CRUSHING: TEST ON Pbices COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH Aim: To determine the compressive strength for the given material. Apparatus required: 1. Universal testing machine =2- Scale Procedure: 1. Take five whole bricks at random from the lot of the-brick samples and 2. Immerse them in water for 24 hours at room temperature. “3. ‘After 24 hours, take them out allow them to drain and then clean the surplus water. 4, Now fill their frogs (any other voids) by a layer of standard 1:1 mortar (1 bro of cement and | part of sand). Store these bricks under damp sacks for 24 hours(to allow setting of mortar) - Place the bricks in water for 7 days (This will allow the mortar to harden) ‘Take the bricks out of water to drain and remove surplus water. When surface dry each brick is tested individually. Place the brick flat wise, with frog end facing upward, between two plywood sheets. Bricks so adjusted between the plywood sheets is placed on the mat from compression testing machine and load is applied axially and at a uniform rate of 140 Kg/cm2 per minute. |. Note the load at which the brick fails (gets broken).This load P, divided by cross section area (A) of the brick gives the compressive strength Co, Co=P/A 10. The arithmetic mean of the compressive strength values of all five bricks shall be taken as the compressive strength of that lot of bricks represented by the test sample (and not all the bricks of a kiln). [Link] brick shall be classified accordingly on the basis of the compressive strength obtained as above (1 class bricks).observation: Size of the given brick= Tabulation: [[Link] LOAD COMPRESSWE oa SRENGTH (Nimm’) 01 02 03 Result: The compressive strength of the given bricks =