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Slump test and compacting factor tests are the most widely used workability tests for concrete. The degree of workability of concrete depends on the values of test results obtained from slump test and compacting factor tests.
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Degree of workability |
Slump (mm) |
Compacting factor |
Use for which concrete is suitable |
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Small apparatus |
Large apparatus |
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Very low |
- |
0.78 |
0.80 |
Roads vibrated by power-operated machines. At the more workable end of this group, concrete may be compacted in certain cases with hand-operated machines. |
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Low |
25 – 75 |
0.85 |
0.87 |
Roads vibrated by hand-operated machines. At the more workable end of this group, concrete may be manually compacted in roads using aggregate of rounded or irregular shape. Mass concrete foundations without vibration or lightly reinforced sections with vibration. |
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Medium |
50-100 |
0.92 |
0.935 |
At the less workable end of this group, manually compacted flat slabs using crushed aggregates. Normal reinforced concrete manually compacted and heavily reinforced sections with vibration. |
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High |
100-150 |
0.95 |
0.96 |
For sections with congested reinforcement. Not normally suitable for vibration, for pumping and tremle placing. |
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Very high |
- |
- |
- |
Flow table test is more suitable. |
