Republic of the Philippines

Department of Public Works and Highways

BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND STANDARDS
EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City

WORKSHET ON TESTING OF GALVANIZED SHEET / GUARDRAIL

Project________________________________________________________________________________
Lab. No. _________________________________
R C L

a. Original weight of specimen, g ________ ________ ________

b. Weight of stripped specimen, g ________ ________ ________
c. Thickness of stripped sheet / specimen, mm ________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________
Ave. = ________ ________ ________
d. Weight of coating, g/m 2
________ ________ ________
e. Triple spot (average of d), g/m2 __________________
f. Single Spot (Specimen w/ lightest coating) g/m2 __________________
g. Unit weight of sheet, kg/m2 __________________

305
(7.85 x tave. + --------- =
1000

tave. = ave. thickness of test specimens

Computation:
a - b
Weight of Zinc Coating, g/m = ------------- x c x k
2

b
Where :
k – 7850 = constant
13.01 – 12.06
Right : wt. of Z.C., g/m = ------------------
2
x 0.3975 x 7,850 = __________________
12.06

13.21 – 12.21
Center : wt of Z.C., g/m = --------------------- x 0.39 x 7850 =
2
__________________
12.21

13.15 – 12.13
Left : wt. of Z.C., g/m = -------------------- x 0.40 x 7850 =
2
__________________
12.13

245.80 + 250.74 = 264.04

Triple Spot = --------------------------------- = __________________
3
Tested by: __________________________ Computed by : ___________________________

Date Tested: __________________________ Checked by : ___________________________