LIST OF (10) (EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS USED IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TESTING)

1. Compression testing machine - used to determine the compressive strength of

materials like concrete, bricks, and blocks by applying a compressive load to a
cylindrical or cubic specimen of the material.

2. Tensile testing machine - used to determine the tensile strength of materials like steel,
aluminum, and plastic by applying a tensile load to a specimen of the material.

3. Flexure testing machine - used to determine the flexural strength of materials like
concrete, beams, and slabs by applying a bending load to a beam-shaped specimen of
the material.

4. Hardness tester - used to determine the hardness of materials like metals and plastics
using various methods such as indentation, rebound, and ultrasonic measurements.
5. Impact testing machine - used to determine the impact resistance of materials like
metals and plastics by applying a sudden impact load to a specimen of the material.

6. Brinell hardness tester - used to measure the hardness of materials by pressing a

steel ball of known diameter into the surface of the material and measuring the size of
the resulting indentation.

7. Rockwell hardness tester - used to measure the hardness of materials by pressing a

diamond or hardened steel ball into the surface of the material and measuring the depth
of the resulting indentation.

8. Vickers hardness tester - used to measure the hardness of materials by pressing a

diamond pyramid indenter into the surface of the material and measuring the diagonal
length of the resulting indentation.
9. Universal testing machine - versatile equipment that can be used for various types of
mechanical testing such as tension, compression, bend, peel, shear and fatigue testing.

10. Moisture content meter - used to measure the moisture content of materials such as
wood, concrete, and soil by measuring the electrical resistance or the dielectric constant
of the material.