Water Absorption of Brick | IS 3495 Part-2

WATER ABSORPTION TEST OF BRICKS | IS 3495 Part-2

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IS Code for Water Absorption Test of Brick :-

• IS: 3495 (Part-2):1992

APPARATUS REQUIRED FOR THE TEST :-

• A sensitive balance capable of weighing within 0.1 percent of the mass of the specimen
• A ventilated oven

PROCEDURE OF THE TEST :-

1. Take a fresh specimen and weight it (M₁).
2. Immerse completely dried specimen in clean water at a temperature of 25°C to 29°C for 24 hours.
3. Remove the specimen and wipe out any traces of water with a damp cloth and weigh the specimen.
4. Complete the weighing 3 minutes after the specimen has been removed from water (M₂).

REPORT:-

Water absorption (A), percent by mass after 24 hours immersion in cold water is given by the formula:

Check also :- 

Efflorescence test of Brick;

Dimension test of brick;

Compressive Strength test of Brick;

Water absorption of brick by 5h boiling test;

Dimensions, tolerances and area of brick according to different standard;

Test for compressive strength of different types of bricks.