CONCRETE & HIGHWAY

MATERIALS LABORATORY
18CVL58
V SEMESTER
 Meaning of Workability of Concrete
 Workability is one of the physical parameters of concrete which affects the strength and durability as well as

the cost of labor and appearance of the finished product.

 Concrete is said to be workable when it is easily placed and compacted homogeneously i.e without
bleeding or Segregation.

Definition of Workability
The ease with which the concrete ingredients can be mixed, transported, placed, compacted, and finished with minimum
homogeneity loss. The property of fresh concrete which is indicated by the amount of useful internal work required to fully
compact the concrete without bleeding or segregation in the finished product.
The diverse requirements of transportability, compatibility, mobility, stability, mixability, placeability, and
finish ability of fresh concrete mentioned above are collectively referred.

Ease is related to the theology of fresh concrete, which includes performance parameters of
stability, mobility, and compatibility.

Consistency is the relative mobility or ability of a freshly mixed concrete to flow, and the
usual measurements are slump for concrete, Flow for manor or grout. 

Homogeneity, which means uniform and stable distribution of cement, aggregate and water
and resistance to segregation, is a critical physical property of plastic concrete.
PART – A : CONCRETE
2. TESTS ON CONCRETE
(I). SLUMP TEST
Virtual lab link – slump test

Slump cone test - Ultratech