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SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF CEMENT

SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF CEMENT

AIM To determine the specific gravity is normally defined as the ratio between the weight of a given volume of material and weight of an equal volume of water.To determine the specific gravity of cement, kerosene which doe snot recent... (Continue reading)

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COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF MORTAR CUBES

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF MORTAR CUBES

Take 200gm of cement and 600gm of standard sand in the proportion 1:3 by weight) in a pan. (The standard sand shall be of quartz, of light, gray or whitish variety and shall be free from silt. The sand grains... (Continue reading)

FINAL SETTING TIME OF CEMENT

Take 400 gm of cement in a pan. Prepare a neat cement paste by adding 0.85 times the water required to give a paste of standard consistency by the previous test. Start a stop watch at the instant when water... (Continue reading)

INITIAL SETTING TIME OF CEMENT (IS 4031, IS 269)

Take 400 gm of cement in a pan. Prepare a neat cement paste by adding 0.85 times the water required to give a paste of standard consistency by the previous test. Start a stop watch at the instant when water... (Continue reading)

STANDARD CONSISTENCY OF CEMENT

The standard consistency is that consistency, which will permit the vicat plunger to penetrate to a point 5 to 7mm from the bottom of the vicat mould when tested as described below.... (Continue reading)

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