Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying

Universiti Teknologi MARA(Perak)

32610 Seri Iskandar
Perak Darul Ridzuan

PROGRAMME : BSC (HONS) CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

SEMESTER : 05
COURSE : AVANCED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CODE : BCT613
TASK : Lab Report

Instruction for Lab Report

1. Understand the classification of different concrete types, in terms of their high

and/or special performances in practice
2. Understand the basics of mix design and material selection
3. Understand the test methods specified for assessing fresh and hardened
properties of concrete.

This assignment project should be prepared by a group of four or five members. For
this assignment, each group is required to investigate the difference between normal
class and special class concrete from previous literature (minimum 3 literatures).
Please choose ONE of the special concrete types listed as below:

1. Lightweight concrete
2. Fiber reinforced concrete
3. Self compacting concrete
4. Geopolymer
5. Flexible concrete
6. Recycled aggregate concrete
7. Polymer concrete

(*Note that the topic selected by the group must differ from those of the other groups)

and make the review and analysis in the following aspects:

1. Explain the basics of mix design, material selection and production process
2. Explain the test method, the test procedure and the properties of the
concrete in the following state :

1. Plastic State
Workability properties
2. Hardened State
Three types of mechanical strength properties – (i.e Compressive, flexural
and tensile strength)
Non destructive test – Two types of NDT (i.e UPV and density)
Two types of durability properties – Water absorption, porosity or etc

Generally a complete report may contains the following sections:

 Introduction
 Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying
Universiti Teknologi MARA(Perak)
32610 Seri Iskandar
Perak Darul Ridzuan

General description on the tasks.

 Objectives
This is a description of the purpose of report.
 Material & apparatus & Sample preparation
Constituent of materials and apparatus used
Explain on how to prepare the sample or specimens for the test
 Testing procedure
This section contains a complete description of procedure actually conducted
in the test(s).
 Results and discussion
Whenever possible, use visual aids such as tables, charts, or graphs to
represent results in an easy to read and understand format In provides the
explanation and interpretation of results or findings by comparing with the
findings in prior studies
 Conclusion
This section is to summarize the test and findings in an accurate and brief
manner.
 References

Notes
The criteria for this assignment are:
1. Reference should be made to research journal or books , but coping from the
reference word by word must be avoided. Try to write the report using as
much as possible your own words based on your understanding.
2. The report should attach with relevant photos, diagrams and etc which
necessary.
3. Try to be concise. Avoid include contents not closely relate to the tests.
4. The report must be prepared in A4 size paper using word processor. Avoid
using fancy decorations for lab reports.
5. The cover page should include the following. Title of the report, course code,
date of the submission, particulars of group members (name, student ID,
programme, group e.g. AP2565A)
6. The text should be in font size 12pt, either using Times New Roman or Arial.
7. Produce footer with a page number.
8. Appropriate use of formatting, styles, tabs, indents, section headings, and
white space to feature specific sections.
9. A table of contents is shown.
10. Upload your team's report to the following google drive accounts by date
…………..:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rPO27RqONeF9MTR7ZtKYtndipH6ylhB
W?usp=sharing
11. Any request for late submission will not be attended and marks will be
deducted for the late submission.
 Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying
Universiti Teknologi MARA(Perak)
32610 Seri Iskandar
Perak Darul Ridzuan

Assessment
This assignment will be graded base on following justifications which are:

Introduction Experiment Results Discussion Conclusion Spelling, Appearance Score: 100

(5 marks) al procedure data (25 (25 marks) (5 marks) grammar & & Format points (20%
(30 marks) marks) structure (5 (5 marks) from Total
marks) Score)