HowtomakeCylinderspecimenofconcreteforcompressiontest

LitonBiswas

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Compressiontestisdoneforknowingthecompressivestrengthofhardenedconcrete.Forthispurpose,
concretecubetestorconcretecylindertestisdoneinlaboratory.But,concretecylinderorcubefortesting
ismadeonsite.

Apparatusformakingconcretecylinder:
Cylindermould(100mmX200mmor150mmX300mmor300mmX600mm)
Bullednosedrod(16mmdia&600mmlong)
Steelfloat

Proceduresofmakingconcretecylinder:

Step1:CleantheCylindermouldproperlyandapplyacoatofformoilontheinnersurfaceofmould.
Butnoexcessoilshouldbevisibleoninnersurface.

Step2:Fixthenuts&boltstightlywithbaseplateandnogapsshouldbewithinthepartsofcylinder
mould.

Step3:Itisnecessarythatthecylindermouldshouldbeplacedonaclean,level&firmsurface.

Step4:Concreteforspecimenshouldbecollectedfromthreeorfourrandommixes.

Step5:Placeconcreteintothemouldineachlayerofmaximum50mmthick&compacteachlayerat

least30blowsof16mmrod.

Step6:Leveloffthetopwiththesteelfloat&cleananyconcretefromaroundthemouldandleavethe
mouldundisturbedfor24hours.

Step7:Givenumber&castingdateofthespecimensonthetopsurfaceafter90minutes.

Step8:After810hoursthemouldshouldbecoveredwithdamphessaincloth(jutecloth)butno
watershouldfallonthesurfaceofthespecimen.Surfacecanbecoveredwithpolythene.

Step9:After24hoursthespecimenshouldbeuncovered&removedfromthemould.Theconcrete
isstillweakatthisstage.So,shouldbehandledcarefully.

Step10:Toremovespecimenfrommouldloosenallbolts&nuts,sideoffthebaseplate&thentop
themouldgentlytofreethespecimen.

Step11:Justafterremovalfrommouldthespecimenshouldbeputstraightintoatankofcleanwater.
Thespecimenshouldbefullysubmergedunderwater.

Step12:After28days,sendthespecimentothetestinglaboratorytodeterminethecompressive
strengthofconcrete.