BS 188! for group according to the details in BS 812°. The maxim specified in BS $82F, geregate/moriar Compaciion, Each cote shi A at the posi the compaction. Smal direction. 3 mm across Me greater than 6 mam. ‘core showing both voids and honeycombing in Fig. 2 In referring to the extent to Which voids occur, surface of the core and may be described as or ‘mumerous” in accordance with the values shown in Table 1 ‘A void measuring not less than 0'3 mum id. A void having a dimension great Large void, A void having a dimension connected voids arising from, for example, inade- lustrated in Fig. 1 and a ld be 12 umber TABLE 1, CLASSIFICATION OF THE EXTENT OF VOIDS ‘Small voids “Medium voids Large voids: oH mw) me [eee ‘Average diameter. The average diameter shail be & /o measurements in each pair being taken at ‘mined from three he aggregate, sands and fl [BS 1882 : Pact angles to etch other. One pair shall be at the middle of the core and the other ints of the length, The average of these six readings ns as received and the length xed t0 the nearest $ mm. be deter ig to the nearest 2 mm f bars to the ‘core, The size of the bars and if possible the spacing shall be determined. 3.5 End prepare trimmed so that and of the same If necessary, the core sh even, perpendi ‘5 the body of the specimen. Both ends of the core he requirements for the preparation of the 3.2 Compression 3.2.1 Apparatus. The requirements of 2 1g machine shall comply in all respects with the 32.2 General procedure. The core shall be tested immedi the water at the expiration of a period of immersion of wet on removal from 3.23 Placing the core 1+ The bearing surfaces of the testing ee wiped clean and any loose sand of the core. The core shall be placed movable portion sh obtained. No packing other 24 Loading. The load shall be applied without shock and increased continu- sly at a rate of approximately 15 MN/m* min until no greater load can be sustained. The maximum load applied to the core shall be recorded. The appear- lance of the concrete and any unusual features in the type of failure shall be noted 33 Caleulation. The measured compressive strength of each core sh calculated by dividing the maximum load by Fig, 3. The product of this correction factor and the measured compressive ul 19701BS 1881 : Part 4: 1970 BS 1881 : Part 4 : 1970 102 —F I strength shall be known as the corceced ender strength, this being the equi- ietitans i i valent strength of a eylinder having a length/diameter ratio of 2. The strength seated 5 | | of the concrete, expressed in relation to @ specimen of eubie shape and termed A 7 $ 098 t the estimated cube suength, sall be obtained by multiplying the corrected 7 ! i colinder stzensth by 125. 5 096 t Each ofthe sbove results shall be expresied to the nearest 0S MNJint 3 094 4 * NOTE. It should be nosed that this standard specifies oaly methods of test and docs not 5 ose — 7 Pop i e 090 oO WN 12 12 14 1S 16 17 1B 19 20 Length/diameter ratio of core Fig. 3. Correction factor for compression test on 2 core Known, at date imum lengths, as received, 1B method of capping, ‘measured compressive strength, sorrecied cYlinder strength, strength, following supplementary information shall be included in the report, if required: @ 9077 ofthe photograph, or photographs, ofthe core a ese. 4, PREPARATION OF SAWN BEAMS NOTE. Forte metiods of esto Tor the dycemic medals of ar Size of test beam. The 150mm x'750men long. Specimens cor fess than 150mm % 150mm dows ‘of 100mm x 100mm may bbe used, provided the crass section is square, the distance between the axes of ie BS 1881, “Methods of ting concrete’, Par 3, "Methods of making and curing test speei> FOP 110, “The seu tse of concrete’ Pat 1," Design, fend workmanship’ 1s