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This document provides information about determining the compressive strength of hardened concrete. It defines key terms like compression test, compressive strength, and hardness. It describes the objectives of determining compressive strength using both destructive and non-destructive testing methods according to different standards. It also gives background on concrete and explains test procedures, examples of calculations, and the required format for a lab report on this topic.

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Presentation - Compressive Strength of Hardened Concrete

This document provides information about determining the compressive strength of hardened concrete. It defines key terms like compression test, compressive strength, and hardness. It describes the objectives of determining compressive strength using both destructive and non-destructive testing methods according to different standards. It also gives background on concrete and explains test procedures, examples of calculations, and the required format for a lab report on this topic.

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9/18/2014

Objective
CompressiveStrengthof
HardenedConcrete
NGN110IntrotoEngg andComputing
CVELab
Fall2014
Instructors:
Arshi Faridi
RiyadTemam

Terminology
CompressionTest
Methodofdeterminingthecapacityofmaterialstocarry
crushing(compressive)loads.
CompressiveStrength
Themaximumcompressivestressamaterialcansustainunder
crushingloading.
Compressivestrengthcanbedefinedasanindependent
propertyformaterialsthatfailbyshatteringfracture.
Formaterialsthatdonotshatterincompression,the
compressivestrengthisdefinedasthestressrequiredtodistort
thematerialanarbitraryamount.

To determine the compressive strength of concrete


according to the American Standards for Testing
using and Materials (ASTM) using nondestructive
procedure and according to British Standard (BS)
using destructive testing procedure

Terminology.contd
Compressive Strength

maximum load
original cross - sectional area of the specimen

SIunitofmeasurement:Pascal(Pa)=Newtonpersquare
meter
Commonunit:MPa (MegaPascal)=1*106 N/m2 =1N/mm2
Hardness
Measureofamaterialsresistancetolocalizeddeformations.
Mosthardnesstestsinvolveindentations,resistanceto
scratching,reboundofaprojectilebouncedoffthematerial

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Background
Concreteisoneofthemostwidelyusedconstruction
materialsincivilengineering(buildings,bridges,
tunnels,roads,airfields,ports,dams,etc)
Concreteisacompositematerialmadeofaggregates
(crushedstone),sand,cementandwater.Itderives
itsstrengthfromthebindingcapacityofcement
whenitgetshydrated.
Thestrengthofconcretedependsonthequalityof
theingredients,theirproportion,curingconditions,
andhandling.
Themostimportantbehaviorofconcrete,tothecivil
engineer,isitscompressivestrength.

TestMethods
DestructiveTesting
Aspecimenissubjectedtoincreasingamountofcompressiveload,
anditsdeformationisrecordeduntilitcrushesundertheload.
Involves
Preparationofspecimenofpredefineddimensions
Curingundercontrolledconditions
Crushingthespecimenundercompressiveload
Recordthemaximumload
Advantages
Totestdifferentmixdesignstoattainrequiredstrength
Disadvantages
Specimendonotactuallyrepresentactualstructures
Costly
Timeconsuming

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TestingProcedure
1. Useavernier tomeasurethedimensionsoftheconcrete
cubesamples.Thecrosssectionalareaistobedetermined
basedontheaveragewidthanddepthoftworeadingsat
midheightofcubespecimens.
2. Weightheconcretecube.
3. Placetheconcretecubeinthecompressionmachineand
startapplyingthecompressiveloadtillfailure
4. Recordthemaximumloadcarriedbythespecimenduring
thetest.
5. Calculatethecompressivestrength

Compressive Strength of Cube Concrete Specimens


DATA AND CALCULATION SHEET
Sample Identification: _________________________________________
Description:
concrete cube
Sample age at test:
N/P
Curing condition:
Standard
Sample

Width (mm)
Depth (mm)
Average Width W (mm)
Average Depth D (mm)
Cross section area A (mm2) = WxD
Height L (mm)

Compressiv e _ Strength

F
A

Sample mass (kg)


Density (kg/m3)
Compression failure load F (kN)
Compressive strength (MPa)
(N/mm)

Remarks: _________________________________________
Tested by:
_________________________________________
Date:
_________________________________________

Testingmethods(contd..)
NonDestructiveTests(NDT)
Enabletotestthestrengthofstructuresonsiteintheiractual
conditionwithoutimpairingtheirappearanceandperformance
Involves
PressingtheSchdmit Hammerperpendicularagainsta
concretesurface
Recordnumberofrebounds
Convertthenumberofreboundstocompressivestrengthby
usingcalibrationcharts
Advantage
Timesaving
Testingcanberepeatedonthesamestructure
Enablecontinuousmonitoringoftheperformanceofthe
structure
Disadvantage
Strengthpropertiesarenotmeasureddirectly,thusneeds
calibration

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Example
TheN/NRSchmidthammerreadingsobtainedfromaconcrete
sample(readingsweretakenwhilethehammerwasina
horizontalposition)were44,46,42,44,44,45,45,43,43,44.
Whatistheestimatedstrengthof200mmconcretecube?
Solution
Averagereboundnumber
=(44+46+42+44+44+45+
45+43+43+44)/10=44
UsingCalibrationchart,
thecubestrength=48MPa

SampleIdentification_____________________________________
Description______ConcreteFloor__________
SampleAgeatTest___N/P___ ElementTypeGradesupportedSlab_____

Application Direction

Rebound number readings

Average Rebound Number

Estimated compressive strength (MPa)

LabReportFormat

Thankyou

Abstract
Oneparagraphnotmorethan100words
ShouldSummarize
Objectivesoftheexperiment
Importantresults
Conclusions

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TableofContents
ListofFigures(titleandpagenumberonly)
ListofTables(Titleandpagenumberonly)
Introduction
Shouldhaveatleastoneparagraphthatgivesa
backgroundinformationabouttheexperiment(
eg.Whatisconcrete?,whyisitnecessarytotest
itscompressivestrength?....)
Specificobjectivesoftheexperimentshouldalso
bestatedinanewparagraph

DiscussionofResults
Summarizeyourresultsinbriefwords
Explainwhatkindsofstructuresyoursamplecanbe
usedfor
Comparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesof
usingDestructiveandNondestructivetesting
methods
Conclusions&recommendations
Commentonwhethertheobjectivesofthe
experimentweresatisfied
Giveyourrecommendations(ifany)forimproved
labexperience

Theory
Listanddescribeallequationsusedinthe
experiment(nocalculations)
ExperimentalSetup&Procedures
Listofequipmentused
Detailedstepsofhowtheexperimentis
conducted
Results
Presentaneatlytypedtablethatshowstheresults
ofyourexperiment(attachyourdetailed
calculationsintheAppendix)

References
Givecitationsofallmaterialsyouhaveusedto
produceyourreport.Usestandardcitation
methods(eg.APA)
Appendix
Attachthedatasheetyouhaverecordedyour
dataonalongwithcalculationsheet(itcanbe
handwritten)

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