    7. The amount of free water in the concrete, and
    8. Time since mixing of concrete at the time of testing.

    EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED FOR CONCRETE SLUMP TEST:


    Mold for slump test i.e. slump cone, non-porous base plate, measuring scale,
    temping rod. The mold for the test is in the form of the frustum of a cone having

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    height 30 cm, bottom diameter 20 cm and top diameter 10 cm. The tamping rod is
    of steel 16 mm diameter and 60cm long and rounded at one end.

    PROCEDURE FOR CONCRETE SLUMP CONE TEST:


    1. Clean the internal surface of the mould and apply oil.
    2. Place the mould on a smooth horizontal non- porous base plate.
    3. Fill the mould with the prepared concrete mix in 4 approximately equal layers.
    4. Tamp each layer with 25 strokes of the rounded end of the tamping rod in a uniform
    manner over the cross section of the mould. For the subsequent layers, the tamping
    should penetrate into the underlying layer.
    5. Remove the excess concrete and level the surface with a trowel.
    6. Clean away the mortar or water leaked out between the mould and the base plate.
    7. Raise the mould from the concrete immediately and slowly in vertical direction.
    8. Measure the slump as the difference between the height of the mould and that of
    height point of the specimen being tested.

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    SLUMP VALUE OBSERVATION:
    The slump (Vertical settlement) measured shall be recorded in terms of millimeters
    of subsidence of the specimen during the test.

    RESULTS OF SLUMP TEST ON CONCRETE:


    Slump for the given sample= _____mm

    When the slump test is carried out, following are the shape of the concrete
    slump that can be observed:

    o True Slump – True slump is the only slump that can be measured in the test. The
    measurement is taken between the top of the cone and the top of the concrete
    after the cone has been removed as shown in figure-1.
    o Zero Slump – Zero slump is the indication of very low water-cement ratio, which
    results in dry mixes. These types of concrete is generally used for road construction.
    o Collapsed Slump – This is an indication that the water-cement ratio is too high,
    i.e. concrete mix is too wet or it is a high workability mix, for which a slump test is
    not appropriate.
    o Shear Slump – The shear slump indicates that the result is incomplete, and
    concrete to be retested.

    PRECAUTIONS:
    The above operation should be carried out at a place free from Vibrations or
    shock and within a period of 2 minutes after sampling.

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