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Workability-: 1) Slump Test

The document discusses the workability of concrete, which refers to how easily concrete can be mixed, placed, consolidated and finished. It outlines several factors that affect workability, including water content, mix proportions, aggregate size and properties. It also describes four common tests used to measure concrete workability in the lab or field: the slump test, compaction factor test, Vebe consistometer test, and Kelly ball test. The slump test is the most widely used due to its simplicity. The compaction factor and Vebe tests provide additional information on workability and compaction.

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Workability-: 1) Slump Test

The document discusses the workability of concrete, which refers to how easily concrete can be mixed, placed, consolidated and finished. It outlines several factors that affect workability, including water content, mix proportions, aggregate size and properties. It also describes four common tests used to measure concrete workability in the lab or field: the slump test, compaction factor test, Vebe consistometer test, and Kelly ball test. The slump test is the most widely used due to its simplicity. The compaction factor and Vebe tests provide additional information on workability and compaction.

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WORKABILITY-

IT CAN BE STATED THE WORKABILITY OF CONCRETE MEANS TO WORK WITH CONCRETE.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE WORKABILITY:-


1- WATER CONTENT.
2- MIX PROPORTION.
3- SIZE OF AGGREGATE.
4- SHAPE OF THE AGGREGATE.
5- SURFACE TEXTURE OF AGGREGATE .
6- GRADING OF AGGRGATE .
7- USE OF ADMIXTURES.

TEST FOR WORKABILITY OF CONCRETE-


1) SLUMP TEST.
2) COMPACTION TEST.
3) VEE-BEE CONSISTOMETER TEST.
4) KELLY BALL TEST.

1) SLUMP TEST:
- SLUMP TEST IS A LABORATRY OR AT SITE TEST USED TO MEASURE THE
CONSISTENCY OF CONCRETE.
- SLUMPTEST SHOWS AN INDICATION OF THE UNIOFORMLY OF
CONCRETE IN DIFFERENT BALTHES.
- SHAPES OF THE CONCRETE SLUMPS SHOW THE WORKABILITY AND
QUALITY OF CONCRETE.
- THE CHARACTERISTIC OF CONCRETE WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDENCY
OF SEGRETION CAN BE ALSO JUDGED BY MAKING A FEW TAMPING OR
BLOWS BY TAPPING ROD ON THE BASE PLATE.
- THE TEST CONTINOUS USING SINCE 1922 DUE TO THE SIMPLICITY OF
APPARATUS AND SIMPLE PROCEDURE.
- INDIAN STANDARD FOR SLUMP TEST IS IS1199-1959.
FIG. SLUMP TEST OF CONCRETE.

APPARATUS FOR SLUMP TEST-


METTALIC MOULD IN THE SHAPE OF A FRUSLUM OF CONE HAVING BOTTOM
DIAMETER 20CM (8 IN) TOP DIAMETER 10CM (4 IN) AND HEIGHT 30CM (12 IN).
- STEEL TAMPING ROD HAVING 16MM (5/8 IN) DIAMETER 0.6 M (2 FT) LONG WITH
BULLET END.

2- COMPACTION FACTOR TEST:


THE COMPACTION FACTOR TEST IS USED TO CALCULATE THE DEGREE OF WORKABILITY
OF FRESH CONCRETE. THE COMPACTION FACTOR LIES BETWEEN 0.8 – 0.92 FOR THE
NORMAL RANGE OF CONCRETE. FOR CONCRETE WHICH HAS LOW WORKABILITY FOR
WHICH STUMP TEST IS NOT SUITABLE THEN THE COMPACTION FACTOR TEST IS
CONDUCTED IN THE LABORATORY.
APPARATUS FOR COMPACTION FACTOR TEST-
COMPACTOR FACTOR MACHINE WEIGHING MACHINE AND COMPACTING ROD
MECHANICAL VIBRATOR OR STEEL TRAVEL.

THE APPARATUS CONSIST OF TRAVELS HAND SCOOP WHICH IS 15.2 CM LONG , BALANCE
AND A ROD OF STEEL WHICH IS 1.6 CM DIAMETER , 61 CM LONG ROUNDED AT ONE END .
IN THE LABORATORY, THE CONCRETE MIX IS PREPARED AS PER DESIGN.

ADVANTAGES OF COMPACTION FACTOR TEST-


- IN LABORATORY SUITABLE FOR TESTING WORKABILITY.
- FOR CONCRETE OF LOW WORKABILITY, THIS TEST IS SUITABLE.
- OVER A WIDE RANGE, IT IS SUITABLE TO DETECT THE VARIATION IN WORKABILITY.
- AS COMPARED TO THE SLUMP TEST THE COMPACTION FACTOR TEST GIVE MORE
IMPORMATION THAT IS ABOUT COMPACSIBILITY.
- THIS TEST IS MORE APPROPRIATE CONCRETE MIXTURES AND IS A DYNAMIC TEST.

DISADVANTAGES OF COMPACTION FACTOR TEST-


- REDUCES IT USEFULNESS IN THE FIELD DUE TO THE LARGE AND BULKY NATURE OF
THE DEVICE.
- TO MEASURES THE MASS OF THE CONCRETE IN THE CYLINDER, THE TEST METHOD
REQUIRES A BALANCE.
- THIS THIRD METHOD DOES NOT USE VIBRATIOIN AND ALTHOUGH THE TEST IS
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE AND NEED RARELY.

VE –BEE CONSISTENCY TEST-


VEE –BEE CONSISTOMETER TEST IS NAMED AFTER THE DEVELOPER V BANRMES OF SWEDEN
AND IT IS COVERED BY IS: 119-1959. IN THIS TEST WE MEASURE THE RELATIVES EFFORT LED
BY CONCRETE TO CHARGE FROM ONE DEFINITE SHAPE TO ANOTHER DEFINITE SHAPE BY
CONDUCTING VIBRATION (CONICAL TO CYLINDRICAL) . THIS EFFORT IS KNOWN AS
REMOULTING EFFORT AND IT IS MEASURED IN ‘T’ SECS (TIME) OR CALLED AS VEE BEE SECS.
FIG .VE-BEE CONSISTOMETER TEST.

APPARATUS OF VEE- BEE CONSISTOMETER TEST-


- VEE- BEE TEST MACHINE CONSIST OF A VIBRATING TABLE WHICH IS MOUNTED ON
AN ELASTIC SUPPORTS. THE VIBRATOR IS OPERATED ELECTRICALLY. THGE LENGTH
AND WIDTH OF A VIBRATING TABLE ARE 380 MM AND 260MM.
- ON THE SURFACE OF THE VIBRATING TABLE, A CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER OF HEIGHT
IS ATTACHED USING WING NUTS.
- THE CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER IS SCREWED TO THE VIBRATING TABLE THROUGH
WINGNUTS.
- THE SLUMP CONE OF HEGHT 300 IS OPEN ON BOTH SIDES AND HAS A DIA OF 200
MM AT THE BOTTOM.

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