CIVIL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

CC203 CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
POLYTECHNIC OF PORT DICKSON



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CONCRETE LABORATORY
PREPARED BY NORLEEZA BT MUHAMMAD
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
POLYTECHNIC OF PORT DICKSON

EXPERIMENT NO. :
TITLE : SILT TEST
OBJECTIVE : This experiment is to determined the content percentage of clay and
silt in the sand not more than the specified limit.
THEORY : It is based on the fact that large heavy particle will settle rapidly in
water while small light particle will settle most slowly. This test is only fit for normal sand and
crushed normal sand. According to BS 882:1965, the clay and silt content should not be more than:-
15% of the total weight for crushed sand
3 % of the total weight for sand
1% of the total weight for aggregate

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT


1. 250ml Measuring Cylinder
(glass)



2. 500ml Measuring Cylinder
(plastic)


3. Stirring Rod



MATERIAL
1. Fine aggregate (sand)
2. Fine Salt (2.5 gram equivalent to a pinch of salt)




WORKING METHOD
1. To prepare saline solution, take 2.5 gram fine salt and dissolve it into 250ml of water (use plastic
cylinder) @ teaspoon fine salt into litre of water.
2. Add 50ml of saline solution into the 250ml measuring cylinder (glass).
3. Then add sand into the same cylinder till the water level in the cylinder reached to the 100ml
reading level.
4. Then add saline solution into the same cylinder until the total volume in the measuring cylinder
reach the 150ml level.
5. Hold the measuring cylinder and cover the measuring cylinder. Shake it for a while.
6. Place the cylinder on a table or a flat surface.
7. Allow it to stand over the same place in a stable way for a period of 3 hour.
8. As the density of clay and silt is smaller than sand, clay and silt will settle above the sand.
9. Measure the silt and the clay layers.

RESULTS
Height of Sand = ______
Height of Clay and Silt = ______
To calculate the content percentage of clay and silt, use the following formula:
Content % of Clay & Silt = (Height of Clay and Silt/ Height of Sand) x 100%
= _____ %
QUESTION
1. What will happen to the strength of the concrete if impurities such as clay and silt occur in the
sand?


2. Why is saline solution used in this test?


3. Sketch the apparatus used in this test.



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