a test to determine the relative water content of concrete, depending on the loss in height (slump) of a sample obtained from a cone-shaped mould
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Workability was evaluated by a slump test.
Albinas Gailius, Živilė Laurikietytė 2003, 'Waste paper sludge ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag as binder in concrete',Journal of Civil Engineering and Managementhttp://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/9052. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results of cone penetration were analyzed and compared to the corresponding slump test values.
Metwally A.A. Abd Elaty, Mariam Farouk Ghazy 2016, 'Evaluation of consistency properties of freshly mixed concrete by cone penetrationtest', HBRC Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687404814000753. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Experimental tests conducted in this study are slump test and compressive test.
Leman Alif Syazani, Shahidan Shahiron, Yusuf Mohd. Yazid, Mohd Zuki Sharifah Salwa,Misnon Noor Aina 2017, 'Workability and Compressive Strength for Concrete With Coconut Shell Aggregate', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20178701017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Furthermore, the variation in w/b ratio was also affecting the results of the slump test.
Prasetia Irfan, Rizani M. Fahmi 2019, 'Analysis of fly ash from PLTU Asam-Asam as a construction material in terms of itsphysical and mechanical properties', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/29/matecconf_icsbe2019_04013.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It was found that limestone waste as fine aggregate enhanced the slump test of the fresh concretes.
Omar M. Omar, Ghada D. Abd Elhameed, Mohamed A. Sherif, Hassan A. Mohamadien 2012, 'Influence of limestone waste as partial replacement material for sand and marble powderin concrete properties', HBRC Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687404812000272. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For each type of coarse aggregate, six levels of concrete consistency calibrated by standard slump test were tried.
Metwally A.A. Abd Elaty, Mariam Farouk Ghazy 2016, 'Evaluation of consistency properties of freshly mixed concrete by cone penetrationtest', HBRC Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687404814000753. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The slump test results show that the pozzolanic reaction of fly ash contributes to the improvement of concrete workability.
Prasetia Irfan, Rizani M. Fahmi 2019, 'Analysis of fly ash from PLTU Asam-Asam as a construction material in terms of itsphysical and mechanical properties', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/29/matecconf_icsbe2019_04013.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)