CE6612 CONCRETE AND
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING LABORATORY L T P C
0 0 3 2
OBJECTIVES:
· To learn the principles and procedures of testing Concrete and Highway materials and to
get hands on experience by conducting the tests and
evolving inferences.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
I.
TESTS ON
FRESH
CONCRETE
1. Slump cone test
2. Flow table
3. Compaction factor
4. Vee bee test.
II. TESTS ON
HARDENED CONCRETE
1. Compressive strength - Cube &
Cylinder
2. Flexure test
3. Modulus of Elasticity
III. TESTS
ON AGGREGATES
1. Specific Gravity
2. Gradation of Aggregate
3. Crushing Strength
4. Abrasion Value
5. Impact Value
6. Water Absorption
7. Flakiness and Elongation Indices
IV. TESTS
ON BITUMEN
1. Penetration
2. Softening Point
3. Ductility
4. Flash and fire
points.
5. Viscosity
V. TESTS ON
BITUMINOUS
MIXES
1. Determination of Binder
Content
2. Marshall Stability and Flow values
3. Density
OUTCOMES:
· Student knows
the techniques
to characterize
various
pavement
materials through
relevant
tests.
