Apparatus Used in Testing Lab

Vocabulary flashcards covering the various laboratory testing apparatuses, tools, and their respective uses based on the lecture notes.

Ball-peen hammer

Used for striking punches and chiseling materials. The peening face is useful for rounding off edges of metal pins and fasteners such as rivets. It is also used for shaping, flatening or removing dents from metal sheets.

Beaker

An open mouthed glass vessel with a protecting lip used to measure the volume of liquid.

Beam Mold

A pattern of templates used in the beam test or the test of the flexural strength of concrete from measurement on the standard reinforced concrete beam.

Concrete Scoop

Essential tool used for handling and transferring materials.

Electronic Weighing Scale

Used to determine the weight of specimen.

Flasks

Can be used for making solutions or for holding, containing, collecting, or sometimes volumetrically measuring chemicals, samples, solutions, etc. For chemical reactions or other processes such as mixing, heating, cooling, dissolving, precipitation, boiling (as in distillation), or analysis.

Float

A tool used to level and rough up the surface of concrete.

Graduated Cylinder

A cylinder glass vessel with a based used in measuring volume of liquid.

Hacksaw

A type of hand tool designed specifically for cutting through materials such as plastic, steel and other metals.

Metal tray

Is used in containers for samples used in experiment.

Universal Testing Machine

Used in tensile, compressive, bending and shearing tests of metals and plastics, concrete, cement and other non-metals.

Sand Screen

A sieve used to filter fine aggregate by eliminating larger particles. To use a sand screen, hold or place the sand screen at the near upright angle. You may use a wooden strip to hold it in place.

Sample Container - (press & fit type)

A type of laboratory container used for holding and storing samples. It has a press and fit design, meaning that the lid is fitted by pressing it down, creating a tight seal to prevent contamination or spilling of the sample.

Sample Divider

An instrument designed to subdivide a total sample maintaining a quantitatively correct relationship between various classes of sample.

Scraper

Used to move or remove dirt, gravel or other material from the ground surface.

Set of Sieves

Used for separating wanted elements from unwanted materials or for controlling the particle size distribution of a sample, using a screen such as a woven mesh or net or perforated sheet material.

Shovel

A tool used to dig as well as to move loose, granular materials (like dirt, gravel, grain or snow) from one spot to another.

Slump Cone

A pattern or template used in a test to determine the consistency of concrete then inverting it over a flat plate and removing the mold. The amount by which the concrete drop below the mold height is measured, and this represents the slump.

Steel Brush

A brush made of steel used to remove the concrete in the mixing board.

Strength Test Cylindrical Mold

Used in making cylindrical samples which are used for road concreting.

Tamping Rod

A ramming device (used to measure) for compacting granular materials such as soil backfill or uniformed concrete.

Trowel

Used for digging, applying, smoothing or moving small amounts of viscous or particulate material.

Vicat Apparatus

A device used to measure the consistency of the cement paste, mortar and other building materials. It is used to determine the initial setting time of a material, which is the time it takes for the material to begin to solidify and lose its plasticity.

Weighing Scale

Used to determine the weight of the specimen.

Wire Mesh Bucket

Allows for free flow of air and liquids through the basket's open space, making them highly effective at allowing parts to dry after a wash cycle.