Yeoh Pooi Ching

Bo Yong Khong
Lee Kit Hung
Hoo Bung Jiat
Chin Tze Wei
Leong Chee Mun

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Also called flow table test

To determine consistence and flow value
of fresh concrete
Used for high workability concrete.

Flow table with a grip and a hinge.

Abrams cone, open at the top and at the
bottom.
Water bucket and broom for wetting the flow
table.
Tamping rod.

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Wetted the flow table.

Place the cone in the centre of the flow table,
fill in with fresh concrete in two equal layer.
Tamping each layer for 10 times.
Wait for 30 seconds.
Lift up the cone to allow concrete to flow.
Lift up the flow table until it meets the stop,
drop down for 15 times.
Diameter of concrete is measured.

Concrete

is a mixture, and its

density depends
on its ingredients and their
proportions.
Density of regularly used
aggregates can vary strikingly
between, say, limestone and
granite.
Entrained air reduces density and
free water in the pores
increases it is probably the

The degree of hydration is

synonymous with the age of
concrete provided the concrete has
not been allowed to dry out or the
temperature is too low.
In theory, provided the concrete is
not allowed to dry out, then it will
always be increasing albeit at an
ever reducing rate.
It is generally accepted that the
majority of the strength has been

If the volume remains the same and the

proportion of cement in relation to sand is
increased the surface area of the solid will
increase.
Surface area increased, the water demand
will stay the same.
Assuming an increase in cement content for
no increase in water demand, the water
cement ratio will decrease.