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Theslumptestisthemostwellknownandwidelyusedtestmethodtocharacterizetheworkabilityof
fresh concrete. The inexpensive test, which measures consistency, is used on job sites to determine
rapidlywhetheraconcretebatchshouldbeacceptedorrejected.Thetestmethodiswidelystandardized
throughouttheworld,includinginASTMC143intheUnitedStatesandEN123502inEurope.
The apparatus consists of a mold in the shape of a frustum of a cone with a base diameter of 8
inches, a top diameter of 4 inches, and a height of 12 inches. The mold is filled with concrete in three
layersofequalvolume.Eachlayeriscompactedwith25strokesofatampingrod.Theslumpconemold
isliftedverticallyupwardandthechangeinheightoftheconcreteismeasured.
Four types of slumps are commonly encountered, as shown in Figure 3. The only type of slump
permissible under ASTM C143 is frequently referred to as the true slump, where the concrete remains
intactandretainsasymmetricshape.Azeroslumpandacollapsedslumparebothoutsidetherangeof
workability that can be measured with the slump test. Specifically, ASTM C143 advises caution in
interpretingtestresultslessthaninchandgreaterthan9inches.Ifpartoftheconcreteshearsfromthe
mass, the test must be repeated with a different sample of concrete. A concrete that exhibits a shear
slumpinasecondtestisnotsufficientlycohesiveandshouldberejected.

The slump test is not considered applicable for concretes with a maximum coarse aggregate size
greaterthan1.5inches.Forconcretewithaggregategreaterthan1.5inchesinsize,suchlargerparticles
canberemovedbywetsieving.
Additionalqualitativeinformationonthemobilityoffreshconcretecanbeobtainedafterreadingthe
slump measurement. Concretes with the same slump can exhibit different behavior when tapped with a
tampingrod.Aharshconcretewithfewfineswilltendtofallapartwhentappedandbeappropriateonlyfor
applicationssuchaspavementsormassconcrete.Alternatively,the
concretemaybeverycohesivewhentapped,andthusbesuitablefordifficultplacementconditions.
Slumpisinfluencedbybothyieldstressandplasticviscosityhowever,formostcasestheeffectof
plastic viscosity on slump is negligible. Equations have been developed for calculating yield stress in
termsofslump,basedoneitheranalyticalorexperimentalanalyses.Sincedifferentrheometersmeasure
differentabsolutevaluesfortheyieldstressofidenticalsamplesofconcrete,theexperimentalequations
arelargelydependedonthespecificdeviceusedtomeasureyieldstress.

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Advantages:Theslumptestisthemostwidelyuseddeviceworldwide.Infact,thetestissowellknown
that often the terms workability and slump are used interchangeably, even though they have different
meanings.
Specificationsaretypicallywrittenintermsofslump.
Theslumptestissimple,rugged,andinexpensivetoperform.Resultsareobtainedimmediately.
The results of the slump test can be converted to yield stress in fundamental units based on various
analyticaltreatmentsandexperimentalstudiesoftheslumptest.
Comparedtoothercommonlyusedconcretetests,suchasforaircontentand

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ONLINECIVILENGINEERING:SLUMPTEST
compressivestrength,theslumptestprovidesacceptableprecision.
Disadvantages:
Theslumptestdoesnotgiveanindicationofplasticviscosity.
The slump test is a static, not dynamic, test therefore, results are influenced by concrete thixotropy.
The test does not provide an indication of the ease with which concrete can be moved under dynamic
placingconditions,suchasvibration.
Theslumptestislessrelevantforneweradvancedconcretemixesthanformoreconventionalmixes.

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