Tag: specific gravity test

aggregate, Building Materials

Specific Gravity and Water absorption test on Aggregate

Vinod Gopinath

Specific gravity and water absorption test are significant tests on aggregates. Perhaps aggregates are the fundamental and essential components of concrete and play a significant role in the design mix of concrete. More than 70 to 80 per cent of the volume of concrete is aggregate. Hence the water absorption and specific gravity test are essential and significant tests .

Bitumen, Building Materials

Tests on bitumen – 9 lab tests for flexible pavements.

Vinod Gopinath

Bitumen is a binding material extensively used in the construction of flexible pavements, damp-proofing of the basement, floors, waterproofing of roofs, corrosion protection of reinforcement structures, etc.