Cube Test result as per IS 456 2000, Amnd 4 2013

Case A.
AVG. OF
CUBE
CUBE
Grade of TEST ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AS PER CLAUSE
SL NO TEST REMARKS
Concrete RESULT 16.1 & 16.3 TABLE 11
RESULT
(N/MM2)
(N/MM2)

19 As per Note 2 when no of sample is only

one the reqd. cube strength will be For number of
1 M 25 26 20.33 (fck+4). Requirement (25+4)= 29 N/mm2. sample is only
Also individual variation should not be one set
16 more than 15% of its avg. value

Hence it is found unsatisfactory as per the Note 2, also there is no lower limit for individual cube test result

Case B.
AVG. OF
CUBE
CUBE
Grade of TEST ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AS PER CLAUSE
SL NO TEST REMARKS
Concrete RESULT 16.1 & 16.3 TABLE 11
RESULT
(N/MM2)
(N/MM2)

33
As per Note 2 when concrete qty is upto
1 29 31.33 Sampling is As per the Amendment of IS 466 2000 Amnedment No 4 2013
30 M3, the mean of all samples cube
done as per
32 strength will be (fck+4). Requirement
Clause 15.2.2
M 25 (25+4)= 29 N/mm2 & Individual strength
of IS 456
24 will be (25-2)= 23 N/mm2. Also individual
2000, 02 no of
variation should not be more than 15% of
2 32 28.00 set
its avg. value
28

As per Note 2 of Table 11 the acceptacne of cube test result found satisfactory due to the mean of samples
strenght found 29.67 N/mm2 while reqd. 29 N/mm2. Also no individual samples are found below 23 N/mm2

Case C.
AVG. OF
CUBE
CUBE
Grade of TEST ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AS PER CLAUSE
SL NO TEST REMARKS
Concrete RESULT 16.1 & 16.3 TABLE 11
RESULT
(N/MM2)
(N/MM2)
33
1 29 31.33
32
24
2 32 28.33
29 As per Note 2 when concrete qty is more
than 30 M3, the mean of group of 4 non
31 overlapping concecutive test result will be Sampling is
3 35 33.00 fck + 0.825 X established Standard done as per
33 deviation (round off to nearest 0.5 N/ Clause 15.2.2
M 25 mm2) or fck + 3 N/mm2 whichever is of IS 456
32
4 31 32.00 greater. Acceptance (25+0.825×4) = 28.3 2000, 06 no of
N/mm2 or (25+3) = 28.00 N/mm2. Hence set
33 reqd. 28.3 N/mm2. For Individual Cube
26 test acceptance is (25 – 3) = 22 N/mm2
5 25 25.00
24
31
6 29 29.33
28

As per Table 11 the mean of group of 4 non overlapping concecutive test result (form Sl 1 to SL 4) is 31.17 N/
mm2 while reqd is 28.3 N/mm2. Also no individual cube test result found below 22 N/mm2. Hence found
satisfactory

But (Sl 5 & SL 6) are remaining to find out the result as per acceptance criteria, for this we must follow the
Note 2 of Table 11 & according to this individual test results found satisfactory & the mean of samples
strength found 27.17 N/mm2 while reqd. 29.00 N/mm2. Hence Failed.

Conclusion: For this Case 3 found failed due to acceptance criterai not meet the requiremnet as per
obtained the cube test results.
 Cube Test result as per MORT&H th Rev 2013
AVG. OF
CUBE
CUBE
Grade of TEST ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AS PER
SL NO TEST REMARKS
Concrete RESULT CLAUSE 16.1 & 16.3 TABLE 11
RESULT
(N/MM2)
(N/MM2)

33

29
1 31.33

32

24
As per Clause 1717.7 the mean of
2 32 28.33
group of 04 no concecutive test result
excceds the specified Characteristic Sampling is done as per
M 25 29 Strength by more than 3 N/mm2 & no Table 1700.9
individual cube test found specified
31 strength minus 3 N/mm2
3 25 28.00

28

27

4 26 27.00

28

As per cube test result the mean of 4 group of cube strength found 28.67 N/mm2 while reqd. (25+3)= 28 N/mm2
as per the Clause of 1717.7 & no individual cube strength found less than (25-3)= 22 N/mm2. Hence found
satifactory as per this clause