BUILDING MATERIALS TESTING LABORATORY
Course Code BCVL404
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 0:0:2:0
SEE Marks 50
Credits 01
Total Marks 100
Exam Hours 02
Examination type (SEE) Practical
Experiments
1 Tests on Bricks, Tiles, Cement Concrete blocks (Weight &Dimensionality, Water
Absorption, Strength)(L1, L2, L3, L4)
2 Tests on Fine aggregates - Sieve Analysis, Moisture content, Specific gravity, Bulk
density, Bulking and Silt Content (L1, L2, L3, L4)
3 Tests on Coarse aggregates- Sieve Analysis, Water absorption, Moisture content, specific
gravity and Bulk density(L1, L2, L3, L4)
4 Compression test on mild steel, cast iron and wood.(L1, L2, L3, L4)
5 Tension test on mild steel and HYSD bars (L2, L3, L4)
6 Torsion test on mild steel circular sections. (L1, L2, L3, L4)
7 Bending Test on Wood Under two-point loading. (L1, L2, L3, L4)
8 Shear Test on Mild steel- single and double shear. (L1, L2, L3, L4)
9 Impact test on Mild Steel (Charpy&Izod). (L1, L2, L3, L4)
10 Hardness tests on ferrous and non-ferrous metals- Brinell’s, Rockwell and Vicker’s.
(L1, L2, L3, L4)
11 Demonstration of Strain gauges and Strain indicators. (L1, L2, L3, L4)
Suggested Learning Resources:
Davis, Troxell and Hawk, “Testing of Engineering Materials”, International Student
Edition – McGraw Hill Book Co. New Delhi.
M L Gambhir and Neha Jamwal, “Building and construction materials-Testing and
quality control”, McGraw Hill education (India)Pvt. Ltd.,2014.
Fenner, “Mechanical Testing of Materials”, George Newnes Ltd. London.
Holes K A, “Experimental Strength of Materials”, English Universities Press Ltd.
London.
Suryanarayana A K, “Testing of Metallic Materials”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. New
Delhi.
Kukreja C B, Kishore K. and Ravi Chawla “Material Testing Laboratory Manual”
Standard Publishers & Distributors1996.
Relevant latest IS Codes.
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