4. WHAT IS A SLUMP TEST ?WHAT IS A SLUMP TEST ?
A SLUMP TEST IS A TEST OF THEA SLUMP TEST IS A TEST OF THE
WORKABILITY OF CONCRETEWORKABILITY OF CONCRETE
EQUIPMENT FOR SLUMP TEST :EQUIPMENT FOR SLUMP TEST :
1.1. BASE PLATEBASE PLATE
2.2. TROWEL TO MIX CONCRETETROWEL TO MIX CONCRETE
3.3. STEEL TAMPING RODSTEEL TAMPING ROD
4.4. SLUMP CONESLUMP CONE
5.5. RULERRULER
5. WORKABILITY OF CONCRETEWORKABILITY OF CONCRETE
THE WORKABILITY OF CONCRETE IS AFFECTED BY THETHE WORKABILITY OF CONCRETE IS AFFECTED BY THE
AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE MIXAMOUNT OF WATER IN THE MIX
TOO MUCH WATER CAN MAKE CONCRETE WEAKTOO MUCH WATER CAN MAKE CONCRETE WEAK
NOT ENOUGH CONCRETE CAN MAKE THE CONCRETENOT ENOUGH CONCRETE CAN MAKE THE CONCRETE
TOO HARD TO WORK WITHTOO HARD TO WORK WITH
6. PROCEDUREPROCEDURE
1.1. Place the cone on a level waterproof basePlace the cone on a level waterproof base
2.2.
3.3. Place your feet on the holding down lugsPlace your feet on the holding down lugs
4.4.
5.5. Place 75mm of concrete in the cone and tampPlace 75mm of concrete in the cone and tamp
25times25times
4. Repeat this action 3 more times until the cone is4. Repeat this action 3 more times until the cone is
full and screed off the topfull and screed off the top
7. CONTINUE :CONTINUE :
1. Gently lift cone from the concrete
2.
3. Area cone beside concrete and put tamping rod
across the top of the cone
6. Measure down from the bottom of tamping rod of
top of the concrete
4. The measurement is the slump of the concrete
12. What does a slump test measure ?What does a slump test measure ?
WORKABILITYWORKABILITY
What affects slump ?What affects slump ?
AMOUNT OF MIX WATERAMOUNT OF MIX WATER
How many time do you tamp a 75mm layer ofHow many time do you tamp a 75mm layer of
Concrete ?Concrete ?
25 TIMES25 TIMES
14. WHAT IS VEBE TEST ?WHAT IS VEBE TEST ?
ITS DETERMINE THE WORKABILITY OFITS DETERMINE THE WORKABILITY OF
FRESHLY CONCRETE BY USINGFRESHLY CONCRETE BY USING
CONSISTOMETER APPARATUSCONSISTOMETER APPARATUS
APPARATUSAPPARATUS
..Ve-Be apparatus (consisting of vibrating table, slump cone
•Cylindrical container,
•Standard tamping rod,
•Stop watch and
•Trowels.
15.
16.
17. PROCEDURE :
1.1. Same as slump testSame as slump test
2.2. After the Slump test we can start ve-be testAfter the Slump test we can start ve-be test
3. Switch on the electrical vibrations and start the
stopwatch. Allow the concrete to remold by
spreading out in the cylindrical container. The
vibrations are continued until the concrete is
completely remolded, i.e., the surfaces becomes
horizontal and the whole concrete surface adheres
uniformly to the transparent disc.
4. Record the time required for complete
remolding seconds which measures the workability
18.
19. ADvAntAgEs:
1.The Vebe consistometer is a dynamic test and canThe Vebe consistometer is a dynamic test and can
be used on concretes that are too dry for the slumpbe used on concretes that are too dry for the slump
test. test. 2. Test results are obtained
directly.
DisADvAntAgEs:
1. Due to the need to ensure that all vibration is
kept within the test device, the size of the test device
makes the Vebe consistometer generally unsuitable
for field use.
2. The test device only works for low slump