Building & Construction department

Concrete Laboratory

Test NO. 4 Name and signature of group supervisor:

Test Name: vee bee time test

Date of Experiment: 8/11/2020 Name and signature of the corrector

Date of report submission: 17/11/2020

Weekly test Report

Name: Salih Samer Muhyiddin Class: B Group: G6

Data:

Concrete Mix Proportion 1:2:4

Cement Weight= 2000 gm

Sand Weight= 2000 ×2=4000 gm

Gravel= 2000 × 4=8000 gm

Water
Ratio=¿ 0.40×2000=800
Cement

Calculation:

W/C Ratio Mix Water Volume Vee-bee Time Workability

Group
(%) Proportion (ml) (Sec) Description
1 40 1;2;4 800 22 Extremely Dry
2 45 1;2;4 900 23 Extremely Dry
3 50 1;2;4 1000 20 Extremely Dry
4 55 1;2;4 1100 11 Very Stiff
5 60 1;2;4 1200 8 Stiff
 6 65 1;2;4 1300 6 Stiff

Discussion:

When recording the time for the concrete, the result was much less than what was expected.
The consistency of the mix was clearly seen to be lower than that predicted. This might be
due to having excess water added in the beginning of the mix. Although the workability of
concrete changes with time due to the hydration of the cement and also may be due to loss of
moisture. Tests should have been carried out on different samples at a constant time interval
if comparable results were required.

Conclusion:

This variation in the workability between the first 2 tests and the last one (VEBE
test) can be a result to losing the workability with time, the time between making
the mix and doing the VEBE time test was larger than it to the other two tests.
Other reason for that might be an error resulted from the determination of the
end of the test.
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