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This document describes an experiment on the compaction factor test of construction materials. The objective of the test is to determine the workability and durability of materials like concrete. The procedure involves filling a bottom cylinder with concrete from an upper hopper, weighing the partially and fully compacted concrete, and calculating the compaction factor ratio. A compaction factor of 0.857 was obtained from the sample data analysis. The test provides a more precise measure of workability than other tests for dry mixtures or where water content is important. It is useful for determining the suitability of materials for long-term road structures and other civil engineering projects.

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Experiment No #2: Compaction Factor Test Student Name: Student ID

This document describes an experiment on the compaction factor test of construction materials. The objective of the test is to determine the workability and durability of materials like concrete. The procedure involves filling a bottom cylinder with concrete from an upper hopper, weighing the partially and fully compacted concrete, and calculating the compaction factor ratio. A compaction factor of 0.857 was obtained from the sample data analysis. The test provides a more precise measure of workability than other tests for dry mixtures or where water content is important. It is useful for determining the suitability of materials for long-term road structures and other civil engineering projects.

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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

EXPERIMENT NO #2
Compaction Factor test
Student Name:
Student ID:

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Table of content
Objective 3

Introduction 2

Procedure 4

Materials 5

Data analysis. 5

Discussion 6

Appendix 7

Conclusion 7

Reference 8

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Objective:-
Compaction factor is the workability test for the testing of durability of material.
This test conducted in laboratory. Ratio between the mass and weight in
partially compacted components is called compaction factor testing .This test is
very useful for many civil engineering projects competition. This test is useful
when some other test are not easy to taken or not giving desired results to site
engineer and workers.

Introduction: -
Another test with name compaction factor is using for material
concrete which have the low durability and workability, and where
slump test is not suitable working conditions.
This test provides ascertain and workability for concrete.
Compaction factor conducted in experimental laboratory.
This test gives ration of partially compacted to the weight of fully
compacted concrete materials.

Apparatus for compaction factor test:-

 two conical hoppers


 bottom cylinder
 Steel rod of 1.6cm
 Diameter with a length of.
 A weight balance
 Hand scoop
 Balance

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Procedure: - .
1) For Preparation of M14 concrete. 1: 2: 4 mixture required

2) Inner surface conical hopper must free of moisture. Worker


can apply grease to it.

3) Trap door close from the top hopper. 

4) Then Find the measure of the weight of empty bottom cylinder


as Weight one as W1

5) Filling of fresh concrete in upper conical hopper.

6) Open trap door of upper hopper.

7) For falling all concrete to bottom hopper give some seconds


like or 3 seconds.

8) In next step open bottom of the hopper and all concrete will
fallen on the surface of cylinder. User trowel for extra material
elimination.

9) Now find weight of concrete as W2

10) Now cylinder will empty and concrete sample fill again in
three different layers each layer takes 25 blows with steel rod.

11) Now find the weight of cylinder with name w3

Materials: -
.
 Mould
 Tamping Rod
 Trowel
 Bass plate

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 Tamping rod
 Tape measure

Data analysis: -
Weight of empty cylinder 48600 g
Mass of partially compacted: 15060g – 4860
g=10200g
Mass of fully compacted 16760g-4860g=11900g
Compaction factor: 10200g/11900g=0.857g

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Discussion .
For determining the workability a test with name Compaction test is used. The
Workability of material/concrete is expressed as the ease with freshly mixed cement
and concrete with mortar also used, this can compact and give finished output. 100% of
the compaction is achieved by using Compaction. This test is use when requirements
are to develop a long term road structure. A research laboratory in UK apparatus are
used for this purpose worldwide. These results are precise and accurate than other test.

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Appendix .

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Conclusion .

Compaction factor is very useful for the dry mixture cases where slump test not gives accurate
results. A reduced sensitivity for compaction factor is observed as compare to normal working
range and this range is greater than 0.93 factor. Water to concrete ration is very important in
this test. These test are use where other test not giving satisfactory results.

Reference:-

1) P. A. Classie, H. I. Elsayad, and I. G. Shaaban, “Absorption and sorptivity of cover concrete,” Journal of
Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 105–110, 1997.

2) G. E. Blight and B. J. Lampacher, “Applying covercrete absorption test to in-situ tests on structures,”
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1–8, 1995.

3) C. Maierhofer, H.-W. Reinhardt, and G. Dobmann, Eds., NonDestructive Evaluation of Reinforced


Concrete Structures, vol. 1 of Deterioration processes and standard test methods, Woodhead
Publishing, Oxford, UK, 2010.

4) C. Maierhofer, H.-W. Reinhardt, and G. Dobmann, Eds., NonDestructive Evaluation of Reinforced


Concrete Structures, vol. 2 of Non-destructive testing methods, Woodhead Publishing, Oxford, UK, 2010.

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