Malabar Ready-mix Concrete Private Limited is a Private Company incorporated on 18 September 2012 as a project of manufacturing ready-mix concrete to cater the requirements of Palakkad and neighboring places
Sample cubes of concrete are taken from every site and cured for 28 days . The respective cubes are tested using compressive testing machine to find the strength of concrete on 7th and 28th days respectively. The testing can also be done in the presence of customer at our in house laboratory. We provide evidence of cube test results to ensure compliance with the designers requirements.
It measures the consistency of a concrete mix or its stiffness. A conical mould is filled with fresh concrete in 3 stages & rammed with a standard rod. The mould is lifted without disturbing the cone . The subsidence of the concrete from the height of the cone is measured to the nearest 5cm. The testing can also be done in the presence of customer at our in house laboratory .
Is to find the silt content of manufactured sand that is used as raw material for making concrete Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay. Presence of silt in aggregates result in increased shrinkage or permeability, In addition to poor bonding. Fine aggregate must be checked for organic impurities such as decayed vegetation humps, coal dust etc.
Sieve analysis (or gradation test) is a practice or procedure used (commonly used in civil engineering) to assess the particle size distribution (also called gradation) of a granular material. This test is carried to determine the particle size distribution in a sample of fine and coarse aggregates . Fineness modulus of the material is calculated,sand having F.M>3.2 is unsuitable.
Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance; equivalently, it is the ratio of the mass of a substance to the mass of a reference substance for the same given volume. To find the specific gravity of fine and course aggregates by pycnometer. It is considered to be a measure of strength or quality of material .It is also required for workability measurements.
For concrete pavers, the test procedure involves drying a specimen to a constant weight, weighing it, immersing it in water for specified amount of time, and weighing it again. Water absorption gives an idea about strength of aggregates . Aggregates having more water absorption are more porous in nature, resulting in higher workability and are generally considered unsuitable for concrete.
It is to find the amount of water present in sand by using hot air oven . it is necessary to find the moisture content of sand as it varies depending on the supplier ,climatic conditions etc and is an important factor of the quality of concrete produced . So with respect to the moisture test result the water added during the batching of concrete is regulated to obtain a uniform mix.
Resistance of the aggregate to failure by impact is tested by the impacting testing machine The ratio of fines (Finer than 2.36)to the total weight of a sample is the aggregate impact value. The aggregate Impact value is kept as specified in IS 283:1970
This test is to check shape of coarse aggregates by using length and thickness gauge. If the shape of aggregates used in concrete is not rounded or cubical the interlocking of aggregates in concrete will not be proper and strength of concrete will decrease. We make sure that the coarse aggregates are round in shape an uniform in size so as to get a quality mix.
To find the specific gravity of fine and course aggregates by pykonometer. It is considered to be a measure of strength of quality of material. It is also required for work ability measurements.
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