Civil Engineering Lab
Material Testing & Concrete Laboratory
The Material Testing and Concrete Laboratory at Aror University provides students with practical experience in understanding and evaluating the mechanical properties of various construction materials. Students learn to assess the quality and performance characteristics of concrete, steel, aggregates, and other building materials through standardized testing procedures.
Equipment Available
- Universal Testing Machine (UTM) – 1000 kN capacity
- Concrete Cube Molds (150 mm × 150 mm)
- Compression Testing Machine
- Los Angeles Abrasion Testing Machine
- Aggregate Impact Value Apparatus
- Aggregate Crushing Value Apparatus
- Slump Cone Test Apparatus
- Vee-Bee Consistometer
- Vicat Apparatus (Cement Setting Time)
- Le-Chatelier Apparatus (Cement Soundness)
- Blaine Air Permeability Apparatus
- Flexural Strength Testing Machine
- Schmidt Hammer (Rebound Hammer)
- Core Cutter and Diamond Drilling Machine
- Aggregate Sieve Sets
- Electronic Balances and Weighing Scales
Learning Objectives
- Determine compressive, tensile and flexural strength of concrete and other materials
- Evaluate quality of aggregates: impact value, crushing value, abrasion resistance
- Test workability of fresh concrete using slump, compacting factor, flow table tests
- Study properties of cement: fineness, specific gravity, setting time, soundness
- Assess durability factors including water absorption and permeability of concrete
- Design and proportion concrete mixes for structural applications