A H M 531 Core Drilling By: Ahmed Essam Mansour

Objectives:

¾ To measure the compressive strength of concrete by

core testing.

Standards:
¾ ASTM Designation : C 42 - 68

General Discussion:
Core testing is a destructive test, and is benefit when the
results obtained from the cube or cylindrical specimens are
below the specific value. So here we are in front of twp
possibilities, either the concrete is very weak, or the
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specimens are not correctly prepared and so not
representative to the concrete in the structure. So core
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cylinders are obtained from the structure with a height to
diameter ratio of 2 : 1. The obtained core specimen then shall
be cured, capped and then tested compression in moist
condition.
The empty place of the core shall then be filled with materials
that give the same strength, and in cases of steel existence
the steel is welded with other thicker steel in the hole.
The core specimen is obtained by means of using a core
drilling machine.

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Apparatus and Materials:

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¾ Core Drill.
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¾ Capping device:
which consists of a circular cavity, where sulphur is
placed, and a horizontal right angle to align the cylinder
with the cavity.

¾ Sulphur for capping

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Procedures:

1. Using the core drilling machine the core specimen

is obtained.

2. The core specimen is cured for 48 hours.

3. The specimen then is capped by means of using

the capping device and the sulphur.

4. The core specimen is then tested for compression.

Conclusion:
The use of this method gives reliable results for compressive
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strength as the specimen is taken directly from the structure,
so it will be representative for the whole structure.
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