Construction Material Testing

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Sunita Sahu

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Course Objectives

• To teach the student about different property of concrete and its use in different work.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will able to apply core concepts of Concrete technology to solve engineering problems.

Course Syllabus

Module I:(6.5hrs)
Practice:
1. XRF analysis of cement
2. Specific gravity of cement (comparison study) Practice 2
3. Compressive strength of cement(comparison study)
4. Soundness test of cement (comparison study)
5. Setting time(comparison study)

Module II: (5hrs)
Practice:
1. Specific gravity of coarse aggregate
2. Specific gravity of fine aggregate
3. Zoning of aggregates
4. Water absorption of coarse aggregate

Module III: (3hrs)
Practice:
Practice 4 Workability test of Fresh Concrete by
6. Slump cone method
7. Compaction factor method
8. Flow table method
9. Preparation of cube mould for durability test

Module IV: (1.5hrs):
Practice:
Practice 14. Preparation of Design Mix of concrete
Practice 15.: Prepare the design mix using Retarder and Accelerator
Module V: (3 hrs)
Practice:
Practice 16: Preparation of Fiber reinforced concrete
Practice 17: Preparation of Light weight concrete mix and reactive Powder concrete
Practice 18: Preparation of concrete with plastic aggregates
Practice 19: Design of concrete using construction demolition waste

Module VI: (4)
Practice:
Practice 20: Splitting tensile strength of cylinder and Flexural strength of beam
Practice 21: Compressive strength of cube and cylinder specimen
Practice 22: Stress-strain curve for concrete Determination of Young’s Modulus.
Practice 23:
(a) Non-destructive tests by Rebound hammer.
(b) Destructive tests by core cutter.

Module VII:(2hrs)
Practice 24:
(a) Carbonation test for concrete.
(b) Resistance to chemical attack (Sulphate attack, chloride attack)

E Books: Text Books:
1. M.S Shety, S. CHAND Publication
Reference Books:
1. Indian standards for tests on concrete materials and mix design.

Session Plan

Session 1

module - 1

1. XRF analysis of cement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-ga0qzRtfs&t=20s
2. Specific gravity of cement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txv1JIk2bHs
3. Soundness test of cement
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsXFsG4N4bCEG_amuFmfEQ
4. Setting time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7frNU8ufLfA

module-2

1. Specific gravity of coarse aggregate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGRn6X1cTqk

2. Specific gravity of fine aggregate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACm9KHOX-9o
3. Zoning of aggregates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry3nYYTCN9c
4. Water absorption of coarse aggregate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5LpftwlYj0

module -3
6. Slump cone method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzpWGrh9j6Y
7. Preparation of cube mould for durability test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8bH26-3PCw&t=1s
module -4
8.Preparation of Design Mix of concrete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-GmXCaZsBg
9. Prepare the design mix using Retarder and Accelerator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkDZJzOvqWs
module-5
10.Preparation of Fiber reinforced concrete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFncYgbCCg
11.Preparation of Light weight concrete mix and reactive Powder concrete
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Preparation+of+Light+weight+concrete+mix+and+reactive+Powder+concrete
module-6
12.Non-destructive tests by Rebound hammer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ALGTV-Zus
module-7
13. Carbonation test for concrete.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%28a%29%09Carbonation+test+for+concrete.
14.Resistance to chemical attack (Sulphate attack, chloride attack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwDT3totppM

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