Part II

COMMON EQUIPMENT & APPARATUS IN MATERIAL LOS ANGELES ABRASION

TESTING MACHINE
- Tests for resistance
to abrasion in
SIEVE crashed rock, slag,
crushed and
- An instrument with
uncrushed gravel.
a mesh or
perforated bottom VCAT APPARATUS
used to separate
coarse from fine - A device for
materials of a loose determining the
matter. normal consistency
and time of setting
of Portland
cements that
consists of a rod
weighing 300
grams, having a
needle in each end, and supported in a frame with a
graduated scale to measure the distance to which the
needle penetrates the cement.

CONCRETE MIXER
Note: Clay = <0.002, Silt = 0.002-0.0075, Sand: Fine = 0.075 -
- A concrete mixer is
0.42, Medium = 0.42-2.0, Coarse = 2.0-4.75, Gravel = 4.75-75.
a device that
SIEVE SHAKER homogeneously
combines cement,
- Sieve shakers are used aggregate such as
for separation and size sand or gravel, and
determination of water to form
particles. A particle by concrete.
passing them through
a series of chambers Types of Mixers.
with mesh filters and Batch Mixers.
agitating the sample to Drum Mixers.
obtain complete Pan-Type Mixers.
separation. Tilting Drum Mixers.
Non-Tilting Drum Mixers.
CBR (CALIFORNIA BEARING Reversing Drum Mixers.
Continuous Mixers.
RATIO) TEST MACHINE
- CBR test machines are
used to measure SLUMP TESTING SETS
California Bearing
Ratio (CBR) test is a - A set of instruments used in slump test. The concrete
measure of the slump value determined in this test is used to find the
strength of subgrade water-cement ratio in mixes. By measuring the
soil and highway difference between the mold height and the height of
subbase and subgrade the specimen, researchers can evaluate the concrete
via a penetration test. consistency.
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Tape Measures UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE (UTM)

Tamping Rod - A universal testing machine (UTM) also known as a

universal tester, materials testing machine or
Slump Test Bases
materials test frame, is used to test the tensile
Slump Cone Filling Funnel strength and compressive strength of materials.

Slump Cones

Sample Scoop

Scrub Brushes

STANDARD SLUMP CONE

- Cone shaped mold that can be made of steel or plastic
and should measure 8” (203mm) dia. At base, 4’
(102mm) dia. at top and 12” (305mm) high.

SLUMP BASE PLATE

- The slump cone will sit on the base during the test,
and it should include bolt-on clamps to hold the cone
steady during testing. A base plate with a handle will
make it easier to remove and can also be used as a
guide to measure the slump.

CONCRETE MOLDS
- Used to form specimens for testing compressive
strength or serve as sample containers for set-time
testing.

REBOUND HAMMER
- The rebound
hammer is a non-
destructive testing
apparatus, whereby
the rebound of the
spring driven mass is
measured after its
impact with concrete
surface. The output of
the rebound hammer is referred to as rebound
number and are correlated with surface hardness of
concrete.