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The document outlines the procedure and objectives of the slump test, which measures the workability of concrete. It details the apparatus required, the theory behind the test, and the different types of slump observed. The results indicate that the design mix has higher workability compared to the nominal mix due to differences in water content.

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Slump Test

The document outlines the procedure and objectives of the slump test, which measures the workability of concrete. It details the apparatus required, the theory behind the test, and the different types of slump observed. The results indicate that the design mix has higher workability compared to the nominal mix due to differences in water content.

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EXPERIMENT NO.

3
SLUMP TEST
OBJECTIVES:

 To measure the workability of the given concrete.


APPARATUS REQUIRED:

1. Slump test apparatus, slump core and probe


2. Cement and water
3. Fine and coarse aggregate
THEORY

Slump test is the most commonly used method of measuring the consistency
of concrete which can be employed either in the laboratory or at the site work. It
isn’t suitable for very dry or very wet concrete. It is used conveniently as a control
test and gives an indication of the uniformity of concrete from batch to batch.
Additional information on the workability and the quality of concrete can be
obtained by observing manner in which the concrete slumps.
Factors which influence the concrete slump test:
1. Material properties like chemistry, fineness, particle size distribution,
moisture content and temperature of cementitious materials. Size, texture,
combined grading, cleanliness and moisture content of the aggregates,
2. Chemical admixtures dosage, type, combination, interaction, sequence of
addition and its effectiveness,
3. Air content of concrete,
4. Concrete batching, mixing and transporting methods and equipment,
5. Temperature of the concrete,
6. Sampling of concrete, slump-testing technique and the condition of test
equipment,
7. The amount of free water in the concrete.
Slump test.

Slumping of the concrete can be divided as:

a. True slump: It refers to the dropping of the concrete mass in a normal way.
b. Zero slump: It is the indication of very low water-cement ratio, which results
in dry mixes. These type of concrete is generally used for road construction.
c. Shear slump: It indicates the concrete that lacks cohesive property and may
undergo segregation and bleeding which makes the concrete undesirable for
use.
d. Collapse slump: It indicates that the concrete mix is too wet high workability
mix, for which the flow test is more appropriate.

Depending upon slump value of the concrete, workability can be categorized as:

Workab Compaction Slump


ility Factor (mm)
Very 0.78 0 - 25
Low
Low 0.85 25 - 50
Medium 0.92 50 - 100
High 0.95 100 -
175

PROCEDURE:

1. The mould was placed on a smooth horizontal non- porous base plate.
2. It was filled with the prepared concrete mix in 4 approximately equal layers.
3. Tamping of each layer with 25 strokes of the rounded end of the tamping rod
in a uniform manner over the cross section of the mould was done for the
subsequent layers, until the tamping penetrated into the underlying layer.
4. The excess concrete and level the surface with a trowel was removed.
5. The mortar or water leaked out between the mould and the base plate was
cleaned off.
6. The mould from the concrete was removed immediately and slowly in
vertical direction.
7. The slump as the difference between the height of the mould and that of
height point of the specimen being tested was measured.

OBSERVATION:
For M25 grade:
For nominal mix:
Slump value is 7mm

Type of slump is true slump.


For design mix:
Slump value is 50mm
Type of slump is true slump.

RESULT:
The slump value for the nominal mix is 7mm and design mix is 50mm.
DISCUSSION:
The design mix is seemed to be highly workable than the nominal.The major
reason for this is the water content. In the nominal mix, due to water content
limitation i.e. 0.40(minimum by IS Code 456:2000) so the workability was obtain
low whereas in case of design mix the w/c ratio 0.6 was adopted. So, there is
increase in workability.

CONCLUSION:
From the over all experiment , we concluded that the workability of the design mix
is more than that of nominal mix. Hence the slump test was completed.

PRECAUTION:
a. The mixing should be done accurately and precisely .
b. Compaction must be done as per the direction i.e 25 times tamping after
each layer.
c. Surface must be perfectly horizontal and concrete outside the cone must be
cleaned.

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