STUDENT CODE OF ETHIC

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DEPARTMENT OF STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
KUiTTHO

I, hereby confess that I have prepared this report on my own effort. I also admit not to receive or
give any help during the preparation of this report and pledge that everything mentioned in the
report is true.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF STRUCTURE AND
MATERIAL ENGINEERING

MATERIAL LABORATORY

LABORATORY WORKSHEET

Subject Code

Experiment Code MBA 03

Experiment Title REBOUND HAMMER TEST

Course Code
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1.0 OBJECTIVE

1.1 To check the uniformity of concrete

1.2 To determine the properties of the surface of the concrete
1.3 To estimate strength of concrete in structures

2.0 EXPERIMENT OUTCOME

2.1 Able to carry out surface hardness testing by rebound hammer according to BS
1881: Part 202: 1986

3.0 EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL

3.1 Equipment
(i) Rebound hammer type N

3.2 Material
(i) Close textured concrete

4.0 PROCEDURE

(A) Method of Testing

1. Select a rebound hammer appropriate to the type of concrete tested, check

that it is working correctly and check its reading on the steel reference
anvil.

2. Choose suitable test locations. Only smooth surfaces should be tested.

3. Confine the readings of a test to an area not exceeding 300 mm x 300 mm

4. Draw a regular grid of lines 30 mm apart and to take the intersections of

the lines as test points

5. Twelve readings are needed at a location.

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(B) Procedure of Using Rebound Hammer

1. The hammer is pressed against concrete. Plunger retracts against spring and the
hammer is ready to be used.

2. Press the hammer to the test location until the mass hammer impact against the
surface through the plunger.

3. Hammer should be operated perpendicular to the surface horizontally.

4. Press the button at the side of hammer and read the amount of rebound of the mass, R
from the indicator.

5. Refer to the calibration curve on the standard steel anvil to read the compressive
strength.

6. Estimate the compressive strength with refer to the table given in Appendix I.
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(5) CALCULATION SHEET

Test Test Recorded Mean Inclination Corrected Compressive

Ref. Location R Value R Angle ( ) R Strength (N/mm2)
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Appendix I: