HW/CW - 3 CET 342 Fall 2020

DEADLINE: 9/28/2020 Total 100 Points

1. Four standard mortar cubes were made using nonpotable water available at the job site, and four
others were made using potable water. The cubes were tested for compressive strength after 7 days of
curing and produced the failure loads in kilograms shown in Table below. Based on these results would
you accept that water for mixing concrete according to ASTM standards? Explain why?

Non-Potable Potable

4556 4780

4506 4889

m
er as
4411 4963

co
eH w
4650 4840

o.
4556+ 4506+4411+ 4650
Non-Potable average: rs e 4
=4531 kg
ou urc
4 780+ 4 889+ 4 963+ 4 840
Potable average: =4 868 kg
4
o
aC s

4531
vi y re

Ratio: ∗100=93.08 %
4868

The average strength of the cubes made with non-potable water is greater than 90% of the strength of
ed d

the cubes made with potable water. Therefore, the ASTM strength requirement is satisfied, and the
ar stu

non-potable water could be accepted for mixing concrete.

is
Th
sh

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 2. You prepared three mortar mixes with w/c ratios of 0.50, 0.55 and 0.60. Three 2” mortar cubes were
prepared for each mix. The cubes were cured for 7 days and then tested for compressive strength. The
test results were as shown in the table below.

30.77
31.04 31.18
31.74
28.95
28.87 28.64
28.09
25.50

m
er as
26.85 26.65

co
eH w
27.59

o.
rs e
ou urc
o
aC s
vi y re

Average Compressive Strength vs w/c Ratios

ed d

32
ar stu

31
Average Compressive Strength (MPa)

30
is

29
Th

28

27
sh

26

25

24
0.5 0.55 0.6
w/c Ratio

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 As w/c ratio increases, the overall compressive strength of the cubes tends to decrease, showing an inverse
relationship.

m
er as
co
eH w
o.
rs e
ou urc
o
aC s
vi y re
ed d
ar stu
is
Th
sh

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