| Concrete - Fresh and Hardened Concrete Testing | |
| Sampling, Consistency and | Accessory |
| Workability | Scoop see EL81-0220 |
| The correct sampling and mixing of fresh concrete | |
| is important if test results are to be reliable. Most of | K-slump Tester |
| the equipment necessary for efficient sampling and | Developed to determine the workability of fresh concrete |
| mixing is standard laboratory equipment detailed in the | and the degree of concrete compaction placed in |
| Laboratory Equipment section of this catalogue. | formwork. The apparatus can be used for in-place |
| To ensure that concrete achieves its maximum possible | measurements of concrete in test moulds and forms and |
| strength and yet retains its ease of placing on site, it is | may be correlated to the standard slump test. It is simple, |
| essential that the design of the concrete mix, in relation | economical to use and reduces testing time. No special |
| to the water-cement ratio and workability, is closely | calibration is required. |
| controlled. | |
| Slump Test | Ordering Information |
| EN 12350-2; ASTM C143; AASHTO T119 | EL34-0580 K-slump Tester. Weight 450 g. |
| # Test is appropriate for concrete mixes of medium | |
| and high workability | |
| The test is carried out by filling the slump cone with | |
| freshly mixed concrete, which is tamped with a steel rod | |
| in three layers. The concrete is levelled off with the top of | |
| the slump cone, the cone removed, and the slump of the | |
| sample is immediately measured. | |
| Ordering Information | |
| EL34-0110 Slump Cone complying with EN 12350-2, | |
| ASTM C143 and AASHTO T119 | |
| EL34-0130 Tamping Rod. Steel, 600 mm long x 16 mm | |
| dia, hemispherical at both ends | |
| EL34-0140 Steel Rule | |
| EL34-0160 Base Plate | |
| EL34-0180 Slump Cone Funnel | |
| EL34-0192 Slump Test Set. BS and ASTM comprising | |
| slump cone, base plate, steel rule, tamping rod and | |
| funnel. | |