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1. Material Collection a. Cement 2 bags (50kg each) b.

. Sea sand Offshore sand (100kg) Beach sand (100kg) Drained Sand (100 kg) c. Coarse aggregate 20 mm or 12 mm d. Mould size 150x150 mm (or) 100x100mm-9 nos e. Super plasticizers f. Chemicals (chloride test on fresh concrete) i. 6N nitric acid 55mL ii. Std. Silver Nitrate solution 25mL iii. 1 mL ferric alum iv. 5 m Nitrobenzene v. 0.02N Ammonium Thiocyanate 2. Tests on Sand (as per IS 2386) a. Sieve analysis b. Shell content c. Specific gravity d. Water absorption e. Bulk density and voids f. Surface moisture g. Soundness h. Mortar making properties i. Alkali aggregate reactivity 3. Mix proportion a. determine mix proportion by IS 10262 4. Tests on fresh concrete a. Workability i. Slump cone test ii. Vee bee consistometer b. Acid soluble Chloride test 5. Casting of concrete 6. Tests on hardened concrete a. Mechanical properties i. Compressive strength (at 3, 7, 28 days) ii. Split tensile strength iii. Flexural strength b. Durability related properties i. Water absorption ii. Water permeability

iii. Chloride permeability iv. Accelerated corrosion test 7. Results and conclusion

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