»» CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTRE. C~455 MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, LABORATORY MANUAL H ) ‘Name Relthodd = Rajus) ice . i Reg-No: 5’ 0 [1f S017 “inottwe sb. 8 roikege ~ -. GOVERNMENT-OF GUJARAT. (Under Directorate of Technical Education) - LEARNING RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CENTRE TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS, BOARD, GUJARAT STATE GANDHINAGAR “* INDEX S| TITLE PAGE [MARKS| SIGN. ‘A.| LABORATORY TESTS 1. BRICKS . 1 \ (a) Measurement of tolerance limit of bricks. 2 i) (0) Determination of compressive strength of bricks Z 0. (c) Testing bricks for water absorption 14 Ho 2. COARSE AGGREGATE (a) Abrasion test on coarse aggregate 17 |. 120 (b) Aggregate impact test 24 710 3. FINE AGGREGATE t L-4a) Determination of fineness modulus of sand] 30 - 120 1-08) To find bulking of sand 36 | Ao (0) To determine silt and clay content in fine g : aggregate 42. |. AO 4. STEEL oa (@) Tensile strength of mild steel bar 45 No (b) Tensile strength of H.T.Steel Deformed bar |, 52 no 5. CEMENT a : Ja) Determination of initial Setting time and: final setting time of OPC. 58 ~ |... 20. ‘L-{o) Soundness test of cement 64] 0. B | LOCAL MARKET SURUEY eid <3 150: C-455NLABMAT. PRACTICAL NO. :1 (A) DATE: 26/1 f'2 2 4. | OBJECTIVES : After completing this experiment, you will be able : “To. compare the tolerance limits of bricks with those given in ISi ness. 7 _-+ ‘To select or to reject tho brick lat. s 2, EQUIPMENTS,INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS ** 1." Steel tape 10 "Steel foot rule'30 om long 10 tq. 20 Nos. of bricks. String apa 3. RATIONALE : (A) Dimensions : According to |S 1077-1976, the standard-size ot common bricks used for buleing con struction should be as below : sR_| Length. | -Width N ; com om @_|_19 9 (i) | 49 9 ; = The weight of brick is approximately 3.2 kg. \ ®) Tolerances : ‘2 The 'dimensions,of 29 bricks Shall bg within the limits given in folowing table.’