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Material Testing Equipment

This document lists and describes 20 different types of construction material testing equipment. The equipment is used to test properties of materials like concrete, aggregates, soil and asphalt. Some examples are penetrometers for determining concrete setting time, sieve sets for characterizing particle size distributions, and slump cones for performing concrete slump tests. Universal testing machines are used to measure tensile and compressive strengths. Other equipment tests properties like permeability, ductility, shear strength and consistency.

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Material Testing Equipment

This document lists and describes 20 different types of construction material testing equipment. The equipment is used to test properties of materials like concrete, aggregates, soil and asphalt. Some examples are penetrometers for determining concrete setting time, sieve sets for characterizing particle size distributions, and slump cones for performing concrete slump tests. Universal testing machines are used to measure tensile and compressive strengths. Other equipment tests properties like permeability, ductility, shear strength and consistency.

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  • Construction Material Testing Equipments
  • Additional Equipments Part 1
  • Additional Equipments Part 2
  • Comprehensive Testing Equipment List
  • Advanced Testing Equipment
  • Document Information and References

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING

EQUIPMENTS

NAME DESCRIPTION VISUAL

1. PENETROMETER Used to determine the setting


time of fresh concrete for field
and laboratory use.

2. SIEVE SET A device used for characterizing


materials according to particle
size distribution of a sample
(aggregates, sand, soil
particles)

3. SLUMP CONE Equipment used to perform the


Concrete Slump Test
NAME DESCRIPTION VISUAL

4. HYDROMETER An instrument for measuring


the density of liquids

5. UNIVERSAL Also known as ‘universal tester,’


TESTING is used to test the tensile
MACHINE (UTM) strength and compressive
strength of materials

An equipment that
6. CONCRETE MIXER homogeneously combines
cement, aggregates, and water
to form concrete

Pressure gauges are


7. PRESSURE GAUGE instruments used to measure
and display pressure in an
integral unit
NAME DESCRIPTION VISUAL

8. CONCRETE Used to ensure that the pouring


of concrete is free of air bubbles
VIBRATOR
and even

An equipment used for


9. VICAT APPARATUS determining the normal
consistency and time of setting
of Portland cements

10. SHOVEL An equipment used to transfer


material from one place to
another; can also be used in
excavation or preparing
concrete mixes

11. LABORATORY A mechanical equipment for the


PULVVERISER grinding of many different types
of materials
NAME DESCRIPTION VISUAL

12. RING & BALL Used for determining the


softening point of materials by
APPARATUS
ring and ball method

13. VANE SHEAR Used to perform Vane Shear


APPARATUS Test which measure shear
strength of various materials

An equipment used to help


14. CORE DRILL produce straight and clean-
sided core samples

Used to study the behaviour of


15. CONCRETE soil, relatively coarse grained
PERMEABILITY soils such as sands and gravel,
TEST APPARATUS in its natural conditions with
respect to water flow
NAME DESCRIPTION VISUAL

16. MOULDS Used as vessel for creating test


samples (usually concrete) of
different shapes

17. CURING TANK Used as storage for concrete


samples that needs to be cured
or prepared for further testing

18. MARSHALL
STABILITY TEST An equipment used to
APPARATUS determine the load and flow
values of bituminous mixtures

This device is used for


19. DUCTILITY TEST determining the ductility of
MACHINE materials by measuring the
elongation of material

An equipment used to cut and


20. MASONRY SAW prepare test samples of
concrete and other rock
specimens
MOJICA, KIM A. CENG70
BSCE 4-2 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
AND TESTING

SOURCES:
testinternational.co.uk/

www.testingmachine.com.tw/

www.globalgilson.com/

www.fuelinstrument.com/

www.midwestsupplies,com/

www.matest.com/en/Prodcts/

www.merriamwebster.com/

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