66) Testirg cf cement;

Testing of cemtot

Field Te.st
Lab Test
Colour test
Physica propevties test
Cherica
- Lump test Physical
I. LosS on
- Sbrength test 1- (onSiSter cy test
Igniion
2- Ioticl e Final seting 2 Chemi( l
timc test CormpoS tio
test.
3. Soudoess test
4. Strenqth test
5. Sp-gravity test
6. Fiene $5 test
7. Hrat of Hycration test

Fdd Test:

) colour Tist ; nifoYm. It

meenS

cemeot _hcutd bc
colour of
ight gccoish shade.
(olour
gay
betwcen
Fest: lump
2) PhySicl shoul te
Snooth when
buckct
The cement
is th0wn
A Sml! quenlity it Showd not
the fingev s. irmmediJely
it Shold Sink
of cwater,
the Surface.
floct oveY

from
3) Lump testi Should be free
of cement
The Sample firmed due 4o
hard lumps, which are
presernce of from atmospher c, ben ce
moisture
absovption of
Ce ment should
moYe than
not Store [90 days)
 test:.
4) Stre ngth

|25
20C mm

25

25x2S x 20Gmm
Cement hong size
a mold of mold
tcst the

Sample o uater for 7 day, then

) Place the
foy the loàd of 340N, tcsted on Supports
failure
should show noSiqn of
’ sample
I50 mm part.

Physical aburatory tests

water
9 CongiStercy tcst of miing
is to
estimate the quantity
This test
Conssteny.
paste of normcl a water YcçLeirement
to form a Ccme nt P
is clefncd aS hat
Normal Con SiStency
of Ccment pa Ste
2) viscoSItu
which the point
at
cement pa Ste upto
plunger pene trate
Such tht the yicat ViCat moutd.
(S thc
bottom of
5mm to 7mm,from thc
io Stant
Initc SeHirG time : iicnt
fum the
time is thc time,
Toitial Eting
cemeot upto
water s adced in to the

instant Cement paste stayt S eoosirg its plasticaty

Finad setHing time: from the instant

is the tirne,
hal setinq ttrne
the
in stant
(water is added into the cement ipto
Cemet pasBe loaxS al its sbear pasiaty,
Vicat appav atiS:
movable

yed
(300gm)
Iodicator
needle
Scale plunge
Side v Iew

Font vlew -> attachmont

K 80 m

moutd
4o mm osmm
-
Needle with
annwcY ollaY.

to cohich is
Vicat apparatus conSists of a fYame
)
atached a moVa ble YOd wihing Lwhich gives
to a mova ble rod
2) An incicatov iS atachcd

penitction.
Attachment
) 1oro d plunger crsstecy test

2) ! 2m" nceclle 7oithad S¢Hing time

annular time
3) Neecle with foad scHirg
Collar

it cuith 24 /: of
Cnd. ized
) Táke a soo Gm Cemcnt
in the frst triJ.
waler by weight
aiY VOids eprescot in the saple.
Remove l the
2) to perctvade into
to
Release the plungcr
3)
depth of peneirchon from the
he mould and find
top:
 4) Foy Orclirary cement 33-35 mm penctratio frum the
top corYespords to standard cosistency of cement. !

5) The cUatey percentaGe currepending to standard corSistency

is denoted by P.

termperature 2 7 t2%
Re lative Humicdity 9O+

Ioitial Setting time test

pared wih 50ogm cement + o-85 Puwate

1) Acemet paste is pre
with cement
Mould ing on a plate iS f:lled CompleBely
2)
suyface of paste is lecled smooth.
Pa Ste and
with the
in Contact
3) 4 mmY nee cdle loweved genty - Slow

it is then guicKly releascd.

and
test Boek moeld
until the nccclle fails to pene trate
epCuted
4) ProCedure is meGsured from the
to 7mm
the HoCK by a buet 5mm

botforn 0f the cde.

bctween the time wber wcter was added

5) Trme peiod
twhen needle fals to picrce
(Pnetrte)
and
to prcparc the pste
5mm to.7mm fum bottorm is taken
the block by
as iniial:SeHing time.
Final SeHing timne test;
central neecle
1) Now the needle is vephced by a
annlay collay atachmet
with a 5 mn di
 when the Cente necdle make s an
Time intervai when
on Surf cace,
(mpr esSioy
AnnulaY collaY IS failed to qive an impre5 on Brfae

to the Cement sufae iS taken cs final s Hing time;

Note Foy oPC, iniil Hing ime is 9omins
fincl seting time is tohour
6) SOUND NEsS TEST
volumee of ceet
change in
D Pur poSe of this test Is to deet
altey scting
V) Le-chatlie's test
V) Auto-clave test.

) Le-chatlier 's testi

0f dia
The Consist of a Spht cylindey
appartus of this
a plit of S7e o.smn
hciqhe 30mm having
30 mm ancd kic
cy lhdey.
along tthe length of
d c cither side o
Crms of l6o mrm aYe plccc
Tocicatoy
Splt.
soli t to meaSurc e the SiZe Of
" the

Indcator
30nv

front
ViCw o.Smn Split
Procedure i
Cemert p Ste is pepaved with (100g. of cement Scnple + 0.78 P
wter).
2) A mould o mm dia 30 mm heicht (5 placed on glass plate Cand
iS fled by cenent pa Ste.

Now moule! is cveYed by another qlass plete and a small weight

is placed on the qlass plate.
wcteY at a termperature of
3) Mould is then submeqed in a
a d the
mewd Is taKen out
29t to 32 C. Aftey 2l. bours the
arns is easured.(X)
the indicatry
cistance scpc atiog
wateY but wat er is now boiled,
agatn submerqcc in
4) Mould S
hour S
for c1stance between
from wtey Cnd the
Mould (S ¬noved
5)
(x, ).
incicator arns again measuYed

mncasurcmeots YcpreeSents the

G) Diffe veoce bctucco the two

UnSOundoess c (ement (x -x, ).

to 1O mn, where as
OPC, RHC, PPc it is limited
Note: FoY Cement i} should
Slphcted
alumia cement, super
for hlgh
not erCCed 5mm,

2) AUTO CLAVE TEST :

Soundoe SS cue to ime anol

methoo calculate
) This
ma Gnes ia.,
mold of 25 nm ((ube) is preparcd
2) In this teSt a

and placcd in Auto clave.

 3) The Steamn re SsuYe is Yaused io the auto clave

Such that gaugc pressYe of 21 kglcmY is aHained,

next 3 hours.
in I hour, ohich is mantained for
the change in dlnension.
4) Remove the Sample and measure

Note O.6°%
cimension Shold not qreater than
FoY OPC, change any

O.2 nm
252 mm
less than
Should bc
foal dimenSion

) Strcrqih tcst,
test (555gr)
) compressve Stvergfh mIecl wtth sand
i3
Cecmet (185 qy ) 4 mine
)
A Sample of m)re d fur
we iqht
cf |:3 by
In popor tion untelthe
is added
water P+3.5 )/%
and t hcn 4

unifurm (olouY.

cement paste and

i) Temperature with f he
mold S flled Corrpletely
vibration ta ble.
compacted orn
70.6 mm Gr
Prcpared of SiZc
Speamen ctbcs arC
3
76 mnm.
from the mOudd
Cubes are removed
24 hoUYS
iv) Aftcr
water fr desrcd cduyS.
in clean
and submerged
Machine and
Mould is tested
UniveY Scl Testng
v) alatcd Srom thc
Strength is cl
CompresSive
Cyushin9 LOad
AvercGe Ava
 Type of Cement 3days 28 cays ()
Shergth,
stvengw Strength
33
22.
Opc (33 gYade) 16

33 43
OPC C43 gYade) 23

53
OPC (53 grade) 27 37
33
PPC (Portland
(ement
zolenca 16 22

Fo of
28 days 29 days

Tensile Str ength test

Strength of Cemert
meaSurc the tenSile
) TheYe iS no test to
to ´measure the tengle
divccty incyect mcthod
method, is
2) BqucHe
cement. propOrtion of t:3
Strergth of prcpavcd in
is
Mixey of Cement q scncd temperature 24? t2c.
3)
wtiter uscd is +2.5)
and

76.2 mm
T25-4mm

Bqutc.
plan v Cw.
frent viCw

Coad ct failure
Tensile strength = c/s
minimum

Qoacd t failure

25-44 x 25"44 mm
Rvad a failurc
G"45CmY

1 o tbis tcst tuwc've ro.of

Standavd biquc H's aYe

4)
prepared to mec SUYe the tensile strength of ccmeot
 Note:
Orcinary cement Should have a tenste stvength not less thn
N(min
not lesS than 2.5 Nmm 7 days.
2 Nmm in 3days

Speccfic Gvavity test:

Specfic qravity of cement is cbtined by using Le-chat lier's

fla Sk.
CoYk
(Glass
stopper)
2u8mm

Le- chatliey flask.

ertheY keroSene l naptha

is uscd having
In this proce SS
e o o.73 (40.73)
than
Specfic gravity not less
3.5
Note- Speatic qrauity of oPC

FioencSS testi sUrfac area

to measure fineness/
*3 meHhods
There aYe

Of the cement. 0.09mnm)

90 A4 Sieve
) SieVe method ( using method)
(Nuse Blai
2) Aly Pexneability test
methocl )
(hlagner Turbty meter)
Secimentation mettod
3)
 ) Sieve method;
anel lumbs are
IS taken: as
d) i00qy. of cemet Sample
bycken with finqers
mute
Sicve s cuntinuously sieve for s
b) SCample is placed on 9O Sieve.
reSidue left oveY the
and note the cucight of the

Note: Gf the
residuc shold riot exceed Io
"o weiqht
Oiginw ueight.
2) Ai- Permeabiliy test
COverS the procedure for cleter minng
This method of teSt pcific surfece
repre sented as
cement hat iS
the finenCSS f
Surface area per unitweight.
preSscd a S total m'|kg)
and iS (cm'lgm CY
relaticnship blw
Sed on the
test is krc Surfaie arC Ce
2)
Pinaple of this Ccmrt belt
cnd the

iY
through the the cemiot belt.
of furmn9
ticle s
Cement par
the

less than
should not bc
arca
Note: fuy opC Specific Surfcice

2250 Clgm.

to cdeteminc the
Apparatus uSed
Heat of Hychation :
Calorimeter
heat of hy dration i'S Known CaS
 chemical Laborcatory tcst:

) LosS on Ignition test:

Sample is heated for IS minute, placed in

1gm of cement
furna Ce
|platinum Crucible, and put in muffle
bctween 9oUc to tooo'
any temperature
LoSS Jgnihor.
LoSs in (Ueig ht (s Ye CUrded as
2)

Jqnit ron showd not eTceeç 4 7;

Note: "% loss on

2) chenlcal Conposltion test

of I ron Cicle shuuld not
of alumina fo that
Ratio of o
)
0. 66.
less than

O.
Fe,Oz
2) Linme Saturation factuY'
of lumina, IYon 0xvde(t o)l
Ratio of -4 of Lime.to those
less than O.66
& I:O2 )
and S.ica ( should not

Cao - 0.7 SO,

LSFD.6<
+0-65 Fe,O,
2.6 Si0,+ 2 A,3

3) ergbt of Magne ia }s
(so,) t2.75/.
4) Total sulphe YContent
rCSrduc *157
5) Jeiqht of inSoluble