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 it’s 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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MATERIAL LABORATORY
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Course Code DAC 20801
Course Name MATERIAL AND STRUCTURE LABORATORY
Experiment Title VICAT TEST
Date
Group
Name
Members of Group 1.
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3.
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Lecturer/Instructor/Tutor
Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 SCR VT TSCR(X)

Student in laboratory more Student in laboratory within 30 Student in laboratory within 10 to Student in laboratory just Student in laboratory 10 minutes
Attendance than 1 hour late minutes to 1 hour late 30 minutes late before laboratory start earlier
&
1
Discipline
(A2)

Aim & Purpose is not identified Purpose is somewhat vague Purpose is identified Purpose is identified Purpose is clearly identified
Purpose Relevant variables are not Relevant variables are not Relevant variables are Relevant variables are Relevant variables are described 1
(C3) described described described in somewhat unclear described
Materials There is not a list of the Most lab materials included All necessary lab materials All necessary lab materials All necessary lab materials
(optional) necessary lab materials included but not listed in any included and listed included and listed in an organized 2
(P3)
Procedures are not listed Procedures are listed but not in Procedures are listed in clear Procedures are listed in clear Procedures are listed in clear
clear steps steps but not numbered and/or steps steps
Procedure in complete sentences Each step is numbered and in Each step is numbered and in a
(P3) complete sentence 4
a complete sentence
Diagrams are included to describe

Data is not represented or is Data lacks precision Good representation of the Accurate representation of Accurate representation of the a
not accurate Greater than 20%; difference data using tables and tor graphs the data using tables and/or using tables and/or graphs
Data (P3) with accepted values Less than 15% difference with graphs Graphs and tables are labeled and 4
accepted values Data is fairly precise data is precise with less than 5%
Precision is acceptable Less than 10?% difference with difference with accepted values
accepted value
Trends / patterns are not Trends / patterns are not Trends /patterns are logically Trends / patterns are logically Tends / patterns are logically
analyzed analyzed analyzed for the most part analyzed analyzed
Analjsis / Questions are not answered Answers to questions are Questions are answered in Questions are answered in Questions are answered 4
Result (C3) Analysis is not relevant incomplete complete sentences complete sentences thoroughly and in complete
Analysis is inconsistent Analysis is general Analysis is thoughtful sentences

No discussion was included or A statement of the results is A statement of the results of Accurate statement of the Accurate statement of the results of
shows little effort and incomplete with little reflection the lab indicates whether results of the lab indicates lab indicates whether results
Discussion reflection on the lab on the lab results support the hypothesis whether results support the support hypothesis Possible
(C3) 2
hypothesis sources of error and t was learned
Possible sources of error from the lab discussed
identified
Participation Student was hostile about Participation was minimal Did the job but did not appear to Used time pretty well. Stayed Showed interest, used time very well,
(during participating be very interested. Focus lost focused on the experiment guide other students and very
experiment on several occasion most of the time focused on experiment 1
(A2)

The student cannot answer The student can answer The student can answer The student can explain the The student can explain the results of
questions about the some questions about the questions about the experiment results of the experiment in the experiment in detail and the ways
experiment experiment and begins to make detail and the ways in which they in which they relate to the research
Interview
connections between the relate to the research focus focus. The student can also evaluate 1
(C3)
experiment and its applications the significance of the experiment to
the real situation

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