CENTER FOR DIPLOMA STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

MATERIAL LABORATORY
LABORATORY WORKSHEET

Course Code DAC 20801

MATERIAL AND STRUCTURE

Course Name
LABORATORY

Experiment Title VICAT TEST

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1.0 OBJECTIVE

1.1 To determine the amount of water required for normal consistensy

according to a specific procedure

2.0 EQUIMENT AND MATERIAL

2.1 EQUIPMENT 2.2 MATERIAL

i) Analytical balanve i) 2500g cement

ii) Measuring cylinder (6 times tyring)
iii) Vicat set
iv) Stop watch
v) Ladle
vi) Vicat set Time Apparatus

3.0 PROCEDURE
3.1) 400g of cement was deliberated and mixed while 120ml of water was infused
slowly
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3.2) The cement was mixed using two ladle then the cement was putted in the
vicat mould.

3.3) The cement surface was flatten once using the ladle. The 10mm diameter of
plunger was degrading so that surface was touched before its free.
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3.4) The amount of penetration was measured. The penetration process was repeated
With the different water label which 125ml, 130ml, 135ml and so on until the
Consistent standard cement paste was yielded when the vicat plunger was
Penetrate at the 5mm from the base mould.

3.5) The graph of water against penetration plunger level from the base of mould
was plotted

3.6) Standard consistent was defined as the percentage of water which can yield the
cement paste with locality of plunger at 5mm from the vicat mould

3.7) The value of standard consistent , temperature and the air moisture while the
experiment

3.8) The factors that influence the exactly result was discussed
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Result

Vicat
No. Cement Water Percentage Reading Penetration
Weight(g) Amount (ml) Water (%) Initial Final (mm)

Peratus Air melawam Penusukan

39
Peratus Air (%)

38

37

36

35

34

33

32

31
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Penusukan (mm)
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Criteria 1 2 3 4 5
Attendanc Student in laboratory Student in laboratory Student in laboratory within Student in laboratory Student in laboratory 10
more than 1 hour late within 30 minutes to 1 10 to 30 minutes late just before laboratory minutes earlier
e
hour late start
& 1
Discipline
(A2)
Purpose is not identified Purpose is somewhat Purpose is identified Purpose is identified Purpose is clearly identified
Aim & Relevant variables are vague Relevant variables are Relevant variables Relevant variables are
Purpose not Relevant variables are not described in somewhat are described 1
(C3) described described unclear described

There is not a list of Most lab materials All necessary lab All necessary lab All necessary lab materials
Materials
the necessary lab included materials included but materials included and included and listed in an
(optional) 2
materials not listed in any listed organized
(P3)
Procedures are not listed Procedures are listed but Procedures are listed in Procedures are listed in Procedures are listed in clear
not in clear steps clear steps but not clear steps
numbered and/or in steps Each step is numbered and in
Procedure complete sentences Each step is numbered a 4
(P3) and in complete sentence
a complete sentence Diagrams are included to
describe
Data is not represented or Data lacks precision Good representation of Accurate representation of Accurate representation of the
is not accurate Greater than 20%; the the data using tables a using tables and/or graphs
difference data using tables and tor and/or Graphs and tables are labeled
with accepted values graphs graphs and data is precise with less
Data (P3) 4
Less than 15% difference Data is fairly precise than 5% difference with
with Less than 10?% difference accepted values
accepted values with accepted value
Precision is acceptable
Trends / patterns are not Trends / patterns are Trends /patterns are Trends / patterns are Tends / patterns are logically
analyzed not logically logically analyzed
Analjsis / Questions are not analyzed analyzed for the most part analyzed Questions are answered
Result answered Answers to questions Questions are answered Questions are answered in thoroughly and in complete 4
(C3) Analysis is not relevant are in complete sentences sentences
incomplete complete sentences Analysis is thoughtful
Analysis is inconsistent Analysis is general
No discussion was A statement of the results A statement of the results Accurate statement of Accurate statement of the
included or shows little is incomplete with little of the lab indicates the results of lab indicates
effort and reflection on reflection on the lab whether results support results of the lab whether results support
the lab the hypothesis indicates hypothesis Possible sources
Discussio whether results support of error and t was learned
the from the lab discussed 2
n (C3)
hypothesis
Possible sources of
error
identified
Participati Student was hostile Participation was Did the job but did not Used time pretty well. Showed interest, used time
on (during about participating minimal appear to be very Stayed focused on the very well, guide other students
1
experimen interested. Focus lost on experiment most of the and very focused on
t (A2) several occasion time experiment
The student cannot The student can The student can answer The student can explain The student can explain the
answer questions about answer some questions questions about the the results of the results of the experiment in
the experiment about the experiment experiment and begins to experiment in detail and detail and the ways in which
Interview make connections the ways in which they they relate to the research
1
(C3) between the experiment relate to the research focus. The student can also
and its applications focus evaluate the significance of the
experiment to the real
situation
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