CONCRETE: PHYSICAL TESTS CONDUCTED ON ALL MATERIAL AND THEIR STANDARD RESULTS ACCORDING TO IS CODE

SR. 1 REFERED
1 STANDARD
NO. TYPE OF RAW MATERIAL NAME OF TEST STANDARD VALUES
1

1) COARSE AGGREGATE SIEVE ANALYSIS (IS 2386: 1963 P1) ALLOW UPTO 7%

SPECIFIC GRAVITY (IS 2386: 1963 P3) VARIES ACCORDING TO MATERIAL

WATER ABSORPTION MAX. UPTO 3 %

FLAKINESS & ELONGATION (IS 2386: 1963 P 1) PASS THROUGH 25 MM SIEVE

BULK DENSITY (IS 2386: 1963 P1) MIN. 6% & MAX. 20%

IMPACT VALUE TEST (IS 2386: 1963 P4) VARIES ACCORDING TO MATERIAL

CRUSHING VALUE TEST (IS 2386: 1963 P4) VARIES ACCORDING TO MATERIAL

2) FINE AGGREGATE SIEVE ANALYSIS (IS 2386: 1963 P1) ALLOW UOTO MIN. 3% & MAX.8 %

SPECIFIC GRAVITY (IS 2386: 1963 P3) MIN. 6% & MAX. 20%

BULK DENSITY (IS 2386: 1963 P1) VARIES ACCORDING TO MATERIAL

WATER ABSORPTION CHANGE WITH WEATHE

3) CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH IS 516 DESIGNED STRENGTH

DENSITY OF CONCRETE IS 1199 : 1991 2500 CUBIC METER

SLUMP TEST IS 1199 : 1991 ACCORDING TO DESIGN SLUMP

(EACH CONSTRUCTION WORKS
SLUMP REQUIREMENT CHANGE
DUE TO REQUIRED WORKABILITY)

FLY ASH 45 MICRON SIEVE ANALYSIS IS 3812 ALLOW 20% RETAINED ON SIEVE
4)
MOISTURE IS 3812 MIN. 5%, MAX. 8%

WATER PH IS 456: 2000 6 TO 8

5)
CHLORIDES IS 3025 P 18 2000 MG/ LTR (WITHOUT STEEL
CONCRETE ALLOWS 500MG / LTR)

400 MG/ LTR

SULPHATES IS 3025 P 18
200 MG/ LTR
ORGANIC MATTER IS 3025 P 18
300 MG / LTR
INORGANIC MATTER IS 3025 P 18

SUSPENDED SOLIDS IS 3025 P 18

2000 MG/ LTR