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Strain Hardening Can Reduce The Ductility Of Steel Reinforcement

In a stress-strain curve there are various regions and limits like you might have heard about elastic limit and yielding point etc. However in this post we will not talk about all of these points and will only discuss about a phenomenon named “Strain Hardening”. This topic is very important for civil engineers and structural engineers, as the reinforcing steel bars go through this…
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Marshall Stability Test ASTM D6927

Marshall Stability and Flow Test is basically one portion of the Marshall Mix Design process beside Void ratios and Density calculations as other processes. Marshall Stability Test gives an idea about the sustainability and strength of the asphalt mix of various proportions under the dynamic loading of the traffic. As per the standard procedure for the Marshall Stability test, the sample is first…
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Marshall Mix Design Procedure

The word asphalt, asphaltic concrete, bituminous mixes all is pointing to the same things almost. The shining blackish paved road we ride almost every day and almost several hours of our lives are spent over them is asphaltic pavements. You know asphalt pavements have…
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Los Angeles Abrasion Resistance Test

Abrasion is known as process of scraping or wearing something away, technically speaking; abrasion in geology is the mechanical scraping of a rock surface by friction between rocks and moving particles during their transport by wind, waves, gravity, running water or erosion.
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Determination of field density of soil by Sand Replacement Method

Sand replacement test method is used to determine the field density or in-place density of earth embankments, road fills, sub-grade, sub-base or any of compacted material. This method serves as base upon which one can accept the density of a compacted material to a specified magnitude or to a percentage of maximum unit dry density determined as proctor. As we know that moisture content of the soil…
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Determine the water absorption of coarse aggregate

@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Oswald:700); The limit of water absorption by coarse aggregates is determined so as to calculate the appropriate amount of water to be added to the concrete mix, thus modifying the water cement ratio. A bone dry aggregate…
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Determine the moisture content of timber by oven dry method - Experiment

To determine the moisture content of timber by oven dry method @import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Oswald:700); Apparatus Oven, weighing device, timber specimen. Reference: D2016-(Reaffirmed in 1983)  Scope This method covers the determination of the moisture content of the wood. Background The moisture content of timber is the quantity of moisture or water contained in…
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lab manual for SOM

Strength Laboratory deals with the strength testing of structural materials. While designing any structure, one of the most important concerns of design engineer is to determine the strength of any material that has to be used in the construction of relevant structure. The…
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Permeability of Granular Soil using constant Head Permeameter

Similar to the constant head permeameter, there is one more test called falling head permeameter in which fall of head is related to the permeability of the soil sample, Before going to the detail of what the test is we must understand what is permeability? So by general or lay man terms; permeability may be defined as; Ability of material to allow water to pass through it Soil in…
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