MINIMUM QUANTITIES REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO LABORATORIES

FOR TESTING OF MATERIALS

SR .No. Name of Test Minimum Quantities of

Material Required for testing
CEMENT
1. Fineness Test samples of cement shall be
made up of a 15 Kg.
2. Specific Gravity Cement approximately taken
from each of number of bags on
the site
3. Standard Consistency

4. Setting Time (Initial &

Final)
5. Compressive Strength

6. Soundness
COARSE Size of metal Quantity
AGGREGATE
7. Sieve Analysis 60 mm 100 Kg
8. Water absorption & 40 mm 50 kg
Specific Gravity
a) Water Absorption 25 mm 50 Kg
b) Specific Gravity 20 mm 25 Kg
9. Impact Value 12.5 mm 12 kg
10. Abrasion Value 10 mm 6 Kg
11. Crushing Value 6.3 mm 3 Kg
12. Flakiness Index
FINE AGGREGATE

13. Fineness Modulus One bag of 25 Kg.

(Sieve Analysis)
14. Silt & Clay Content
(Weight Seiving)
BRICKS
15. Water Absorption Five Bricks
16. Compressive Strength Five Bricks

17. Efflorences Five Bricks

FLOORING TILES
18. Flexural Test Six Tiles
19. Water Absorption Six Tiles
20. Resistance to wear Six specimen of size 70 x 70
mm
MANGLORE TILES

21. Water Absorption Six Tiles

22. Flexural Test Six Tiles
23. Permeability Test Six Tiles
GLAZED TILES
24. Water Absorption Five Tiles
CONCRETE
25. Compressive Strength Three Nos of C. C. Cubes Size
of C. C. Cube 15 x15x 15 cm. Per Set

26. Concrete Mix Design One full bag of each

with all tests on basic Aggregate , Sand & Cement
materials
27. Concrete mix design for Mix Design of each Grade
only for mix (tests on
basic materials have
already been taken
MORTOR
28. Compressive Strength Three Nos of MorterCubes Size
7.07x 7.07x 7.07 CmsPer Set

STONE
29. Crushing Value 50 Kg.
30. Water Absorption &
Specific Gravity
31. Compressive Strength Six dressed Samples of Size
(Dressing of Stone
already Done) 10x 10x 10 Cms

32. Compressive Strength Six Samples from which six

with dressing of stone specimen of dressed stone of
in Laboratory Size 10 x10 x10 Cms can be
achieved
SOIL/ MURUM

33. Field moisture Content

34. Liquid limit & Plastic

Limit
 35. Compaction Test One bag of 50 Kg.
(Proctor Density)
36. C.B.R. Test (Lab.)
37. Field Density by sand
replacement method

BITUMEN
38. Extraction Test Two Kg. Bituminus Mix
39. Marshall stability & One Set of Three Standard
flow measurements MarshallMoulds of size
a)Moulds Testing Diametre 10 cm ,Height 6.5 cm.
40. Preparation of 4 Kg. Mix
Marshall moulds &
Testing
41. Penetration Two Kg Bitumen
42. Asphaltic concrete Job One full bag of each
Mix Design with all Aggregate , filler- 5 Kg.,Grit-10
tests on basic materials Kg., Bitumen-5 Kg.
for DBM/SDBC/AC

43. Bituminus Macadam for each Mix Design

Job Mix Design

HOLLOW BLOCKS
44. Density test Three Blocks
45. Compressive Strength Eight Blocks

46. Water Absorption Test Three Blocks

SOLID BLOCKS
47. Density Test Three Blocks
48. Compressive Strength Eight Blocks

49. Water Absorption Test Three Blocks

S.N. Name of Test Minimum Quantities

of Materials
required for testing
COARSE AGGREGATE
 1 Soundness 20 kg
2 Bulk Density 25 kg
FINE AGGREGATE
3 CL2 & Sulphate Content 2 kg
4 Moisture Content 2 kg
5 Bulkage of sand 5 kg
CONCRETE
6 Flexural Strength of beam One set of three
beams
SOIL/ MURUM
7 Sulphate & Chloride content 2 kg
8 Mechanical analysis 60 kg (IS 2720 Pt.4)
BITUMEN
9 Softening point
10 Viscosity
5 kg Bitumen
11 Flash & fire point
12 Specific gravity
13 Ductility
14 Mastic Hardness No. 5 Moulds
WATER
15 PH value 1 Litre of Water
16 Sulphate & Chloride content
WOOD
17 Density 3 Samples of
18 Moisture content
450 x 300 mm
STEEL ANTI CORROSIVE TEST
19 Resistance to applied voltage (1 Hr.test) Two bars of 90 cm.
20 Resistance to applied voltage (30 days.test) length of required
diameter
21 Thickness of coating
22 Chemical resistance Test Eight bars of 30 cm.
length of required
diameter
23 Hardness of coating Test Two bars of 30 cm.
length of required
diameter

Control Tests & their frequency & specified limits for various construction
materials:

Sr.No Material & Tests. Specified Limit. Frequency.

 1. CEMENT (OPC)

1) Initial setting time. Not less than 30 minutes.

2) Final setting time. Not more than 600 minutes.
3) Fineness by dry Residue not more than 10% on For each consignment of
sieving. 90micron sieve. 50 M.T. or part thereof.
4) Specific gravity. 3.10 to 3.15
5) Compressive strength. 33 Grade. 43 Grade 53 Grade
(in Kg/cm2.)
a) 3 days ( +/- 1 hours ) a) 160 230 270
b) 7 days. ( + /-2 hours. ) b) 220 330 370
6) Soundness by Expansion not more than 10 mm.
Lechatelier apparatus.

2) SAND 100% passing through 4.75 mm I.S.

sieve.
1) Particle size.
2) Silt content. Not more than 4%
3) Fineness modulus. 1) For concrete 2.6 to 3.6 Tests should be carried
out in the beginning and if
2)For masonry and 1st coat of plaster. there is a change in source
Not more than 3.

3) For pointing & IInd coat of plaster

shall Not exceed 1.6
4) Bulkage. Bulkage will have to be determined for
applying correction to the qty. of sand
as and when necessary.
5) Moisture content. Will have to be determined to find
quantity of free water in sand.

Sr.No Material & Tests. Specified Limit. Frequency.

3. COARSE AGGREGATE
1) Gradation.
Size of metal. 100 % Passing 100% Retained on
through sieve size
sieve size
80 mm. 100mm 50 mm
60mm 80mm 50 mm
50mm 60mm 40 mm One test for per 100
Cubic metre
40mm 63mm 63 mm ( 0%)
 40mm 35 to 70% 40mm (30 to
65%)
12.5mm 0 to 5 % 12.5mm
(95 to 100%)
40mm to50mm. 63 mm 25 mm
For Bituminus Works
40mm Crushed Metal 50mm 25 mm
25mm Crushed Metal 40 mm 20 mm
20mm Crushed Metal 25 mm 12.5mm

12.5 mm Crushed Metal 20 mm 10 mm

10mm Crushed Metal 12.5 mm 6.3 mm

6.3 mm Crushed Metal 10 mm 4.75 mm

For concrete For Road work

(Heavy traffic)
2)Impact Value. Shall not exceed Shall not exceed
45% 30%
3. Crushing shall not exceed. shall not exceed.
value 45% 17 %
4) Los Angles abrasion shall not exceed shall not exceed. At the beginning & if
value 50% (for WBM) there is change in
16%. shall not exceed. source.
17%(B.T.works)

5) Flakiness Index Shall not exceed shall not exceed.

15%
35%

6) Water absorption shall not exceed 5% shall not exceed

5% for WBM
shall not exceed
1% for BT work
7) Specific Gravity Not specified Not specified

Sr. No Tests. Specified Limit. Frequency.

4 BRICKS I class II class 20% 22%

4. Water
absorption shall
not exceed
 · Compressive Strength 32.8 kg/cm2 29.52 kg/cm2 A set of 15 bricks for
(wet condition ) minimum 50000 consignment or part
there of.
3)Efflorescence NIL - when there is no percephible
deposit of efflorescence

Slight – when not more than 10% area

is covered with deposit

Serious – when there is heavy deposit

of salt accompanied by powdering
1) Compressive Propotion 28 days Strength
Strength for 28 days
1:3 127 to 211 Kg/cm2

1:4 84 to 126 Kg/cm2

1 :5 56 to 84 Kg/cm2

1:6 35 to 56 Kg/cm2
6 CEMENT
CONCRETE CUBE

1) Compressive Grade 7days 28 days Quantity Min. No

Strength
(Min kg/cm2) (Min kg/cm2) Of Concrete of Samples

M100 70 100 Cum.

M150 105 150 1–51

M200 135 200 6 – 15 2

M250 170 250 16 – 30 3

M300 200 300 31 –50 4

M350 235 350 50 & Above 4 plus

M400 270 400 additional samples for each

addition 0f 50 m3 or part
there of

1 Sample = 6 Cubes
MANGALORE
TILES
1) Water absorption Class AA Class A
shall not exceed…
19% 24%
. 2) Breaking Load kg For Average For Average 1 set of 18 tiles for every
(minimum) 2000 tiles or part thereof.
100 (410 x 235) 80(410x235)

110(420x250) 90(420x250)

110(425x260) 90(425x260)

Individual Individual

90(410x235) 68(410x235)

100(420x250) 78(420x250)

100(425x260) 78(425x260)

The tile shall be considered as

3) Permeability Test satisfying the test, if not water has
coazed from the bottom at the tile
after the test.
8 CEMENT
FLOORING TILES

5. Water
absorption Shall not exceed 10%

6. Transverse Average wet shall not be less than 6 tiles shall be tested or
strength every test for every 2000
3 N /mm2 (30 kg/cm2)
tiles or part there of.

9 SOIL/MURUM

7. Proctor Density 1.44 gm/cc Embankment upto 3 mtr. One test per 1000 m3 or
Shall not be less Height soil.
than
1.5 to gm/cc for Embankment
exceeding 3 mtr. Height

1.65 gm/cc for top 0.5 mtr. Height of

Embankment
8. C.B.R. Value
The Embankment shall be designed on
ascertaining the CBR value
10 HARD MURUM 95% passing through 80 mm seive One test for compaction of
size 2% passing through 25 mm seive 1 layer in one km. and
9. Gradation size Below 4 every change in source or
type of murum.
2) Plasticity Index
11 SOFT MURUM One test for compaction of
1 layer in one km. and
1) Plasticity Index Below 8 every change in source or
type of murum.

Sr. No Tests. Specified Limit. Frequency.

12 STONE

10. Water Maximum 5%

Absorption
1530 kg/cm2 minimum
11. Compressive
Strength Not less than 3

12. Specific
Gravity
13 GLAZED TILES Not more than 10% One set of 5 tiles for
every 5000 tiles or part
1) Water Absorption thereof.

14 BITUMEN

1) Penetration To ascertaion the correct grade of Two samples per lot to be

bitumen subjected to all some tests
as directed by the
Engineer.
15 BITUMINI0U MIX

13. Extruction To check correct binder content as per 2 test for each 100 tonnes
the tender of mix subject to a
minimum of two tests per
day per plant.

Minimum stability 820 kg

2) Marshall Stability
& Flow measurments Flow 2-4 mm For each 100 tonnes of
mix produced , a set of 3
marshall moulds to be
prepared and tested as per
MOST

CONTROL TESTS AND THEIR FEQUENCY AND SPECIFIED

LIMITS FOR VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
S.N. Name of Test Specified Limit Frequency
COARSE AGGREGATE
1 Soundness Loss with Before approving the
Sodium – 12% Max. aggregates and every
Magnesium Sulphate 18% Max. month subsequently
2 Bulk Density - -
FINE AGGREGATE
3 CL2 & Sulphate Content Sulphate content – 500 mg/Lt
4 Moisture Content Cl 2 content –
2000 mg/Lt. – For P.C.C.
5 Bulkage of sand
1000 mg/Lt. – For R.C.C.
CONCRETE
Flexural Strength of beam Grade Modules of rupture 2 beams/150 m3 or
Of By beam test min. part there of (one for 7
Concrete 3 days 7 days days and other for 28
N/mm2 N/mm2 days) or minimum 6
M-10 1.2 1.7 beams per day’s work
M-15 1.5 2.1 whichever is more
M-20 1.7 2.4
M-25 1.9 2.7
M-30 2.1 3.0
M-35 2.3 3.2
M-40 2.5 3.4
SOIL/ MURUM
7 Sulphate & Chloride content Sulphate content – 500 mg/Lt
Chloride content –
2000 mg/Lt. for P.C.C.
1000 mg/Lt. for R.C.C.
8 Mechanical analysis
BITUMEN
9 Softening point 40 to 550C 2 sample/lot to be
10 Viscosity - subjected to all or
some tests as directed
11 Flash & fire point 1750C
by the Engineers
12 Specific gravity 0.99 minimum
13 Ductility 75 cm. Minimum
14 Mastic Hardness No. 60 to 80 at 250C without coarse -
aggregate
10 to 20 at 250C after adding
coarse aggregate
WATER
15 PH value Not less than 6 Once for approval of
16 Sulphate & Chloride content Sulphate content – 500 mg/Lt source of supply
Chloride content – subsequently in case
2000 mg/Lt. for P.C.C. of doubt
1000 mg/Lt. for R.C.C.
 WOOD
17 Density - -
18 Moisture content Roof and floors/weather
Boards 20% At least 3 samples
Joinery beams/staircase 16% from lots containing
floors 12% upto 200 pieces
STEEL ANTI CORROSIVE
TEST
19 Resistance to applied voltage (1 There was no sign of any coating
Hr.test) failure at cathode, due to
evaluation of hydrogen gas of -
any lasting at anode
20 Resistance to applied voltage No under cutting of coating shall
occur at any holiday that
(30 days.test) develops during testing. If no
holiday developed during 30
days single intentional hole of 6 -
mm. shall be made in both
cathod in anode then test shall be
continued for additional 24 hours
in which no under cutting shall
occur
21 Thickness of coating Minimum thickness Coating thickness
CECRI – 200 – 400 Mic. shall be tested at a
FBEC – 100 – 300 Mic. frequency of not less
CPCC – 125 Mic. Min. than one full length
bar every twenty bars
for each size.
22 Chemical resistance Test The coating shall not blister,
soften, lose bond, nor
development holiday during 45 -
days. The intentionally made
holes shall exhibit no under
cutting during the 45 days period.
23 Hardness of coating Test Hardness of coating when
measured using a pencil hardness
tester shall be around 54 to 74.

TYPICAL LETTER FOR SAMPLE DESPATCH

Date

To,
Sub.:- Testing of construction material

Please find enclosed herewith the samples collected from the below mentioned work site and it is
requested to please test the materiasl and communicate the test results to this office at an early date.

1. Name of Work : -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Estimates cost of work :----------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Tender No. & Cost :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Scheme of Work :------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Name of Agency :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. Details of sample as below.

A. Aggregate/ Murum/ Bituminious mix.

Sr.No. Material its location chainage No. of samples Tests to be conducted

LHS/RHS
1) 60 mm metal km 1/500 (RHS) 1 No. 1)Water Absorption
2) Impact Value
3) Gradation
B.
C. Bricks/Tiles (Flooring/Manglore) /CC Blocks etc

Sr.No Material & its identification mark No. of sets Tests to be conducted
1 Bricks 1 set 1)Water Absorption
1 set=10 bricks 2) Compressive strength

D.

E. CC Cube/Moter Cube/ Hallow Block/Soil Block :-

Sr.No Grade of concrete / Date of Mark Size in No. of sets Test

member Casting cm
1 M-20 12-5-2000 B-1 15x15x15 2 sets Compressive
Beam No.B-4 B-2 1 set= 3 No. Strength
B-3 cube

G. Concrete Mix Design

1. Grade of Concrete -----------------------------------------------------

2. Size of Aggregate to be used -------------------------------------
3. Details of fine Aggregate -------------------------------------------
 4. Cement company and Grade -------------------------------------
5. Maximum size of Aggregate ---------------------------------------
6. Required character stic strength ---------------------------------
7. Degree of workability -------------------------------------------------
8. Type of exposer --------------------------------------------------------
9. Degree of quality control ---------------------------------------------
10. Water cement ratio -----------------------------------------------------
11. Required slump ---------------------------------------------------------
12. Minimum cement content specified ------------------------------

E) Job Mix Design for Bituminus Work (SDBC/DBM/BC/BM)

1. Wearing surface type --------------------------------------------------

2. Thickness as per tender ----------------------------------------------
3. Details of material to be used ---------------------------------------
4. Details of filler -------------------------------------------------------------
5. Details of binder ---------------------------------------------------------

Identification slip as described below duly signed with seal shall be kept in the sample
bag.

Identification Slip

1) Name of Sub Dn. : ----------------------------------------------------------

2) Name of work ----------------------------------------------------------------

3) Date of sample ------------------------------------------------------------- dispacted to

Laboratory

4) Details of sample ---------------------------------------------------------

Testing charges for the above tests will be paid by the agency in cash or Demand
Draft. It is requested to send the results to the Executive Engineer ----------------Dn.

Encl: Samples as Deputy Engineer,

Mentioned above P.W/NH/ZP Sub Dn.

Copy submitted to the Executive Engineer, P.W. Dn. ---------------------- for

information

Copy to Agency ---------------------------------------- for information & necessary

action.

REGISTER OF QUALITY CONTROL TESTS

A. Guidelines for maintaining the Register of Quality Control Tests.

1) On every work, this Register shall be maintained.
 2) The Junior Engineer, in charge of the work, should maintain this Register
under the guidance of his Deputy Engineer.
3) The entries in the register should be signed by the Deputy Engineer for
authentication.
4) Register should be available on the site of work during the inspection and
should be kept up-to-date.
5) This register shall form a part of the permanent record of work and its pages
should not be torn off and erasured, changed etc. should be authenticated.
6) For special type of works involving large scale construction in Bituminous
Macadam and Asphaltic concrete etc. a separate register may be kept for day-
to-day tests.

A. Samples of Materials of Testing

1) Samples should be adequately representative and should be takenafter
receipt of each new consignment.
2) The number of samples to be tested and the quality of each sample etc. as
also the frequency of the testing shall be as per the Standard Specification.
3) Samples should be properly identified by giving due identification marks
and sent to the Laboratory carefully so that they do not get damaged in transit.

A. Standard Results

The prescribed standards and frequency are shown in separate chapter.

1) Cement. … ... …
2) Sand. … … …
3) Bricks. … … …
4) Stone. … … …
5) Aggregates. … … …
6) Concrete. … … …
7) Steel. … … …
8) Welded Joints/Electrodes. … …
9) Flooring Tiles. … … …
10) Mangalore Tiles. … … …
11) Cement Mortar. … … …
12) Soils … … …
13) Bitumen … … …
14) Hume pipes. … … …

PERFORMA FOR TESTING OF CEMENT

Sr. Date of Age of Date of Sample identification FINENESS
No. Sampling cement at Testing No. including Name
the time of of Factory, Lot Not.
testing No. etc.
% of Residue Specific surface by
by weight on Air Permeability
90 micron method cm2/gm.
sieve.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Soundness Setting Time Compressive Strength Name of Lab. Dated Remarks

Initial Final Age of Compressive & No. & Date Signature
(Minutes) (Minutes) cube strength in of letter No. of the
Kg/cm 2 under which Deputy
the results are Engr.
received.
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

PROFORMA FOR TESTING OF SAND

Sr. No. Date Silt contents % Sieve Analysis

Sieve size in mm. % Retained by weight
1 2 3 4 5

Fineness Condition of Moisture % Bulkage Action taken for Dated Remarks

Modulus sand content % observed reduction in silt Signature of
content /F.M. D.E.
Bulkage
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
 PROFORMA FOR TESTING OF BRICKS

Sr. No. No. of Bricks in No. of samples Size of Identification Date of % of water
one consignment selected for brick No. on sample testing absorption
testing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Compressive Efflorance Test. Reference No. Dated Signature of the Remarks.

strenth Kg/cm2 from laboratory Dy. Engineer
Dry. Wet.
8 9 10 11 12 13

PROFORMA FOR TESTING MASONRY STONES.

Sr. Date of Source & Specific Water Compre- Name of Dated Remarks
No. Testing details of gravity Absorption ssive Lab. No.& Signature
Samples strength Dt. Under of Dy.
Kg/cm2 which the Engr
Kg/cm2 results
received.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PROFORMA FOR TESTING OF STONE AGGREGATE

Sr. No. Nominal size of Date of testing Impact value Crushing value Los Angles abrasing
metal value test
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Water Stripping SIEVE ANALYSIS % No. & Dt. Under Dated Remarks
Absorbtion value I.S. sieve % passing flakiness which the results Signature
by weight Index are received from of the Dy.
the laboratory Engr.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

PROFORMA FOR TESTING OF CEMENT CONCRETE CUBES

Sr. Date of Grade of Total Nos. of cubes Location Water Slump

No. concreting. concrete. Quantity of & where cement observed.
concrete laid identification concrete ratio
during the there on used.
day.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Date of Age Dimension Weight Observed Calculated Ref. No. Dated Remarks
Testing of of cube of comp. Comp. from Signature of
of Cube cube. Strength strength Laboratory the Dy. Engr.
Cube Kg/cm2 728
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17