SEMESTER GASAL 2011/2012

PRACTICAL OF
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
TECHNOLOGY

RULES / BOUNDARIES
1.

Dressed in a simple, neat and polite

(not allowed wearing T-shirts or
sandals)

2.

Adheres
to
and
obey
instructions
/
commands
laboratory assistant and officer

the
of

RULES / BOUNDARIES
3.

Be punctual

4.

No joking during practical works

5.

Return the equipment borrowed /

used in a good condition and clean

RULES / BOUNDARIES
6.

Not allowed to bring equipment to the

outdoor lab work, unless you got
permission from the Head / Officer
Laboratory

7.

Replace the damaged equipment at the

time practical work

8.

Not allowed to operate a UTM (Universal

Testing Machine) without guidance

RULES / BOUNDARIES
9.

No smoking while practical process

and assistance

10.Participant

obligated to clean the

room after practical

PRACTICAL CONTENT
FIRST PHASE
Mixed Design Concrete
Organic substance content
investigation in sand
III. Mud content investigation in sand
I.
II.

PRACTICAL CONTENT
SECOND PHASE
IV.
V.
VI.

Compression strength test of wood

Shear strength test of wood
Tensile strength test of wood

PRACTICAL CONTENT
THIRD PHASE
VII. Tensile

strength test of concrete

steel bar
VIII.Compressive test of concrete with
hammertester
IX. Compressive test of concrete with
the compression machine
X. Split tensile test of concrete

WHAT TO PREPARE??
Every

participant have to study the

subject before. (for the pre-test)
Every team have to make at least 2
copy of the temporary reports of the
relevant subject
Every team have to bring a map for
the needs of assistance to prevent
missing files
Every team have to bring a set of
stationery

WHAT TO PREPARE??
For
1.

2.

the first phase,

One day before the first practical
session, you have to soak at least 2
bucket of gravel to make it saturated
One day after the first phase, you
have to remove the concrete from the
cast with the an assitant guidance

WHAT TO PREPARE??
For
3.
a.

b.
c.
d.
e.

the first phase,

Make a concrete mix design with following provisions:
Compressive Strength (Fc)
20 Mpa for the odd group
25 Mpa for the even group
The specimen amount is 2 (less than 15), so the
margin value would be 12.
Cement Type : Type I
Smooth aggregate : Natural sand
Coarse Aggregate : Human made (rock bricket)

WHAT TO PREPARE??
For
3.

the first phase,

Make a concrete mix design with following provisions:

f.

Special type of concrete execution environment:

For indoor concrete buildings environmentally non-corrosive
Concrete outdoors covered from direct rain and sun

g.

h.
i.

Concrete used for plates, beams, columns, and walls with a

minimum thickness of 120 mm and minimum clearance between
reinforcing rod is 70 mm.
The dimension of concrete mold used is a diameter 150mm,
heigth 300mm
The mixtures weight must be in the needs of 2 cylinder of
concrete, not a m3
*other provision might be not clear enough, suppose to asked an
assitant for guidance.

PROVISIONS
Practical

always starts in the 7.30 for

the morning session, and 12.00 for
the noon session.
Reports must be submitted at least 3
weeks after the third phase
Any person who doesnt appear for
an assistance in 2 weeks will failed
this subject

ASISTANT IN CHARGE
Edrick

F. X.
Adit

Yudit

Rudi

Yoga

Roy

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ASISTANT IN CHARGE
Rudi

S.
= 0857 2941 9009
F.X. Aditya
= 0857 2979 5841
Yudit Kuntardi = 0856 6837 2155
Edrick F. H.
= 0819 5261 6514
Yoga
= 0857 4751 9921
Roy Adi Chandra = 0878 3088 0555