adspace


what is the measure of slump

Answer Posted / er. vaseem ahamad

Slump test is required to know work ability of concrete.For different purposes of concrete slump should be also different.According to reinforcement design and depth or height of structure slump should be different.
Slump test apparatus is cylindrical mould which height is 300 mm,upper dia is 100 mm and base dia is 200 mm.After fixing by nut bolt above bade plate we fill concrete in four layers and compacting by 16 mm dia and 600 mm long teppered steel rod by 25 stroke in each layer.
By this test we can maintain water cement ratio of concrete.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 0 No



Post New Answer       View All Answers


Please Help Members By Posting Answers For Below Questions

minimum number of bars in a beam? minimum and maximum column size and beam size ? minimum and maximum aggregate size used in multistorey residential building for columns,beams,slabs?

5529


Can anybody explain with the help of sketeches that what are 2legged , four legged & 6legged stirrups and how to calculate cut length of diamond ring(stirrups)?

2087


Re: Can anybody help me by attaching files , formats for quality checks of common building materials like cement , concrete , bricks , sand and aggregates? please my email id is smgujjal@gmail.com

2102


Please send me the qunty. of mason/labour required in each day for different type of civil construction work?please send me ans. in my mail.my mail id is (parthamitra086@gmail.com) or here.

2493


What is the per cu. mt. price of ready mix in Gujarat region.?

2429


how can we calculate steel value, depending on load

2442


can i get civil engineering test papers.......?????

2550


I HAVE APPLIED FOR 20TH UES ARMY. I WANTED TO KNOW WHEN WILL I RECEIVE CALL LETTER FOR THE SAME.

2510


400 ku d/c clearess ketan hota hai?

2124


what is the difference between replacement of cement by groundnut shell ash

3307


5. Two long boundary walls run parallel to each other at a center to center distance of 1 meter apart. The width and height of the first wall are 0.30 m and 2.5m respectively. While those of the second are respectively 0.18m and 3.5m. Plot the distribution of vertical stress intensity due to walls on a horizontal plane, 1m below ground level. The walls have negligible depth of foundation and are made of brick masonry (y = 19.2 kN/m cu)

2211


In how many types u can do POP on ceiling and walls(on which material or by using which material)? b) what is the difference between dry , oil bound, enamel, acrlyic type of painting? 2nd :- I have certain queries, please help to solve. a) length of pile bore is 4m.excavation quantity will be area * length where area will be pi/4 * dia*dia. Is this right? b) It is a single reamed pile of 300m dia and reamed dia is 750mm. can any body help me to calculate excavated quantity of this bulb(reamed section),, concrete quantity in bulb with showing the formulas to be used?

2235


water leak detection system question & answer

2526


Suggest how many column, beem, etc required for 30 mtrs x 21 mtrs width x 8mtrs height for industrial shed of ground floor. I want to know the quantity of tmt steel consumption and Concrete consumption for budgeting

1898


Draw a neat sketch showing the 'throat' of a welding in a plate girder ?

2545