APPARATUS AND

EQUIPMENT IN
TESTING MATERIALS
Group 1
SEVEN CATEGORIES

• CEMENT • PAVEMENT
• AGGREGATE • WOOD
• CONCRETE • STEEL
• ASPHALT
CEMENT
• A finely milled mineral powder, usually
grey in color, that serves as an adhesive to
bind sand, gravel and hard rock in
concrete.
BULK DENSITY OF CEMENT APPARATUS

• Used for the measurement of the

apparent density of powders and
non-cohesive materials.

• It consists of Sieve Funnel with

Tripod, 1 liter capacity Unit
Weight Measure, Medium Rigid
Spatula, 40 cm Straight Edge and
Medium Round Aluminium Scoop.
FLOW CONE APPARATUS

• Used for viscosity and fluidity

determinations of mortars, muds,
grouts, pre-stressing tendons, fluid
materials, etc.

• Mortar fluidity is considered suitable

when the flow time of 1000 cc of
mortar is comprised between 17 to 25
seconds.
VICAT APPARATUS

• A penetration device used in testing of

hydraulic cements and similar materials
to determine their normal or standard
consistency.

• Also used to determine the initial

setting time and final setting time of
hydraulic cements and similar
materials.
LENGTH COMPARATOR APPARATUS

• Used for a number of length

measurements concerning mainly
cement and mortar specimens with
different lengths.

• For this reason, the reference rods

are not included and have to be
ordered separately.
THERMOSTATIC BENCH CABINET

• Used in curing large quantities of

cement, mortar and concrete
specimens at controlled
temperature (+18 °C to +30 °C) and
humidity (95% to saturation).

• The upper side can be used as

working bench.
AUTOMATIC MORTAR MIXER

• Designed for the efficient mixing

of cement pastes and mortar, with
four automatic sequences of
mixing cycle.
• Two speeds can be selected:
– 140 or 285 rpm for the revolving
action
– 62 or 125 rpm for the planetary
action
AGGREGATE
• A particulate material used in construction
that includes sand, gravel, crushed stone,
slag, recycled concrete and geosynthetic
aggregates.
ORGANIC IMPURITIES

• Determines presence of injurious

organic compounds in sands used
in cement mortar or concrete.

• Test serves as warning that further

tests of sands are necessary
before they can be approved for
use.
LOS ANGELES ABRASION MACHINE

• It tests for resistance to abrasion

in crushed rock, slag, crushed and
uncrushed gravel, using Los
Angeles testing method.
LOS ANGELES ABRASION MACHINE (APPARATUS)

• Fig. 1: Balance • Fig. 3: Los Angeles

– Balance should be Testing Machine
accurate up to 1 g – Inside Length: 50 cm
– Inside Diameter: 70
cm
• Fig. 2: Sieves
– Sieves required are 80,
• Fig. 4: Abrasive
63, 50, 40, 25, 20, Charges
12.5, 10, 6.3, 4.75 (as – Diameter: 48 mm
per gradation of – Weight: 390 to 445 g
aggregate) and 1.7 mm
 LOS ANGELES ABRASION MACHINE

• Gradation of the Aggregate should • Calculation

be carried out so as to assess the Aggregate Abrasion Value
Grade of the Aggregate (A to G). = ((A-B)/A) X 100

where,
• A = weight in gm of oven-
dried sample.
• B = weight in gm of fraction
retained on 1.70 mm IS Sieves
after washing and oven-dried
up to constant weight.
SAMPLE SPLITTER

• This is splitter provides accurate

and representative samples for a
wide range of materials.
MOISTURE METER

• Used to measure moisture content

in various fine and coarse-grained
materials.
• The prongs of the probe are
inserted into the material to be
tested and the percentage of
moisture content is instantaneously
shown on the easy to read display.
CONCRETE
• A composite material composed of fine
and coarse aggregate bonded together
with a fluid cement (cement paste) that
hardens over time.
COMPRESSOMETER STATIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY

• Used to determine the strain or

deformation of a specimen while
measuring the compressive
strength of concrete specimens,
generally a cylinder.

• It can be used for rock, concrete,

soils, and other materials.
COMPRESSION TEST MACHINE (CTM)

• Used to determine a material's

strength under applied crushing loads,
and are usually conducted by applying
compressive pressure to a test
specimen with compression platens or
specialized fixtures on a universal
testing machine or a specialized
compression only test machine.
FLEXURAL TESTING MACHINE

• Designed for reliable and

consist­ent testing of flexural
test on standard concrete
beams, concrete or natural
stone kerbs, concrete paving
flags, and natural stone slabs
and tensile splitting test of
concrete paving blocks.
 APPARATUS USED TO TEST FRESH CONCRETE

WALZ CONSISTOMETER KELLY BALL APPARATUS

• Used to measure the consistency. • Used to determine workability.
ASPHALT
• A sticky, black, semi-solid form of
petroleum used to bind aggregate
together that creates a smooth, durable
surface for driveways, walking paths,
roads and parking lots.
FLASH POINT TESTER

• An instrument that determines

the flash point of a sample, which
is the temperature point at which
sample vaporizes to another
composition state in the air that
can be ignited.
PENETROMETER

• Used to test the strength of a

material.
SOFTENING APPARATUS

• Used to test the consistency of

bituminous materials for certain
usage such as joint and crack
filling, including its resistance to
heat.
SOLUBILITY APPARATUS

• Used to determine the total

bitumen content of asphaltic
materials, which is the actual
cementing constituent of the
material.
PAVEMENT
• A man-made surface on natural ground
that people, vehicles or animals can
cross. Any ground surface prepared for
transport counts as a pavement, also
called as road surface.
ROLLING STRAIGHT EDGE

• Used to measure planeness of

pavement surfaces, such as
highways, airport runways, bridge
decks, etc.
• Requires only one operator to
detect, register, and dye mark high
and low areas that need to be
ground down or filled.
CENTRIFUDGE EXTRACTOR

• Used for quantitative

determination of bitumen content
in paving mixtures.
MARSHALL STABILITY

• It measures resistance to
displacement of a compacted
bituminous mixture.
UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE

• A universal testing machine is

used to test the tensile stress and
compressive strength of materials.
LABORATORY OVEN

• These ovens generally provide

pinpoint temperature control and
uniform temperatures throughout
the heating process.
CORE DRILLING MACHINE

• Core drill is a cylindrical drill

with a hollow bit that allows
you to create a perfectly round
hole in the material that you’re
PRODUCT OF CORE DRILL
drilling. Because the bit is
hollow, the drilling material
gets extracted from the
center. 
BENKELMAN BEAM

• It is an instrument used to
measure pavement deflections
resulting from vehicle wheel
loadings.
TIMBER
• Timber denotes ‘wood’ which is suitable
for building or carpentry and for various
engineering and other purposes.
MOISTURE METERS

• Used to measure the percentage

of water in a given substance.

• The information can be used to

determine if the material is ready
for use, unexpectedly wet or dry,
or otherwise in need of further
inspection.
UNIVERSAL WOOD TESTER

• A screw type motor driven and its

suitable for determination of
shear strength, hardness (Janka
Ball Test), Clavage, Static bend
Plywood Grips Nail/Screw
withdrawal test, compression
(parallel-to-grain) and many other
test on wood plywood.
STEEL
• Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. It is
highly elastic, ductile, malleable and
weldable. Steel has high tensile and
compression strength and also stands
wear and tear much better.
UNIVERSAL HYDRAULIC SERVO-CONTROLLED MACHINE

• Used to carry out static tensile

tests on metallic materials
PENDULUM IMPACT CHARPY TESTER

• Used for resilience tests.

• Carried out on a CHARPY sample

in order to check the energy
absorbed during the impact,
which is measured in JOULE.
BENDING MACHINE

• Designed to carry out bending

tests on steel bars for reinforced
concrete.
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Group 1:
Rodriguez, Joyce
Sajorga, Jobelle
Simbajon, Maria Isabel
Solomo, Patrick
Sumabat, Jesseca