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MATERIAL
TESTING
LABORATORY
MANUAL
Semester- 4th
Code- PCI4I201
Department of Civil Engineering
PARALA MAHARAJA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Sitallapali, Berhampur, Ganjam
Odisha
Department Of Civil Engineering
Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur
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Sl No. Name of the experiment Page No.
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1 LABORATORY RULES AND REGULATIONS
A. TEST ON BRICK
1. Shape and size test of brick 4-6
7-8
2 Determination of water absorption of brick
9-11
3 Determination of compressive strength of brick
B. TEST ON CEMENT
12-17
4 Determination of fineness of cement by dry sieving/ by air permeability
method
18-20
5 Determination of normal consistency of cement
21-23
6 Determination of initial and final setting time of cement
24-27
7 Determination of specific gravity of cement by using specific gravity
bottle. / by using Le- Chatelier Flask.
8 Determination of soundness of cement 28-31
32-35
9 Determination of compressive strength of cement mortar
C. TEST ON COARSE AGGREGATE AND FINE AGGREGATE
Determination of fineness modulus and grain size distribution of fine 36-39
10 aggregate
Determination of fineness modulus and grain size distribution of coarse 40-42
11 aggregate
12 Determination of crushing value of coarse aggregate 43-35
D. TEST ON STEEL
46-47
13 Tensile strength of Steel
Department Of Civil Engineering
Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur
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LABORATORY RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. General Rules
a. Be alert and proceed with caution at all times in the laboratory.
b. Do not touch any equipment, other materials in the laboratory area until you
are instructed to do so.
c. Do not operate machinery unless you have received instructions on their
correct usage
d. Students are not allowed to do any load test on test frame, without supervision
by the project supervisor.
e. Clear away the rubbish and clean up the work area and apparatusprovided for
each experiment after use.
f. Clean up the machine after use.
g. Do not abuse the equipment and tools.
h. Any damage to equipment or apparatus must be reported immediately to the
duty personnel.
i. Waste material should be disposed off properly.
j. Exercise extreme care when handling sharp-pointed or sharp-edged tools.
k. All accidents that occur in the laboratory must be reported.
l. Report all breakage, and tools and machines that are faulty.
m. Do not use tools that are blunt or in poor condition.
n. You must always concentrate/ focus on your work and know where the
Emergency switch is located.
Department Of Civil Engineering
Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur
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Experiment no.-1
SHAPE AND SIZE TEST FOR BRICK
AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT:-
To test the shape and size of the brick in laboratory.
THEORY AND SCOPE:-
Bricks are the most commonly used construction material. In this test randomly collected 20
bricks are staked along lengthwise, width wise and height wise and then those are measured
to know the variation of sizes as per standard. Bricks are closely viewed to check if its edges
are sharp and straight and uniform in shape. A good quality brick should have bright and
uniform colour throughout.
For good quality bricks the result should be within the following permissible limits.
Length: 3680 mm to 3920 mm
Width: 1740 mm to 1860 mm
Height: 1740 mm to 1860 mm
APPARATUS REQUIRED:-
Measuring tape (steel tape)
MATERIALS REQUIRED:-
Bricks
PROCEDURE:-
Collect randomly 20 number of bricks of standard size.
Stack these bricks along lengthwise, measure the length of 20 bricks and note down
its length.
Stack along the width, measure the width of 20 bricks and note down the
measurement.
Stack along the height, measure the height and note down the measurement.
Department Of Civil Engineering
Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur
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