Republic of the Philippines
Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology
City of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental
INSTITUTE OF COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING
Name: Nhor Jhaica B. Guisang Section.: A Rating: ______
Date Performed: October 27, 2018 _ Date Submitted: October 30, 2018 _ Group
No.: 5
EXPERIMENT NO. 5
SLUMP OF HYDRAULIC CEMENT CONCRETE
Purpose:
To determine the consistency of freshly made concrete.
Standard Reference:
ASTM C143 Standard Method of Test for Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete
Significance:
This test method was originally developed to provide a technique to monitor the consistency of unhardened
concrete. Under laboratory conditions, with strict control of all concrete materials, the slump is generally
found to increase proportionally with the water content of a given concrete mixture, and thus to be inversely
related to concrete strength. Under field conditions, however, such a strength relationship is not clearly and
consistently shown. Care should therefore be taken in relating slump results obtained under field conditions
to strength.
Apparatus:
Iron Pan to mix concrete, Slump Cone with Base Plate, Tamping Rod, Trowel, Measuring Device
Sample:
The sample of concrete from which the specimens are made shall be in accordance with AASHTO
Standard T 141 (Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete). A slump of 75mm for reinforced foundation walls and
footing will be used.
Test Procedure:
1. Dampen the interior of the slump cone and place it on a rigid, flat, level, moist, non-absorbent
surface, free of vibration, that is large enough to contain all of the slumped concrete.
2. Hold the mold firmly in place by standing on the two foot pieces on either side of the mold or by
clamping arrangements to a base plate.
3. Using a scoop, fill the mold in three layers moving the scoop around the perimeter of the mold
opening to ensure an even distribution of the concrete. Fill the mold to approximately 1/3 of its
volume to a depth of 2-5/8 in. (70 mm) for the first layer and approximately 6-1/8 in. (160 mm) for
the second layer.
4. Rod each layer with 25 strokes of the tamping rod. Uniformly distribute the strokes over the cross
section of each layer. For the bottom layer, this will necessitate inclining the rod slightly and making
approximately half of the strokes near the perimeter, and then progressing with vertical strokes
spirally toward the center. Rod the bottom layer throughout its depth. Rod the second layer and the
top layer each throughout its depth, so that the strokes just penetrate approximately 1 in. (25 mm)
into the underlying layer.
5. In filling and rodding the top layer, heap the concrete above the mold before rodding is started.
Should rodding result in the concrete falling below the top of the mold, add concrete to keep an
excess above the mold. Continue the rodding count from the value reached before concrete was
added to the mold. After the top layer has been rodded, strike off the top surface of concrete with
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the tamping rod in a screeding and rolling motion. While maintaining downward pressure, remove
any concrete which collected around the base of the mold during strike off.
6. Immediately remove the mold by raising the mold in a steady, vertical direction. There should be no
lateral or torsional motion of the mold while lifting. Lift the mold off the concrete, a distance of 12 in
(300 mm), in 5 ± 2 s. Complete the slump test, from the start of filling the mold through the removal
of the mold, in 2-1/2 minutes.
7. Immediately measure the slump. This is the vertical distance between the top of the mold and the
displaced original center of the top surface of the specimen. If a decided falling away or shearing
off of concrete from one side or portion of the mass occurs, disregard the test and make a new test
on another portion of the sample.
Results and Discussion:
We the group five (5) together with the group one (1) of the section A on Construction of Materials and
Testing was the first one to perform the laboratory activity 5 : SLUMP OF HYDRAULIC CEMENT
CONCRETE. Solving the given data and problem, we have gathered the values of having the amount of
the following : Mixing Water (4.34 kg), Portland Cement (6.49 kg), Coarse Aggregate (24.8 6 kg), and Fine
Aggregate of (18.75 kg). On the first try, the mixture has a lot of water or it is very much bleeding. See the
picture below. I and my groupmates decided to add 2 and ½ kg of Cement, 2 kg of Sand and 3 and ½ kg of
coarse aggregate. Mixing it, we have passed the Slump Test. In our group we’re assigned to design
Reinforced Foundation Walls and Footing and targeted the maximum of f it in slump testing is 75 mm. We
have measured our sample and has the value of 50 mm.
First Slump Test
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Second Slump Test
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