5.

Block Training. Training is imparted in the following fields in the

a. Soils b. Aggregates c. Cement d. Concrete e. Bituminous Materials f. Steel.

form of lectures/demonstration/practical.

6.

Break Down. The tests most commonly performed on various

construction materials and essentially required are included in the curriculum and appended below are the details !

a. Soils
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) "ngineering #roperties of Soils Moisture Contents by $ven %rying Method Moisture Contents by Speedy Moisture Tester Sieve Analysis #article Si&e %istribution Curve Classification of Soil Specific 'ravity Atterberg (imits ( ) (iquid (imit #lastic (imit #lasticity )nde* (iquidity )nde* Shrin+age (imit

Compaction Test Standard #roctor Modified #roctor

(1!) ,ield %ensity Core Cutter Method Sand Cone -eplacement Method

(11) California Bearing -atio one point method .C.B.-/ 1

(12) California Bearing -atio three points method .C.B.-/ (13) 0ydrometer Analysis (14) Consolidation Test (15) Shear Strength of Soil .Shear Bo* Test/.

b. "ggrega#es
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ( ) Sampling 'radation of Aggregates Specific 'ravity Absorption Test Bul+ %ensity Crushing 1alue )mpact 1alue Ten 2 ,ine 1alues Soundness Test

(1!) ,ineness Modulus (11) ,la+iness/"longation (12) 3uantab Chloride Test (13) Sand "quivalent Test (14) (os Angeles Abrasion Test

c. $e%en#
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Basic Constituents of Cement Cement Manufacturing #rocess Types of Cement and their #roperties Consistency of Cement Setting Time (6) (7) (8) )nitial Setting Time ,inal Setting Time

,ineness of Cement Soundness of Cement Compressive/Tensile Strength of Cement

d. $oncre#e
(1) (2) Classification and type of Concrete and their uses Sampling ,resh Concrete in the ,ield

(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ( )

Slump Test Compacting ,actor Test Air Contents in ,reshly Mi*ed Concrete Sample #reparation for the Compressive Strength and ,le*ural Strength Compressive Strength of Cylinder Compressive Strength of Cube ,le*ural Strength

(1!) "*traction and Testing of Concrete Core (11) Concrete Mi* %esign

e. Bricks&Blocks
(1) (2) (3) Compressive Strength of Bric+s/Bloc+s 4ater Absorption of Bric+s Sampling 5 Testing

f. Bi#'%ino's (a#erials
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Bituminous Materials and Composition of Bituminous Materials #enetration Test Softening #oint Test ,lash #oint ,ire #oint Specific 'ravity %etermination of Marshal #roperties (8) ( ) Stability ,low 6nit 4eight

Compressive Strength Bituminous Surface Treatment

(1!) 6nit 4eight (11) %uctility Test (12) "*traction Test .Bitumen Contents/

Soil
Sample Collection %isturbed Soil Sample Collection 6ndisturbed Soil Specific 'ravity Sieve Analysis Classification of the soils Atterberg (imits Moisture Content ,ield %ensity Core Cutter Method Sand Cone -eplacement CB- $ne #oint Method CB- Three #oints Method Standard #enetration Test Compaction Test Standard #roctor Modified #roctor Consolidation Test %irect Shear Test 0ydrometer Analysis Shrin+age Test.

"ggrega#e
Sampling Specific 'ravity Absorption Test Clay Content Test Bul+ %ensity Aggregate )mpact 1alue Aggregate Crushing 1alue Mechanical Analysis/'radation Test ,ineness Modulus of ,ine Aggregates Soundness Test ,la+iness/"longation Test 4

(os Angeles Abrasion Test 6nit 4eight Test Sand "quivalent Test

$e%en#
,ineness Test Consistency Test Setting Time Test Compressive Strength Test Soundness Test

$oncre#e
Slump Test Air Content in Mi* Concrete Compressive Strength of Cylinder Compressive Strength of Cube "*traction of Core -CC/#CC Compressive Strength of Core Compaction ,actor ,le*ural Strength Concrete Mi* %esign

Bi#'%en
"*traction of Core ,lash/,ire #oint Test Softening #oint Test #enetration Test Specific 'ravity S#abili#) of Binders and flow b)* ,-#rac#ion Tes# (Bi#'%en $on#en# ....................%ars+all S#abili#)

Bricks
$o%.ressi/e S#reng#+ of Block $o%.ressi/e S#reng#+ of Brick "bsor.#ion Tes#