USE OF THE KELLY BALL FOR FIELD MEASUREMENT OF CONCRETE CONSISTENCY

THE KELLY BALL TEST IS A SIMPLE FIELD METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CONSISTENCY OF PLASTIC CONCRETE. IT IS MADE BY MEASURING THE PENETRATION OF A 30-POUND METAL'BALL' INTO THE SURFACE OF THE CONCRETE. THIS TEST CAN BE MADE ON THE CONCRETE IN PLACE AND CAN BE MADE EASIER AND FASTER THAN THE SLUMP TEST. THE RESULTS OF TESTS REPORTED IN THIS ARTICLE SHOW GOOD CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SLUMP TEST AND THE KELLY BALL PENETRATION TEST. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/132/132-003.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 132, pp 22-30, 5 FIG, 5 TAB, 5 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Grieb, William E
  • Marr Jr, Robert A
• Publication Date: 1956

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 9p
• Monograph Title: Concrete control and construction
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 132
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete tests; Consistency; Field tests; Polymer concrete; Soil penetration test
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field measurements
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete consistency
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00213269
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM