Concrete Laboratory

Use in Undergraduate Instruction

Civil engineering involves the study of the engineering mechanics and properties of a range of construction materials. The concrete laboratory is used in the course, CEEN 043 - Behavior and Properties in Engineering Materials to give students “hands on” experience in performing standard tests on fresh and hardened concrete. Students also design and prepare a concrete mixture to meet a specific set of specifications.

The laboratory has the necessary equipment to conduct standard ASTM tests such as:

• Compressive strength - cylinders, cubes, blocks
• Splitting tensile strength - cylinders
• Modulus of rupture - beams
• Poisson’s ratio
• Sieve analysis
• Specific gravity of aggregates and cement
• Free moisture or absorption of fine and coarse aggregate
• Air content of fresh concrete
• Slump of fresh concrete
• Freeze-thaw of concrete

The laboratory has an Environmental Room to control the temperature and humidity for the curing of specimens.