Location | E11-G025 |
Academic Staff in charge | Mr. Iat Meng WAN |
Technician | Ka Man TOU; Sein Ye HTUT, Edward |
Telephone | (853) 8822-2723 |
Open Access Reservation Period | Weekdays: 9:00 – 12:30, 14:00 – 17:45 |
Objective
The objective of this laboratory is to provide an environment for students to examine some basic properties of construction material such as concrete and steel reinforcement. Through various experiments listed below, the properties of both fresh and hardened concrete will be examined thoroughly. Students will also get hand-on experience with the way concrete is mixed, transported, placed and compacted.
Facilities
Apparatuses for testing the workability of fresh concrete
- Consistometer
- Compacting Factor apparatus
- Mould for Slump Test
Mixer for the mixing of fresh concrete
Concrete compression and flexural test
Compression and Flexure Testing Machine (ELE)
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Compression Testing Machine (left): 2000 kN capacity capable of testing 200, 150 and 100 mm concrete cubes and cylinders up to 320 x 160 mm dia.
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Flexural (Beams) Testing Machine (right): 100 kN capacity capable of testing
Steel coupon test
Experiments
- Testing Aggregates: Sampling, Shape, Size and Classification (BS 812)
- Testing Cement: Test for setting times (BS 4550)
- Making Concrete Mixes in the Laboratory (BS 1881)
- Method for making test cubes (BS 1881)
- Method for making test beams (BS 1881)
- Method for determination of slump (BS 1881)
- Method for determination of compacting factor (BS 1881)
- Method for determination of Vebe time (BS 1881)
- Method for determination of density of compacted fresh concrete (BS 1881)
- Method of normal curing of testing specimens (BS 1881)
- Method for determination of compressive strength of concrete cubes (BS 1881)
- Method for determination of surface hardness by rebound hammer (BS 1881)
- Method for determination of tensile splitting strength (BS 1881)
- Method for determination of flexural strength (BS 1881)
- Tensile testing of metallic materials (BS EN 10 002-1)
- Standard test method for time of setting of concrete mixtures by. penetration resistance (ASTM C403M)
- Standard test methods for bleeding of concrete (C232)
Courses supported
CIVL2005 | Construction Materials |
CIVL3004 | Reinforced Concrete Design |