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Building & Construction Department Concrete Laboratory: Water Cement Ratio

The document summarizes an experiment testing the effects of internal and external vibrations on the compressive strength of concrete cured using different methods. Twelve concrete cube samples were created with water-cement ratios ranging from 40-55% and cured using different methods including air drying, immersion in water at 20°C, and immersion in water at 70°C. Testing found immersion curing produced the highest compressive strengths due to reduced moisture loss allowing for greater cement hydration. Water immersion at 70°C produced the highest strengths overall.

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Building & Construction Department Concrete Laboratory: Water Cement Ratio

The document summarizes an experiment testing the effects of internal and external vibrations on the compressive strength of concrete cured using different methods. Twelve concrete cube samples were created with water-cement ratios ranging from 40-55% and cured using different methods including air drying, immersion in water at 20°C, and immersion in water at 70°C. Testing found immersion curing produced the highest compressive strengths due to reduced moisture loss allowing for greater cement hydration. Water immersion at 70°C produced the highest strengths overall.

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Building & Construction department

Concrete Laboratory

Test NO. 8

Test Name: Effects of Consolidation (Internal and Name and signature of group supervisor:
External Vibrations) on Compressive strengths in
Concrete

Date of Experiment: 5/12/2020 Name and signature of the corrector

Date of report submission:16/12/2020

Weekly test Report

Name: Lara kosrat Adel Class: B Group: G6

Concrete Mix Proportion: 1:2:4

Cement Weight= 3500 gm

Sand Weight= 7000 gm

Gravel= 14000 gm

Water
Ratio=¿ 55 %
Cement

Area of cubes: 150mm×150 mm = 22500 mm2

Calculation:

Area = 22500 mm2

500400
Compressive Strength for Air Dry = = 22.24
22500

529300
Compressive Strength for Water Immersion 20° = 23.52
22500
703000
Compressive Strength for Water Immersion 70° = 31.24
22500

Sample W/C Date of Age Curing Conditions Max Type of Compressive


No. Ratio % Testing (Days Load (P) Failure Strength
) (N) (N/mm2)

C1 40 6/12/202 Lab Air Dry 366000 16.26


0
C2 40 6/12/202 7 Water Immersion 465400 20.68
0 20°C
C3 40 6/12/202 Water Immersion 547900 24.35
0 70°C
C4 45 6/12/202 Lab Air Dry 620000 27.55
0
C5 45 6/12/202 7 Water Immersion 629000 27.95
0 20°C
C6 45 6/12/202 Water Immersion 786400 34.95
0 70°C
C7 50 5/12/202 Lab Air Dry 533300 23.70
0
C8 50 5/12/202 7 Water Immersion 620500 27.57
0 20°C
C9 50 5/12/202 Water Immersion 759300 33.74
0 70°C
C10 55 5/12/202 Lab Air Dry 500400 22.24
0
C11 55 5/12/202 7 Water Immersion 529300 23.52
0 20°C
C12 55 5/12/202 Water Immersion 703000 31.24
0 70°C
Discussion:

T20 mixture was considered as the control mixture kept in a curing cabin at 20°C and 95%
relative humidity for 24 hours immediately after the mortar was placed in mold. Results of
the other mixtures were compared in reference to the T20 mixture

Conclusion:

1. Water curing was themost effective method of curing. It produced the highest level of
compressive strength. This is due to improve pore structure and lower porosity resulting from
greater degree of cement hydration reaction without any loss of moisture from the concrete
specimens.

2. Sprinkling method of curing produces higher compressive strength than plastic sheeting.
This is attributed reduced the moisture movement from concrete specimens leading to
enhanced degree of cement hydration.

3. Plastic sheeting method of curing produces lowest level of compressive strength. This is
because the moisture movement from the concrete specimen is higher in plastic sheeting
method, which did not provide and any protection against early drying out of concrete. Hence
hydration of cement reaction was abated.

4. The extent of moisture movement was greatly dependent of the method of curing. Greater
moisture movement occurs under plastic sheeting (membrane) method, and it significantly
affected the strength property of the concrete.

5. Normal concrete should be cured by water curing (immersion) method in order to achieve
good hardened properties. Water curing produces no loss of moisture, and therefore enhances
cement hydration reaction. In case of water shortage, sprinkling curing can be adopted
instead of wrapped (plastic sheeting) curing.
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Axis Title

air Water Immersion 20° Water Immersion 70°

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