CVE 230 Mechanics of Materials

Spring 2013 Lab Report #2b PREPARED BY: Juan Villa

Testing of Hardened Concrete

March 28, 2013

Fresh concrete is used in various ways in todays world. Fresh concrete can be seen in almost every civilized city in the world. We use fresh concrete for different functions such as constructing buildings, bridges, roads, etc. As a civil engineer, it is essential to know the technicalities of fresh concrete and all of its characteristics and processes. Concrete is anattachedcompanion to a civil engineer and in this lab we will get a small taste as to what the actual process of making concrete is. In this lab, the students would be able to determine the trial batch mix proportions a type of concrete that was specified.specific isntrcuctions were given so that the steps necessary to complete this assignments were available to the student. The professor also provided an example to follow when doing the homework.

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Introduction: The main objective of this lab was todetermine the trialbatch mix proportions a type of concrete that was specified. . Materials and Methods:

Results and Discussion: Determine the trial batch mix proportions for the concrete specified below: Concrete will be used in an exterior wall with 1.5 inch cover over the reinforcement. 1,5 thick Specified strength fc'=4000 psi. Max aggregate size 1" Use air-entrained mix max slump 4 inches

Coarse aggregate:

1 inch max size dryrodded unit weight =110 lbs/cf specific gravity = 2.68 absorption = 0.5% total moisture content = 1%

Fine aggregate:fineness modulus = 2.80 specific gravity = 2.50 absorption = 1% total moisture content = 4.5%

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Cement: Type I/II:

specific gravity = 3.15

------Specified strength fc'=4000 psi. Required avg compressive strength = fc +1200 = 5,200psi

Coarse agg: Use 1/3 * 1.5 = 0.5 c.a

Conclusions: have affected the results could include having the proper and exact ratios when making the concrete, the curing process which we had no control over, as well as the consistency of the machines used in the tests

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Appendix

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