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Softening Point Test
Introduction: Bitumen is defined as a binding material used in the pavement to bind the aggregates together and…
Marshall Stability Test
Standard Followed ASTM D 1559 or AASHTO T-245 Objective The Marshall stability test is a part of the…
Flash and Fire point determination of bitumen
Introduction: Bitumen is usually placed surfaces as a binding substance and is directly visible towards the warmth of…
Flakiness And Elongation Index Index Test
Standard Followed ASTM D 4791 Objective This test is performed on coarse aggregates and is intended to determine…
Los Angeles Abrasion Test
Standard Followed ASTM C 131 or AASHTO T-96 Objective This test is performed on coarse aggregates and entails…
Deval Attrition Test For Aggregates
Introduction: Aggregates are defined as the coarse materials provided in any substance to gain a certain strength such…
Aggregate Impact Test
Introduction: The application of load on the aggregates such as pavements result into the disintegration of the particles…
Tensile strength determination of concrete (splitting)
Introduction: The sample of concrete enjoys compression whereas when it comes towards tension it has a brittle and…
Determination of the flexural strength of concrete
Introduction: This test is used to determine the deflection produce in the slab made up of concrete due…
Sieve Analysis Of Coarse And Fine Aggregates
Standard Followed ASTM C 136 Objective Following are the objectives of performing sieve analysis on coarse and fine…
Determination of compressive strength of cement.
Introduction: The most important factor to be considered while choosing any type of material in construction is its…
To determine the workability of concrete mix of given proportion by compaction factor test.
Compacting factor test is performed using guidelines from past researches. However, BS 1881-103 has detailed the guidelines for…
To determine the specific gravity, void ratio, porosity and bulk density of given coarse and fine aggregates.
Introduction: The aggregates have different properties based on the type such as fine and the coarse aggregate types.…
To determine the fineness modulus of given fine and coarse aggregates.
Introduction: Fineness modulus is the average particle size present in any mixture. In a concrete mixture it determines…
To determine the specific gravity of cement
Standard Used ASTM C-188 Objective This test aims at determining the specific gravity or relative density of cement…
To determine the initial and final setting times for the given sample of cement.
Standard Used ASTM C-191-13 Objective The objective of this test is to determine the initial and final setting…
Determination of Average Rainfall over a Catchment
Related Theory In this lab, we will study the calculation of average rainfall through different methods. To calculate…
Experiment on Orifice Meter in Laboratory
Objective The performance of this experiment targets the following objectives: To measure the volume flow rate or discharge…
Setting out simple circular curve- two theodolite method
Objective: The main objective of this survey job is to set out a horizontal simple circular curve on…
Setting Out Simple Circular Curve – Rankine’s Method
Objective: The main objective of this job is to set out a simple circular horizontally using Rankine’s method.…