Concrete is accepted or rejected at the point of discharge, so fresh concrete testing equipment has to be quick and reliable. Here you will find the slump cone, the Vebe consistometer, the flow table, air content meters and the kits for self-compacting concrete (slump-flow, V-funnel, L-box, J-ring), to the EN 12350 series and ASTM. We will help you choose equipment for site or laboratory use.
| Test | Equipment | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Slump | Slump cone with tamping rod, funnel and base plate, or portable | EN 12350-2, ASTM C143 |
| Stiff mixes | Vebe consistometer: vibration time until consolidated | EN 12350-3 |
| Compactability | Walz consistometer and compacting factor apparatus | EN 12350-4, BS 1881-103 |
| Flow | Flow table, 200 mm cone | EN 12350-5 |
| Density | Volumetric containers | EN 12350-6 |
| Air content | 5 l meter (0-10 %) or 8 l (0-100 %), with filling hopper | EN 12350-7, ASTM C231 |
| Initial setting | Concrete penetrometer with six needles, or pocket version | ASTM C403 |
| Mixing water | Reagent kit (pH, sulphates, chlorides, hardness…) | EN 1008 |
| What is checked | Equipment | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Filling ability | Slump-flow: slump cone and 900×900 mm base plate | EN 12350-8 |
| Viscosity | V-funnel, for aggregate up to 20 mm | EN 12350-9 |
| Passing ability through reinforcement | L-box, U-box and J-ring | EN 12350-10 and -12 |
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To measure the consistence of fresh concrete on site. The cone is filled in three layers of 25 blows each, lifted, and the drop of the concrete is measured: the slump. This checks at discharge that the concrete has the specified workability and that no water has been added.
The one the project specifies for the way it will be placed. EN 206 classifies it by slump from S1 (10 to 40 mm, stiff) to S5 (220 mm or more, very fluid). Pumped or heavily reinforced concrete needs softer consistences.
Concrete so fluid that it fills the formwork and surrounds the reinforcement under its own weight, without vibration and without segregating. The slump test does not work for it: what is measured is how far it spreads, how long it takes and whether it passes between bars without blocking.
Because air bubbles, introduced with an admixture, protect concrete against frost and de-icing salts. Every extra percentage point of air reduces strength, so the content must be checked to be within the specified range.
The same concrete fills the specimen moulds: you will find the equipment in specimen preparation.
