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    Compressive Strength Test (IS: 4031 (Part 6) - 1988)

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    The document describes two cement tests: 1. Compressive strength test - This test measures the compressive strength of hardened cement paste and mortar cubes. It involves mixing cement, sand and water, vibrating and curing the cubes, then crushing them in a compression testing machine. 2. Soundness test - This test detects any tendency of cement to expand when boiled. It involves preparing a cement paste specimen using a Le-Chatelier mould, measuring its length after initial curing and boiling for 3 hours, and calculating the expansion.

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    The document describes two cement tests: 1. Compressive strength test - This test measures the compressive strength of hardened cement paste and mortar cubes. It involves mixing cement, sand and water, vibrating and curing the cubes, then crushing them in a compression testing machine. 2. Soundness test - This test detects any tendency of cement to expand when boiled. It involves preparing a cement paste specimen using a Le-Chatelier mould, measuring its length after initial curing and boiling for 3 hours, and calculating the expansion.

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    The document describes two cement tests: 1. Compressive strength test - This test measures the compressive strength of hardened cement paste and mortar cubes. It involves mixing cement, sand and water, vibrating and curing the cubes, then crushing them in a compression testing machine. 2. Soundness test - This test detects any tendency of cement to expand when boiled. It involves preparing a cement paste specimen using a Le-Chatelier mould, measuring its length after initial curing and boiling for 3 hours, and calculating the expansion.

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    The document describes two cement tests: 1. Compressive strength test - This test measures the compressive strength of hardened cement paste and mortar cubes. It involves mixing cement, sand and water, vibrating and curing the cubes, then crushing them in a compression testing machine. 2. Soundness test - This test detects any tendency of cement to expand when boiled. It involves preparing a cement paste specimen using a Le-Chatelier mould, measuring its length after initial curing and boiling for 3 hours, and calculating the expansion.

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    4.

    Compressive Strength Test [IS: 4031 (Part 6) – 1988]:


    The compressive strength of hardened cement is the most important of all the properties.
    Therefore, it is not surprising that the cement is always tested for its strength at the laboratory
    before the cement is used in important works. Strength tests are not made on neat cement paste
    because of difficulties of excessive shrinkage and subsequent cracking of neat cement.

    Apparatus:
    1. Standard Sand
    2. Vibration Machine
    3. Cube Mould
    4. Compression Testing Machine
    5. Balance
    6. Graduated Glass Cylinders

    Procedure:
    1. Take 200 g of cement and 600 g of standard sand and mix them dry thoroughly.
    2. Add ( + 3)% of water (where P is % of water required for preparing paste of standard
    consistency) to the dry mix of cement and sand and mix thoroughly for a minimum of 3 minutes
    and maximum of 4 minutes to obtain a mix of uniform colour. If even in 4 minutes uniform
    colour of the mix is not obtained reject the mix and mix fresh quantities of cement, sand and
    water to obtain a mix of uniform colour.
    3. Place the thoroughly cleaned and oiled (on interior face) mould on the vibrating machine and
    hold it in position by clamps provided on the machine for the purpose.
    4. Fill the mould with entire quantity of mortar using a suitable hopper attached to the top of the
    mould for facility of filling and vibrate it for 2 minutes at a specified speed of 12000±400 per
    minute to achieve full compaction.
    5. Remove the mould from the machine and keep it in a place with temp of 27±20C and relative
    humidity of 90% for 24 hours.
    6. At the end of 24 hrs remove the cube from the mould and immediately submerge in fresh clean
    water. The cube be taken out of the water only at the time of testing.
    7. Prepare at least 6 cubes in the manner explained above.
    8. Place the test cube on the platform of a compressive testing machine without any packing
    between the cube and the plates of the testing machine.
    9. Apply the load steadily and uniformly, starting from zero at a rate of 35 N/mm 2/minute.

    Compressive Strength =
    Where,

    P=Maximum load applied to the cube. (N)

    A=Cross sectional area (Calculated from the mean dimensions) (mm 2)


    5. Soundness Test [IS: 4031 (Part 3) – 1988]:
    In the soundness test a specimen of hardened cement paste is boiled for a fixed time so that any
    tendency to expand is speeded up and can be detected. Soundness means the ability to resist
    volume expansion.

    Apparatus:

    NAME CAPACITY / RANGE / SIZE ACCURACY / LEAST COUNT

    Le-chatelier apparatus Should be made as per IS:5514

    Water bath 1000C (min) 1 0C

    Caliper 30 cm 0.5 mm

    Measuring cylinder 100 ml 1 ml

    Balance 100 g 1g

    Procedure:
    1. Before commencing setting time test, do the consistency test to obtain the water required to
    give the paste normal consistency (P).
    2. Prepare a paste by adding 0.78 times the water required to give a paste of standard consistency
    (i.e. 0.78P).
    3. Lightly oil the Le-chatelier mould and place it on a lightly oiled glass sheet.
    4. Fill the mould with the prepared cement paste. In the process of filling the mould keep the edge
    of the mould gently together.
    5. Cover the mould with another piece of lightly oiled glass sheet, place a small weight on this
    covering glass sheet.
    6. Submerge the whole assembly in water at a temperature of 27 ± 20 C and keep there for 24
    hours.
    7. Remove the whole assembly from water bath and measure the distance separating the
    indicator points to the nearest 0.5 mm (L1).
    8. Again submerge the whole assembly in water bath and bring the temperature of water bath to
    boiling temperature in 25 to 30 minutes. Keep it at boiling temperature for a period of 3 hours.
    9. After completion of 3 hours, allow the temperature of the water bath to cool down to room
    temperature and remove the whole assembly from the water bath.
    10. Measure the distance between the two indicator points to the nearest 0.5 mm (L2).

    Calculations:

    Soundness/expansion of cement = L1-L2


    L1=Measurement taken after 24 hours of immersion in water at a temp. of 27 ± 20 C
    L2=Measurement taken after 3 hours of immersion in water at boiling temperature.
    Calculate the mean of two values to the nearest 0.5 mm.

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