4CE8          CONCRETE LAB.

P - 3

1.  To determine standard (Normal) consistency of cement.

2.  To determine Initial & Final setting time of cement.

3.

To determine specific gravity of cement.

4.

To determine the fineness of Cement by sieving through a 90 micron I.S. Sieve.

5.

To determine the Compressive Strength of Cement.

6.

To determine Soundness of cement by Le-chatelier apparatus.

7.

To determine the specific gravity of fine aggregate (sand) by  Pycnometer.

8.

To determine the bulking of fine aggregate and to draw curve between water content  and bulking.

9.

To determine the fineness modulus of coarse aggregates and fine aggregates by sieve analysis.

10.  To determine the workability of given concrete mix by slump test.

11.  To determine the workability o given fresh concrete mix by compaction factor test.

12.  To determine the workability of given concrete mix by Flow table test.

13.  To design concrete mix in accordance with I S recommendations.