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Construction Material Lab 4
Construction Material Lab 4
semester 2016
Introduction
- Normal consistency of hydraulic Portland
cement
This test method covers the determination of the normal
consistency of hydraulic cement. Amount of water is then
used in making the cement paste for the other cement
acceptance quality tests. This test is used to find out
the percentage of amount of water at which the
standard consistency is achieved. Consistency is the
thickness or the viscosity of the cement paste.
Apparatus
- VICAT Apparatus
Weight of
Cemant (g)
1
2
3
4
650
650
650
650
Graph
18
16
14
12
10
water
8
6
4
2
0
120
130
140
150
160
170
Introduction
180
190
Objective
To determine the initial and final setting time of
hydraulic Portland cement with Vicat apparatus
Apparatus
- VICAT Apparatus
Balance with
in weighing
capacity and 1g
reciprocal
sensibility
- Testing apparatus:
Elapse time after water
is added (min)
15.12
16.17
16.32
16.47
17.10
17.27
17.42
17.45
17.50
17.53
45
50
65
80
95
105
108
113
116
119
Penetratio
n in 30 sec
(mm)
46
42.5
41
36.5
31
30
26
26
25.5
25
Graph
50
45
40
35
30
Penetration
25
20
15
10
5
0
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120