BUILDING MATERIALS LABORATORY
Lecturer in Charge : Dr. C. S. Lewangamage
Technical Officer in Charge : Ms. P. A. I. D. Perera
Equipment |
Application |
Universal Testing Machine |
To determine the tensile strength of steel |
Compressive strength and flexural strength of concrete. |
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Versa Tester |
To perform Tensile test and compression test |
Heat of Hydration Calorimeter |
To determine the heat of hydration of cement |
Blaine fineness apparatus |
To determine the fineness of cement |
Vicat Apparatus |
To determine the setting time of cement |
Le Chatelier Apparatus |
To determine the soundness of cement |
Aggregate crushing value test apparatus |
To determine the mechanical properties of coarse aggregate |
10% Fines value test apparatus |
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Aggregate Impact test apparatus |
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Test sieves (BS & ASTM) |
To determine the particle size distribution of coarse and fine aggregates |
Air Entrainment Meter |
To determine the air content in fresh concrete |
Slump cone/Compacting Factor Apparatus |
To determine the workability of fresh concrete |
V-B Consistometer |
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Setting time of Concrete test apparatus |
To determine the initial and final setting time of concrete in accordancewith ASTM specifications |
Humidity cabinet/ Length comparator |
To determine shrinkage of concrete, mortar and cement paste undercontrolledhumidity and temperature conditions. |
Concrete Core cutting m/c |
To extract concrete cores of dia. 2” – 4” |