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The test is carried out using a metal mould in the shape of a conical frustum known as a slump cone or Abrams cone, that is open at both ends and has attached handles.The tool typically has an internal diameter of 100 millimetres (3.9 in) at the top and of 200 millimetres (7.9 in) at the bottom with a height of 305 millimetres (12.0 in).The cone is placed on a hard non-absorbent surface.
Equipment; flow table, Abrams cone, water bucket and broom. The cone filled with concrete, prior to lifting. The diameter of the resulting flow is measured. The flow table test or slump-flow test is a method to determine consistency of fresh concrete. Flow table test is also used to identify transportable moisture limit of solid bulk cargoes. [1]
Workability can be measured by the concrete slump test, a simple measure of the plasticity of a fresh batch of concrete following the ASTM C 143 or EN 12350-2 test standards. Slump is normally measured by filling an "Abrams cone" with a sample from a fresh batch of concrete. The cone is placed with the wide end down onto a level, non-absorptive ...
The test reports loss of mass to abrasion and impact, expressed as a percentage of initial sample mass. [7] Maximum acceptable loss for the base course of the road is 45%; the more demanding surface course must be 35% or less. [1] The test was developed by the city engineers of Los Angeles in the 1920s. [8]
The slump test consists of several different steps: [citation needed] First, the patient slumps forward, rounding the shoulders [1] so the examiner will then apply pressure to the trunk flexion. Next, the patient brings chin to chest and the knee is then actively extended. Afterwards, the ankle is dorsiflexed. If pain is produced during any of ...
Self-consolidating concrete or self-compacting concrete (SCC) [1] is a concrete mix which has a low yield stress, high deformability, good segregation resistance (prevents separation of particles in the mix), and moderate viscosity (necessary to ensure uniform suspension of solid particles during transportation, placement (without external compaction), and thereafter until the concrete sets).
The test has also been used to measure the shear strength of mortar mixes, where it has been shown to correlate with the slump value. [2] The equipment has also been used since at least 1967 to assess the shear strength of packs of snow at risk of forming a slab avalanche. [3]
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