Part one of term paper
e e Elements Using Drilled Concrete Cores When doing construction one of the major concerns is that the work being done complies with the design specifications. In this ASTM test, C 174M-97, the thickness of a concrete pavement, slab, or structural element is determined by measuring the length of a core drilled from a concrete structure. ...

Part two of term paper
... must conform to certain requirements. It needs to be designed so that the specimens will be held with its axis in a vertical position by three symmetrically placed studs or posts of hardened steel bearing against the lower end. The end of the studs that bear against the surface of the specimen need to be rounded to a radius of not less than 6 mm and not more than 13 mm. The apparatus needs to allow for the measuring of specimens of different nominal lengths over a range of at le ...