10 20 30 aa REVELATION SOIL TESTING LAB (Company No. 633019 X) METHOD. NT IMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE REFERENCE OF METHOD OF TESTING Determination af compressive strength of concrete cores includes taking cores form concrete structures, prepared them fr testing and determination their compressive strength in accordance. with 85 1881: Part 120: 1983, "Method ofthe Compressive Strength of Concrete Cores " APPARATUS Coring machine with appropriate dlamond core bit and miscellaneueous tools which comply BS4019 Part 2, ‘Steel collar, glass capping plate, steel plate ad high lumina cement mortar for end preparation. Compressive testing machine complies with BS 1881: Part 135 RING PROCEDURE Preliminar lon and assembling coring machine Detect for rebar's by suing magnetic cover meter "Mark tne coring location Drill a 16mm anchor hole approximately SSmm depth at position 250m from the center ofthe core by using a hand held rotary impact dil ‘Thread a driving holder onto a wall plug then tap the wall plug nto the ériled hole. Ensure that its seated firmly in the hole by screwing the bolt into the plug. anchor the base of coring machine by, tighteningit withthe hex. Nut 5 “and special square washers ‘Screw acore bit onto the thread atthe end of coring machine's motor ‘Connect a hose between a water supply and the water cack on the mator end, then turn the water cock on, and make sure that water runs out ofthe bit tp Mark on the fill tube / casting the depth ofthe core intended to dri, Pug in electricity supply and switch on the machine,32 40 50 sa. 60 61 62 63 REVELATION SOIL TESTING LAB {Company No, 633039 X) Goring, At frst slowly apply the cuter tip onthe work surface and apply ight pressure up to mm depth to prevent the bit rom wandering, Then maintain constanty pressure threugh entire operation ‘Once the intended depth has been drilled, switch off the power and water cock. Turn the handle in ‘opposite direction until dil collar Ift up tothe orignal poston. ‘Toke out the machine and dismantle the base. Insert and tap chisel atthe edge ofthe core to break it off. Carefully take out the core. ND PREPARATION PROCEDURE Core sample should be trimmed to reduce its length (usually equivalentto the core diameter) by sawing the core perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. The trimmed coreshould than be capped with high alumina cement mortar to proyide parallel end surface tothe core sample. After Capping the sample should be immersed in water frat last 48 hours before being tested under compression. ‘CORE MESUREMENTS BEFORE COMPRESSIVE TESTING Compaction ‘The presence of voids, Honeycombing and crack shall be recorded. Thepercentage of voids should be recorded nearest 100.5% (CORE MEASUREMENTS BEFORE COMPRESSIVE TESTING Measurement of dimension ‘Te diameter and maximum and minimum length of core sample before and after capping should be recorded, "Measurement of mass and density of core sample should be carried autin accordance with 1 1681: Part 114, Measurement of reinforcement Rebar size, postion and ts distance fram the core end of core sample ater end preparation should bbe measured,REVELATION SOIL TESTING LAB (Company No, 633019 X) 70 COMPRESSION TEST PROCEDURE ‘Core specimen shouldbe tested immediately on removal form the water whilst tis stl wet. Water, loose sand or other materials should be removed from ends of coe specimen before'it is placed carefully on the centre ofthe lower platen of compressive machine. Without shock, load should be applied and increased continuously at constant rate within 0.2 to.0.4/ (rim?) until faire, 30 CULUCATION OF TEST RESULTS 8.1 Measured Compressive Strength Maximum load Chae Cross sectional area The results shall be expressed to the nearest of 0.5 N/ MM? 8.2. Estimated in-situ Cube Strength a. For Core free of reinforcement > Compressive Strength, B= gg" y-5g-~ © (Manure compressive strength of core) € Isthe measured compressive strength of core D 1525 for cores dled horizontally 152.3 fr eves dled vertically X_ Isratioof length / diameter of core b, _Forcore with rebar perpendicular to the core ais i. Forcore containing a single bar “Multiply estimated in-situ cube strength, E With 041.5 9r4 oc 4. Forcore containing two bars no further apart than the diameter of the larger bar only the bar with higher value of §r® need tobe considered. Ifthe bars are futher pat, their combined effect should be assessed by using the factor 1.05415 ort ‘Cl Where # isthe diameter of reba, isthe diameter of core 4 Isthe distance of axis of bar from nearer end of specimenREVELATION SOIL TESTING LAB (Company No. 633019 X) th of capped specimen 83 RE SPECIMEN In accordance with 8S 1881: Part 114:1983: Cause 9 seared eny,9 MB 0 Maw Where, Mais mass of core specimen in air "Muris mass of core specimen in water 84 TYPEOFEAILURE Failure after compressive test shall be classified as satisfactory or unsatisfactory in accordance with 8s 1881: Part 116-1983, | Satisfactory failure al vertical faces ofthe core are cracked approximately equally, generally with little damage to faces in contact with the platens ofthe compression machine, 11 Unseisfctory failure - tensile horizontal cracks appear on ether vertical faces or faces in contact with the platens ofthe compression machine Also if cracks confine to part of the core body ony. 9.0 ACCURACY OF CORE TESTING ‘The strength that estimated form a single core can be considered tole (with 95% confidence) \within +1236 ofthe strength ofthe concrete at that location The accuracy ofthe estimate is increased if ‘more cores are taken at the same location. For cores, the mean core, strength canbe considered to be accurate within 4 12/9 % ofthe strength at that location 10.0 _ STRENGTHS DEFINATION AND INTERPRETATION OF TEST RESULTS ‘a. Standard Gube Strength - the measured compressive strength ofacube made, cured and testedin accordance with 8S 1881: Part 101,111 and 116: 1983, b, Estimate in-situ Cube Strength-the strength of concrete ata structural member estimated by Indirect means and expressed in terms of equivalent cubic strength. tis an estimation ofthe actualREVELATION SOIL TESTING LAB (Company No. 633019 x) nerete strength as it exist at the sampling location without taking acount ofthe effect of curing story, age or degree of compaction. CHARACTERISTIC CUBE STRENGTH ‘The value of standard cubes strength below which 5% ifthe population of al possible strength measurement is expected to fal Allowance being made for difference in Curing history, age and degree of compaction between the standard cube strength and in-situ cube stength 4, DESIGN STRENGTH ‘The strength of concrete as used in calculations so thatthe allowance stress, as defined by the relevant code of practice (eg. 858110: Pat 1: 1985) oF the design basis emrloyed, isnot exceed under the loading conditions appropriate to that code or other design basis few For analysis purposes the design strength s given by Yar J Isthe characteristic cube strength, Ys partial safety factor for strength due to the differenced between the in-situ tests ‘Compared with standard cubes tests on the same concrete. It is taken as 1.5 for ultimate strength, ‘The level of in-situ cube strength that may considered acceptable in any particular case is. ‘matter for engineering judgment. According to BS 6089 : 1981, It should not be lesser than 1.2 times the design strength, “Thus, in cased where the design strength is based on Ys, = 1.5, the following equation for characteristic cube strength should be used to determine the level of acceptance.REVELATION SOIL TESTING LAB (Company No. 633019 X) sessment 2.2 ergrerng senor fer Input ceases) ‘SAMPLE MARKING VERTICAL HORIZONTAL ‘SPECIMEN BEFORE CAPPING WEIGHT IN AIR (ks) A a WEIGHT IN WATER ks) e 8 ‘7 (8) 1000 ‘87 (B)x 1000 [NATURATED DENSITY KG/M _ iN LENG __(na) MAX LENGTH amy” AVERAGE DIAMETER am c c LENGTH AFTER CAPPING im) ° D LENGTH / DIAMETER RATIO. oye orc [exUDs SECHHONAL AREA oa) (cxepxn) /4 Fe(cxc)xn)/4 [CORRECTION FACTOR FOR 1/0 6=(23) /(3/€04.5) (25) / 1/615) Note nis3.14 H=00 OR | Srarerevesendefcre ‘CORRECTION FACTOR FOR REINFORCEMENT creda sang cre MAXIMUM LOAD (oa a | 1 [MEASURED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (N/mm’) | __Js(1x1000)/F s=(0x1000)/F ESTIMATED IN-SITU CUBE STRENGTH orn dora) [AS PER BS 1881:PART 120: 1983 __((N/mm) =|