Department of Technical Education DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING/ CIVIL DSHIP Third Semester Subject: Material & Soil Testing

Laboratory Contact Hrs/Week/Batch : 6 Hrs. No. of Students/Batch 20 Contact Hrs/Sem: 96 Hrs.

Sl. No: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tests on Cement Tests on Aggregate Tests on Concrete

Contents PART - A

No. of Hours 12 18 18 9 6 18 9 6 96

PART - B Tests on Road Materials Tests on Building Materials Tests on Soils Seminar/Visits.. Tests Total

PART A 1 Tests on Cement as per IS code 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2
Determination of Permeability app.) Fineness by Surface area (Blaine air

Determination of Specific gravity Normal Consistency Initial setting time Test on Grade of Cement (Mortar Cube )

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Tests on Aggregate as per IS code 2.1 Specific gravity of Fine Aggregate 2.2 Sieve Analysis of Fine Aggregate for Gradation 2.3 Bulking of sand. 2.4 Specific gravity of Coarse Aggregate 2.5 Sieve Analysis of Coarse Aggregate for Gradation 2.6 Bulk Density(loose) of Coarse Aggregate

Tests on cement concrete as per IS code 3.1 Slump test 3.2 Compaction factor test 3.3 Casting Concrete cubes and cylinders. 3.4 Compressive strength of concrete cubes and cylinders. 3.5 Split Tensile Test on concrete Cylinder PART B 4 Tests on Road Materials as per MORTH Specifications 4.1 Sieve Analysis of Road aggregate for Gradation 4.2 Abrasion test on road aggregates by Los Angeles Abrasion Testing Machine 4.3 Impact test on road aggregates. 5 Tests on Building Materials as per IS Code 5.1 Compression test on bricks. 5.2 Water absorption test on bricks 5.3 Tensile test on steel 5.3 Modulus of Rupture test on wooden beam (Demo only). 5.4 Compressive strength of Solid / Hollow concrete Blocks.

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Tests on Soils as IS code 6.1 Grain Size analysis of soils 6.2 Extraction of disturbed and undisturbed soil samples 6.3 Tests on Moisture content of soil (Oven drying method) 6.4 Field Density of Soil By Core cutter 6.5 Standard Proctor Compaction Test on soil 6.6 Atterberg limits a) Liquid limit b) Plastic limit

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Seminar/Visits.. 7.1 Test Report formats and reading Specifications 7.2 Writing reports 7.3 Innovative Testing methods and equipments

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References 1. Concrete Technology By MS Shetty (S. Chand Publication 16 Edition) 2. IS Codes IS 8112:1989 -43 Grade OPC Specification IS 12269:1987 -53 Grade OPC Specification IS 1489(PART -I) :1991- Portland Pozolona Cement Specification IS 383:1970 Specification for Coarse & fine Aggregate for Concrete IS 456 :2000 Pain & RCC Code of Practice IS 1786:1985 Specification for HYSD Steel bars & wires for RCC IS 2185 PART-I :1979 Specification for Concrete Masonry Units Hollow . & Solid Concrete Blocks IS 1077 :1992 Common Burnt Clay Building Bricks Specifications IS 2720 Part III Determination of water contents of Soil IS 2720 Part IV Grain size analysis of Soil IS 2720 Part V Determination of Liquid limits & Plastic Limits of Soil 3. Material Testing Lab Manual Gambir 4. Soil Testing Manual HD Charan & KS Grover 5. MORTH (Ministry Of Road Transport and Highways) Specifications

Department of Technical Education DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Third Semester Subject: Material & Soil Testing Laboratory Scheme of Examination In the examination, the students have to be given One question from Part A and One question from Part B 1 Writing Procedure for Two Question (10+10) 2 Conduction of One Experiment 3 Tabulation/Calculation 20 20 30

4 Result / Conclusion 5 Viva 6 Record Total

5 20 5 100

Department of Technical Education DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Third Semester Subject: Material & Soil Testing Laboratory

List of Equipements and Apparatus

Sl.No Name of Equipments and Apparatus 1 2 3 4 5 Blaine's permeability Apparatus Density/specific Gravity Bottle Vicat Apparatus with Accessories Mortar cube Moulds 50mm2 ( 7.06x7.06 ) Pycnometer No 6 6 6 6 6 2 sets 3 1 2sets 3 1 3 3 6 3 1 1 2sets

6 Sieve10, 4.75, 2.36, 1.18mm, 600,300,150micron with lid & Pan(Concrete Fine agg.) 7 Measuring Jars of 1000, 500, 100, 10ml 8 Mechanical sieve Shaker for the above set of sieves 9 Sieve 80, 40, 20, 4.75 mm with Lid & Pan(Coarse Agg.) 10 Measuring Cylinder(metal) 15 l, 250mm dia and 300mm height 11 Mechanical sieve Shaker for the above set of sieves 12 Slump Cone with accessories 13 Compaction factor testing machine 14 Concrete cube moulds150x150x150mm 15 Concrete cylindrical moulds150mm dia, 300mm height 16 Compression Testing Machine of 200 tonne capacity 17 Universal Testing Machine of 40 tonne capacity 18 Sieve 125, 90, 63, 45, 22.4, 13.2, 11.2 mm with Lid & Pan(Road aggregate)

19 Mechanical sieve Shaker for the above set of sieves 20 Los angels abrasion testing machine with charges 21 Impact testing machine with 12.5mm & 10mm Sieve with lid & pan Digital weighing Balance 12 kg capacity with minimum 1 gm 22 accuracy 23 Hot air Oven 24 Steel containers 25 Core cutter with dolly 26 Standard proctor compaction apparatus 27 Atterberg limits apparatus 28 Sieve100,63,40,20,,10,4.75,2 ,1 mm &600,425,212,150,75 micron with lid & pan (Soil test)

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