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 ...
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Initial Setting Time of Cement as per 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 ...
Determination of 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.