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Concrete slump test
The concrete slump test measures the consistency of fresh concrete before it sets. It is performed to check the workability of freshly made concrete, and therefore the ease with which concrete flows. It can also be used as an indicator of an improperly mixed batch. The test is popular due to the simplicity of the apparatus and its use. The slump test is used to ensure uniformity for different loads of concrete under field conditions.
A separate test, known as the flow table, or slump-flow test, is used for concrete that is too fluid (non-workable) to be measured using the standard slump test, because the concrete will not retain its shape when the cone is removed.
The test is carried out using a metal mould in the shape of a conical frustum known as a slump cone or Abrams cone, that is open at both ends and has attached handles. The tool typically has an internal diameter of 4 inches (100 mm) at the top and of 8 inches (200 mm) at the bottom with a height of 12 inches (300 mm).The cone is placed on a hard non-absorbent surface. This cone is filled with fresh concrete in three stages. Each time, each layer is tamped 25 times with a 2-foot (610 mm) long bullet-nosed metal rod measuring 5⁄8 inch (16 mm) in diameter. At the end of the third stage, the concrete is struck off flush with the top of the mould. The mould is carefully lifted vertically upwards, so as not to disturb the concrete cone.
The concrete then slumps (subsides). The slump of the concrete is measured by measuring the distance from the top of the slumped concrete to the level of the top of the slump cone.
The slumped concrete takes various shapes and according to the profile of slumped concrete, the slump is termed as true slump, shear slump or collapse slump. If a shear or collapse slump is achieved, a fresh sample should be taken and the test repeated.
Only a true slump is of any use in the test. A collapse slump will generally mean that the mix is too wet or that it is a high workability mix, for which the slump test is not appropriate. Very dry mixes having slump 0 to 1 inch (0 to 25 mm) are typically used in constructing pavements or roads, low workability mixes having slump 0.4 to 1.6 inches (10 to 40 mm) are typically used for foundations with light reinforcement, medium workability mixes with slump 2.0 to 3.5 inches (50 to 90 mm), are typically used for normal reinforced concrete placed with vibration, high workability concrete with slump greater than 3.9 inches (100 mm) is typically used where reinforcing has tight spacing, or the concrete has to flow a great distance.
The slump test is suitable for slumps of medium to low workability, i.e., slump within the range of 0.2 to 10 inches (5 to 260 mm). The test fails to determine the difference in workability in stiff mixes which have zero slump, or for wet mixes that give a collapse slump. It is limited to concrete formed of aggregates of less than 1.5 inches (38 mm).
The slump test is referred to in several testing and building codes, with minor differences in the details of performing the test.
Concrete slump test
The concrete slump test measures the consistency of fresh concrete before it sets. It is performed to check the workability of freshly made concrete, and therefore the ease with which concrete flows. It can also be used as an indicator of an improperly mixed batch. The test is popular due to the simplicity of the apparatus and its use. The slump test is used to ensure uniformity for different loads of concrete under field conditions.
A separate test, known as the flow table, or slump-flow test, is used for concrete that is too fluid (non-workable) to be measured using the standard slump test, because the concrete will not retain its shape when the cone is removed.
The test is carried out using a metal mould in the shape of a conical frustum known as a slump cone or Abrams cone, that is open at both ends and has attached handles. The tool typically has an internal diameter of 4 inches (100 mm) at the top and of 8 inches (200 mm) at the bottom with a height of 12 inches (300 mm).The cone is placed on a hard non-absorbent surface. This cone is filled with fresh concrete in three stages. Each time, each layer is tamped 25 times with a 2-foot (610 mm) long bullet-nosed metal rod measuring 5⁄8 inch (16 mm) in diameter. At the end of the third stage, the concrete is struck off flush with the top of the mould. The mould is carefully lifted vertically upwards, so as not to disturb the concrete cone.
The concrete then slumps (subsides). The slump of the concrete is measured by measuring the distance from the top of the slumped concrete to the level of the top of the slump cone.
The slumped concrete takes various shapes and according to the profile of slumped concrete, the slump is termed as true slump, shear slump or collapse slump. If a shear or collapse slump is achieved, a fresh sample should be taken and the test repeated.
Only a true slump is of any use in the test. A collapse slump will generally mean that the mix is too wet or that it is a high workability mix, for which the slump test is not appropriate. Very dry mixes having slump 0 to 1 inch (0 to 25 mm) are typically used in constructing pavements or roads, low workability mixes having slump 0.4 to 1.6 inches (10 to 40 mm) are typically used for foundations with light reinforcement, medium workability mixes with slump 2.0 to 3.5 inches (50 to 90 mm), are typically used for normal reinforced concrete placed with vibration, high workability concrete with slump greater than 3.9 inches (100 mm) is typically used where reinforcing has tight spacing, or the concrete has to flow a great distance.
The slump test is suitable for slumps of medium to low workability, i.e., slump within the range of 0.2 to 10 inches (5 to 260 mm). The test fails to determine the difference in workability in stiff mixes which have zero slump, or for wet mixes that give a collapse slump. It is limited to concrete formed of aggregates of less than 1.5 inches (38 mm).
The slump test is referred to in several testing and building codes, with minor differences in the details of performing the test.