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    This document details an experiment to determine the consistency of standard cement paste. It describes the required apparatus, procedure, readings taken at different water contents, and finding that the standard consistency for the given PPC sample was 32% water content. The summary concludes that this test helps determine the water content used in other cement tests.

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    CE 306: Civil Engineering Materials Lab

    Lab Report: Part 1 (A)


    Date of Experiment: 6th January 2017

    Determination of Consistency of Standard Cement


    Paste

    Group 6
    Garima Chaudhary
    14110044
    Test Standards:
    Indian Standard code IS: 4031 (Part 4) -1988 - Methods of physical tests for hydraulic
    cement: Determination of consistency of standard cement paste

    Introduction:
    The code states the technique for determining the quantity of water required to produce a
    cement paste of standard consistency.

    Apparatus Required:
    Vicat apparatus (IS: 5513-1976), load bearing plunger, portland pozzolana cement (PPC),
    measuring cylinder, enamelled tray, trowel, water, digital balance.

    Procedure:
    1) Take 400 g of PPC in an enamelled try.
    2) Measure 29% of water by weight (400g *0.29 = 116g)
    and mix it with the cement taken in enamelled try.
    3) Note the time from the start of the mixing process. The
    paste should be made within 4-5 mins.
    4) Take the vicat mould and the metal plate and apply
    grease/oil on its surface.
    5) Place the vicat mould on the metal plate and fill it with
    the cement paste.
    6) After filling the mould completely, smoothen the
    upper surface.
    7) Fix the load bearing plunger in the vicat setup.
    8) Place the vicat mould along with the plate in the vicat
    setup.
    9) Lower the plunger gently to touch the surface of the
    sample. Quickly release the plunger and allow it to sink
    into the sample.
    10) Measure the depth of penetration and record it.
    11) The desired depth of penetration for the consistency
    check is 33-35 mm from the top. Repeat the
    experiment with other water content to get the Figure 1: Vicat Apparatus with sample
    desired depth.
    Source: Ajay Singh-Group member

    Readings:
    The readings are tabulated below. The depth of penetration refers to the depth measured
    from above.

    Water Content (in %) Depth of Penetration (in mm)


    29 20
    31 30
    32 34
    Result:
    Consistency is the ability of a freshly mixed cement paste to flow. For the PPC sample given
    to us, the standard consistency was found to be 32%.

    Special Precautions:
    - The temperature of moulding room, dry materials and water should be well maintained at
    27+-2 degree C (as per test requirements).
    - All apparatus used should be clean.
    - The experiment should be performed away from vibrations and other disturbances.

    Summary and Conclusion:


    This test help us to determine the water content for standard consistency (say w%) which is
    further used in tests like initial and final setting time test (water content = 0.85*w%)and Le-
    chateliers soundness test (water content = 0.78*w%).

    References:
    - IS: 4031 (Part 4) -1988
    - civilblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Determination-of-consistency-of-standard-
    cement-paste.pdf

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