Pre-Cast Concrete Blocks    
   
Scheme       Lab. Number      
Location       Date Sampled               Equipment Check    
Source       Date Tested               Calibration Check    
Description       Operator        
Test No: 335  :  BS 6717 Part 1 : 1993  
  Use two sheet to record dimensions Sheet No  of  
                     
                     
DIMENSIONS  
                     
Block No.   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
Thickness (mm)        4 positions on each            
Width (mm)                     3 positions on each                  
Length (mm)                 2 positions on each            
Specification for each block . Thickness +/- 3 mm ;  Width +/- 2 mm;  Length +/- 2 mm  
       
                     
   
STRENGTH Soaking Time (24 +/- 4 hrs) Time in  Time Out  
         
Plywood Checked for Knots                  
Block No.   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
Maximum Load (N)            
Cross-Sectional Area   (mm^2)                   (See Appendix 3)                  
Compressive Strength (N/mm^2)                  
Width of Chamfer            
Correction Factor =                  
See Overleaf            
Corrected Strength (N/mm^2)                  
                     
   
  Notes: 1. Report dimensions to nearest 1 mm  
  2. Calculate crushing strength of each block to nearest 0.1 N/mm^2.  
      Report corrected strength after applying factor to nearest 1 N/mm^2.  
  3. 16 Blocks required for testing.  
  4. Cross Sectional Area calculated to nearest 10 mm^2  
   
  Checked by       Senior Technician  
   
   
  Remarks