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CMT Lab No.3

The concrete slump test measures the consistency and workability of freshly mixed concrete. It involves filling a frustum-shaped metal mold (slump cone) with concrete in layers, tamping each layer 25 times. When the mold is lifted, the unsupported concrete will slump or subside to a certain height. The amount of slump is measured and used to determine if the concrete has the proper consistency for its intended use, with slumps from 2-4 inches appropriate for normal reinforced concrete structures. The test on the sample concrete prepared with a 1:2:4 ratio of cement, sand, and gravel yielded a slump of 2 inches, within the normal range.

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CMT Lab No.3

The concrete slump test measures the consistency and workability of freshly mixed concrete. It involves filling a frustum-shaped metal mold (slump cone) with concrete in layers, tamping each layer 25 times. When the mold is lifted, the unsupported concrete will slump or subside to a certain height. The amount of slump is measured and used to determine if the concrete has the proper consistency for its intended use, with slumps from 2-4 inches appropriate for normal reinforced concrete structures. The test on the sample concrete prepared with a 1:2:4 ratio of cement, sand, and gravel yielded a slump of 2 inches, within the normal range.

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INTRODUCTION

The concrete slump test measures the consistency of fresh concrete before
it sets. It is performed to check the workability of freshly made concrete, and
therefore the ease with which concrete flows. It can also be used as an indicator of
an improperly mixed batch. The test is popular due to the simplicity of apparatus
used and simple procedure. The slump test is used to ensure uniformity for
different loads of concrete under field conditions.
It can also be defined as the relative plasticity of freshly mixed concrete as
indicative of its workability. So concrete may have the following types of
consistency:
1) PLASTIC CONSISTENCY:
When it can be shaped into a ball between the palms of hands and adheres
to the skin.
2) SEMI-FLUID CONSISTENCY:
This cannot be rolled into a ball but spreads out without affecting the
cohesion of the constituents so that segregation doesn’t take place.
3) FLUID CONSISTENCY:
Which spreads out rapidly and segregation takes place.
Thus different degree of workability is required at different occasions. If the
structure is RCC and the steel bars too much close to each other than high
workability is required i.e. fluid consistency. While where the inter bars space is
large than concrete of semi-fluid or plastic consistency is required.
PROCEDURE
APPARATUS USED:
 FRUSTUM CONE
 BASE PLATE
 SCOOP
 TAMPERING ROD
 GRAVEL
 SAND
 CEMENT
 WATER
PROCEDURE:
1. First of all we have to prepare a mixture a mixture of concrete having ratio
of: 1:2:4. That is one part of cement, two parts sand, and four parts of
crush.
2. The mixture where mixed.
3. Then add water,the material was mixed thoroughly.
4. Then take the slump-test apparatus and clean it from inside also apply oil to
it and to the bottom surface. Then place it on the smooth metallic surface,
and fix it firmly
5. Then put one third of the concrete in the cone and press it with the help of
a 5/8 inch, round-ended, tampering rod. It should be tampered 25 times.
6. Then add the second one-third potion of concrete, and also tamper it 25
times with the help of tampering rod.
7. At last add the remaining one-third portion, and also tamper it 25 times.
8. For the upper surface to be smooth work it with float, so that during
measurement of slump it is easy to take correct readings.
9. Immediately after filling the cone is slowly lifted, and the unsupported
concrete will now slump, hence the name of the test. “The decrease in the
height of the centre of the slumped concrete is called slump”.
10.The slump test gives the following three results:
a) TRUE-SLUMP: if the concrete subsides evenly then it is called true-
slump, and is aimed to be calculated.
b) SHEAR-SLUMP: If one half of the cone slides down, it is called
shear-slump and is difficult to measure. It occurs in harsh mixes
(mixes deficient in fine aggregate).
c) COLLAPSE-SLUMP: If the concrete slides down as soon as the
mould is removed, it is known as collapse-slump. It occurs in very
wet mix.

TEST RESULT

Calculations:
Ratio of the concrete = 1:2:4
Sum of the ratio of concrete = 1+2+4 = 7
Volume of the cone:
Mean diameter of the cone = Dm = 4+8/2 = 6 inch
Area of the con = Ac = pi*(Dm)2 / 4
= pi/4 * (6/12)2
= 0.1963 ft2
Volume of the cone = 0.1963 ft2 * 1ft = 0.1963 ft3
Specific weight of concrete = 62.4 * 3.15 = 196.56 lb/ft3
Weight of concrete = 196.56*0.1963 = 38.58 lb

STANDARD VALUES OF SLUMP:


Description Slump in inches
Concrete for road construction 0.75 to 1.5
Slab 1 to 2
Normal RCC sections,e.g. slabs, beams, 2 to 4
columns, walls etc.
Thin RCC structures 4 to 7
Vibrated concrete 0.5 to 1
SLUMP OF THE CONCRETE = 2 inch.

DISCUSSION

The test is carried out using a metal mould in the shape of a conical frustum
known as a slump cone or Abrams cone, that is open at both ends and has
attached handles. The tool typically has an internal diameter of 100 millimetres
(3.9 in) at the top and of 200 millimetres (7.9 in) at the bottom with a height of
305 millimetres (12.0 in). The cone is placed on a hard non-absorbent surface.
This cone is filled with fresh concrete in three stages. Each time, each layer is
tamped 25 times with a 2 ft (600 mm)-long bullet-nosed metal rod
measuring 5/8 in (16 mm) in diameter. At the end of the third stage, the concrete
is struck off flush with the top of the mould. The mould is carefully lifted vertically
upwards, so as not to disturb the concrete cone.
The concrete then slumps (subsides). The slump of the concrete is measured by
measuring the distance from the top of the slumped concrete to the level of the
top of the slump cone. The measured slump of the concrete is 2 inch.

CONCLUSION
The important factor that we consider in this test is accurate measuring of gravel,
sand, cement and water that we mixed so that we can get the allowable
measurement of the slump. The slump of the prepared concrete is within the
range of 2 to 4 inches, so the concrete can be used for normal RCC structures, e.g.
slabs, beams, columns, walls etc.
APPENDICES

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