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1.0 Introduction To Construction Materials and Testing

This document provides an introduction to materials testing for construction projects. It discusses that materials testing measures the characteristics and behavior of materials like metals, concrete and plastics under various conditions. The results can be used to determine a material's suitability for applications like buildings, machinery and packaging. Materials testing includes mechanical, thermal, electrical, corrosion resistance and non-destructive testing. Standard test methods are established by organizations like ISO and ASTM. Common construction materials include aggregates, steel reinforcement, cement, concrete and bitumen. Various tests are carried out on these materials to determine their properties.

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1.0 Introduction To Construction Materials and Testing

This document provides an introduction to materials testing for construction projects. It discusses that materials testing measures the characteristics and behavior of materials like metals, concrete and plastics under various conditions. The results can be used to determine a material's suitability for applications like buildings, machinery and packaging. Materials testing includes mechanical, thermal, electrical, corrosion resistance and non-destructive testing. Standard test methods are established by organizations like ISO and ASTM. Common construction materials include aggregates, steel reinforcement, cement, concrete and bitumen. Various tests are carried out on these materials to determine their properties.

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INTRODUCTION

TO
CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
AND
TESTNG

Prepared by: Engr: Pearl Mae L. Angus


MATERIALS TESTING

It is a measurement of the characteristics and behavior of materials such as metals,


concrete, ceramics or plastics under various conditions.
The data obtained can be used in specifying the suitability of materials for various
applications. (e.g. building or aircraft construction, machinery and packaging etc.)

It is breakdown to 5 major categories:


• Mechanical testing
• Testing for thermal properties
• Testing for electrical properties
• Testing for resistance to corrosion, radiation and biological deterioration
• Non-destructive testing
MATERIALS TESTING

National and International bodies such as International Organization for Standardization


(ISO) with headquarters in Geneva and the American Society for Testing Materials
(ASTM) established these standard test methods.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

An item, material or supply consumed or used in a construction project and incorporated


in the constructed building or structure.

There are 5 types of construction material, namely:

• Aggregates
• Steel reinforcement
• Cement
• Concrete
• Bitumen
Cement Steel reinforcement Aggregates

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Concrete •Aggregates

•Steel reinforcement

•Cement
•Concrete
•Bitumen
Bitumen
TEST CARRIED OUT ON DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS

Aggregates Steel Reinforcement


• Sieve Analysis • Tensile Strength Test
• Water Absorption • Bend Test
• Aggregate Impact Value • Re-bend Test
• Aggregate Abrasion Value • Shear Test
• Aggregate Crushing Value • Brinell Hardness Test
• Impact Test
• Torsion Test
TEST CARRIED OUT ON DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS

Bitumen Cement
• Determining bitumen content • Fineness Test
• Determining flash and fire point of bitumen • Soundness Test
• Determining penetration of bitumen • Consistency Test
• Determining softening point of bitumen • Setting Time Test
• Determining specific gravity of bitumen
• Determining ductility of bitumen
• Determining marshal stability of bitumen
TEST CARRIED OUT ON DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS

Concrete
A. Test of Fresh Concrete B. Test of Hardened Concrete
• Slump Test • Compression Strength Test
• Compacting Factor Test • Flexural Strength Test
• VeBe Test • Rebound Hammer Test
• K-Slump Test • Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Test

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