Slump Test Apparatus

Slump Test Apparatus .

Ref. Standards BS:1881 ,ASTM C 143,AASHTOT119

The slump cone having dimension as (ID-100mm at top ID-200mm at bottom & length 300mm) is filled with freshly mixed concrete and is tamped with a tamping bar in four layers. The top of the concrete is levelled off with the top of the slump cone, the

cone is lifted vertically up and the slump of the sample is immediately measured.

*Base has cleats on its underside to help dig into the ground surface.

*Positive clamping of slump cone to the base while filling and tamping the concrete.

*A combination swivel carrying handle also serves as the datum making the conventional and somewhat awkward measuring procedure of using a foot rule and a datum bar, a

thing of the past.

The equipment consist of the following replaceable parts :

Slump Cone 1 No.

Base plate with swivel handle 1 No.