AIM To determine the plastic limit of soil as per IS: 2720 (Part 5) - 1985. PRINCIPLE The plastic limit of fine-grained soil is the water...

AIM To determine the liquid limit of soil as per IS: 2720 (Part 5) - 1985. PRINCIPLE The liquid limit of fine-grained soil is the water...

AIM To determine the particle size distribution of soil as per IS: 2720 (Part 4) - 1985. APPARATUS i) A set of fine IS Sieves of sizes -...

AIM To determine the water content in soil by calcium carbide method as per IS: 2720 (Part II) - 1973. PRINCIPLE It is a method for rapid...

AIM To determine the water content in soil by oven drying method as per IS: 2720 (Part II) - 1973. PRINCIPLE The water content (w) of a...

AIM To determine the compressive strength of concrete specimens as per IS: 516 - 1959. APPARATUS COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINE i)...

AIM To assess the quality of concrete by ultrasonic pulse velocity method as per IS: 13311 (Part 1) - 1992. PRINCIPLE The method consists...

REBOUND HAMMER AIM To assess the likely compresive strength of concrete by using rebound hammer as per IS: 13311 (Part 2) - 1992....

AIM To determine the workability of fresh concrete by using a Vee-Bee consistometer as per IS: 1199 - 1959. APPARATUS VEE-BEE...

AIM To determine the workability of fresh concrete by compacting factor test as per IS: 1199 - 1959. APPARATUS COMPACTING FACTOR...

AIM To determine the workability of fresh concrete by slump test as per IS: 1199 - 1959. APPARATUS SLUMP CONE i) Slump cone ii) Tamping...

AIM To determine the aggregate crushing value of coarse aggregates as per IS: 2386 (Part IV) - 1963. APPARATUS CYLINDRICAL MEASURE AND...

AGGREGATE IMPACT VALUE AIM To determine the aggregate impact value of coarse aggregates as per IS: 2386 (Part IV) - 1963. APPARATUS...

2.3 AGGREGATE ABRASION VALUE AIM To determine the abrasion value of coarse aggregates as per IS: 2386 (Part IV) - 1963. APPARATUS i) Los...

2.2 WATER ABSORPTION AIM To determine the water absorption of coarse aggregates as per IS: 2386 (Part III) - 1963. APPARATUS i) Wire...

2. TESTS ON AGGREGATES 2.1 SIEVE ANALYSIS AIM To determine the particle size distribution of fine and coarse aggregates by sieving as per...

1.4 SOUNDNESS AIM To determine the soundness of cement by Le-Chatelier method as per IS: 4031 (Part 3) - 1988. APPARATUS FIG. 3 :...

1.3 INITIAL AND FINAL SETTING TIME AIM To determine the initial and the final setting time of cement as per IS: 4031 (Part 5) - 1988....

1.2 CONSISTENCY AIM To determine the quantity of water required to produce a cement paste of standard consistency as per IS: 4031 (Part...

1.1 FINENESS AIM To determine the fineness of cement by dry sieving as per IS: 4031 (Part 1) - 1996. PRINCIPLE The fineness of cement is...