Tests On Cement
Tests On Cement
Tests On Cement
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Field Testing
Standard Consistency Test
Fineness Test
Soundness Test
Strength Test
Field Testing
Open the bag and take a good look at the cement, then it should
PROCEDURE:
For first trial, take about 500gms of cement & water of 24%by weight
of cement.
PROCEDURE:
Conduct trials continuously by taking different water
cement ratios till the plunger penetrates for a depth of
33-35mm from top.
This particular percentage is known as percentage of
water required to produce cement paste of standard
consistency.
This is usually denoted as P.
SUITABLE CONDITIONS:
Conducted in a constant temperature of 270+20C.
Constant Humidity 90%.
of cement.
Initial setting time &
Final setting time.
added to the cement, and the time when the paste has
completely lost its plasticity and has attained sufficient
firmness to resist certain definite pressure.
It should not exceed 10 hours.
So that it is avoided from least vulnerable to damages
from external activities.
FINENESS TEST
The fineness of cement
has an important bearing
on the rate of hydration,
rate of gain of strength,
evolution of heat.
Finer cement offers
greater surface area.
Disadvantage of fine
grinding is that it is
susceptible to air set &
early deterioration.
FINENESS TEST
Maximum no. of particles in a sample of
cement<100microns.
The smallest particle should have a size of 1.5microns
By sieving.
SIEVE TEST
PROCEDURE:
Take correctly 100grams of
cement on a standard IS sieve
No.9
Break down the air-set lumps &
sieve it &weigh it.
This weight shall not exceed
10% for ordinary cement.
Sieve test is rarely used.
SOUNDNESS TEST
It is very important that the cement after setting
Cement is gauged with 0.78 times & filled into the mould &
STRENGTH TEST
This is the most important of all properties of
hardened cement.
Due to excessive shrinkage and cracking the
strength tests are not made on heat cement
paste.
Standard sand is used for finding the strength
of cement.
STRENGTH OF CEMENT
Strength tests are not carried out on neat cement pastes, because
PROCEDURE
Take 555gms of standard sand. 185gms of cement (i.e., 1:3
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t=P/1in2
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Compression Test:
i) Cubic Sample
4cm 4cm
4cm
P
c=P/A
c=P/A
A=4x4
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