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Experiment no.5 Determination of VEBE Time for Concrete of low workability.

Standard : BS 1881: Part 104: 1983 OBJECTIVE:
1. To chec the !or a"ilit# of hardened concrete.

A!AT"#:
1. 2. 3. 4. +. ,. Con$i$to%eter. Scoo&. Sa%&lin' tra#. S()are %o)thed $ho*el. Ta%&in' rod. Sto& !atch.

!E$ATED T%EO!&:
VEBE TI'E TE#T The Ve"e ti%e te$t i$ a %ore $cientific te$t for !or a"ilit# than the Sl)%& te$t- in that it %ea$)re$ the !or needed to co%&act the concrete. The fre$hl# %i.ed concrete i$ &ac ed into a $i%ilar cone to that )$ed for the $l)%& te$t. The cone $tand$ !ithin a $&ecial container on a &latfor%- !hich i$ *i"rated at a $tandard rate- after the cone ha$ "een lifted off the concrete. The ti%e ta en for the concrete to "e co%&acted i$ %ea$)red. Ve"e ti%e$ ran'e fro% 1 $econd for r)nn# concrete to %ore than 12 $econd$ for $tiff concrete. /nli e the $l)%& te$t- the Ve"e ti%e te$t 'i*e$ )$ef)l re$)lt$ for $tiff concrete$.

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!E A!I() T%E #A' $E *O! T%E TE#T:

0%&t# the $a%&le fro% the container1$2 onto the $a%&lin' tra#. 0n$)re that no %ore than a li'ht co*erin' of $l)rr# i$ left adherin' to the container1$2. Thoro)'hl# %i. the $a%&le "# $ho*elin' it to for% a cone on the $a%&lin' tra# and t)rnin' thi$ o*er !ith the $ho*el to for% a ne! cone- the o&eration "ein' carried o)t three ti%e$. 3hen for%in' the cone$ de&o$it each $ho*elf)l of the %aterial on the a&e. of the cone $o that the &ortion$ !hich $lide do!n the $ide$ are di$tri")ted a$ e*enl# a$ &o$$i"le and $o that the center of the cone i$ not di$&laced. 4latten the third cone "# re&eated *ertical in$ertion of the $ho*el acro$$ the a&e. of the cone- liftin' the $ho*el clear of the concrete after each in$ertion.

!OCED"!E:
Place the *i"ratin' ta"le 152 on a ri'id-hori6ontal $)rface free fro% e.ternal *i"ration or $hoc . Cla%& the container 172- !hich $hall "e clean- to the ta"le 152 "# %ean$ of the t!o !in' n)t$ 182. Place the %o)ld 1B2- the inner $)rface of !hich $hall "e clean and da%& ")t free fro% $)&erfl)o)$ %oi$t)re- concentricall# in the container 1 72 and lo!er the f)nnel 192 on to the %o)ld. Ti'hten the $cre! 142 $o that the %o)ld 1B2 i$ held in contact !ith the "a$e of the container 172. 4ill the %o)ld 1B2 !ith concrete in three la#er$- each a&&ro.i%atel# one-third of the hei'ht of the %o)ld !hen ta%&ed. Ta%& each la#er !ith 2+ $tro e$ of the ta%&in' rod- the $tro e$ "ein' di$tri")ted )nifor%l# o*er the cro$$-$ection of the la#er. Ta%& each la#er to it$ f)ll de&then$)rin' that the ta%&in' rod doe$ not forci"l# $tri e the "otto% of the container !hen ta%&in' the fir$t la#er and :)$t &a$$e$ thro)'h the $econd and to& la#er$ into the la#er$ i%%ediatel# "elo!. 8ea& the concrete a"o*e the %o)ld "efore the to& la#er i$ tr-; . If nece$$ar#- add f)rther concrete to %aintain an e.ce$$ a"o*e the to& of the %o)ld thro)'ho)t the ta%&in' o&eration. 7fter the to& la#er ha$ "een ta%&ed- loo$en the $cre! 142- rai$e and $!in' the f)nnel 192 thro)'h 90 < and ti'hten the $cre! 142. Stri e off the concrete le*el !ith the to& of the %o)ld !ith a $a!in' and rollin' %otion of the ta%&in' rod. 3hen $tri in' off the concrete- do not allo! the %o)ld 1B2 to ri$e nor an# concrete to fall into the container 172. Re%o*e the %o)ld 1B2 fro% the concrete "# rai$in' it *erticall# $lo!l# and caref)ll#- in + $ to 10 $- in $)ch a %anner a$ to i%&o$e %ini%)% lateral or tor$ional %o*e%ent to the concrete. 8a*in' re%o*ed the %o)ld 1B2- loo$en the $cre! 142- $!in' the tran$&arent di$c 1C2 o*er the container- ti'hten the $cre! 142 and lo!er the di$c to to)ch the hi'he$t &oint of the $l)%&ed concrete. If the concrete $hear$- a$ $ho!n in fi')re 21"2- colla&$e$- a$ $ho!n in fi')re 21c2- or $l)%&$ to the e.tent that it to)che$ the !all of the container 172- the di$c 1C2 $hall "e allo!ed to re$t )&on the $)"$ided concrete !ith $cre! 1=2 loo$e. If the concrete ha$ not $l)%&ed into contact !ith the !all of the container 172 and a tr)e $l)%&- a$ $ho!n in fi')re 21a2 ha$ "een o"tained- ti'hten-the $cre! 1=2 !hen the di$c 1C2 :)$t to)che$ the hi'he$t &oint of the concrete !itho)t di$t)r"in' it. Read the $l)%& fro% the $cale 1>2 and then loo$en the $cre! 1=2 to allo! the di$c 1C2 to re$t )&on the

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Si%)ltaneo)$l# $tart the *i"ration and the $to& !atch or cloc . ?"$er*e the re%o)ldin' of the concrete thro)'h the tran$&arent di$c 1C2. Sto& the !atch or cloc i%%ediatel# the lo!er $)rface of the di$c1C2 i$ co%&letel# coated !ith ce%ent 'ro)t and record the ti%e ta en. Co%&lete the &roced)re !ithin a &eriod of + %in fro% the co%%ence%ent of fillin' the %o)ld 1B2.

OB#E!VATIO(# A(D CA$C"$ATIO(#:

@i. 9e$i'n Ratio: 1:2:4 3Ac Ratio B 3ei'ht of ce%ent B 3ei'ht of $and B 3ei'ht of a''re'ate$ B 3ei'ht of !ater B

!E#"$T#:
Sl)%& *al)e B Ve"e Ti%e B

CO''E(T#: