Plain and Reinforced Concrete-2
2010-CIV-19
Experiment no:1 To Determine Soundness of Cement by Le Chatelier's Apparatus.
Standard: BS EN 196-3:2005 (E !"ECT#$E:
1! "o decide t#e $%ita&ilit' of (i)en ce*ent $a*+le!
A%%A&AT'S:
1! ,e- C#atelier-$ a++arat%$ 2! .ater &at# /it# electric #eatin( arran(e*ent! 3! Roo* or #%*idit' ca&inet!
(aterials:
1! Ce*ent $a*+le! 2! .ater!
&ELATED T)E &*:
%&# & C +CE%TS: a. C +S#STE+C* "#e t#ic0ne$$ or t#e )i$co$it' of t#e ce*ent +a$te i$ called con$i$tenc'! b. CE(E+T %ASTE "#e )i$co%$ *a$$ o&tained &' *i1in( ce*ent /it# /ater i$ 0no/n a$ ce*ent +a$te! ,. STA+DA&D %ASTE It i$ t#e ce*ent +a$te for /#ic# t#e 10** dia*eter +l%n(er in a $tandard VIC2" te$t +enetrate$ &' aro%nd 10**! d. STA+DA&D-+ &(AL C +S#STE+C* It i$ t#e t#ic0ne$$ or t#e )i$co$it' of t#e $tandard +a$te and i$ e1+re$$ed a$ t#e +ercenta(e of /ei(#t of
Plain and Reinforced Concrete-2 /ater! e. $#CAT A%%A&AT'S "#e VIC2" a++arat%$ con$i$t$ of a fra*e 2(fi(! &earin( a *o)a&le rod B3 /ei(#in( 300 (3 one end C3 t#e +l%n(er end3 &ein( 10** in dia*eter for a di$tance of at lea$t 50**3 and t#e ot#er end #a)e a re*o)a&le needle 431** in dia*eter and 50** in len(t#! "#e rod B i$ re)er$i&le3and can &e #eld in an' de$ired +o$ition &' a $et $cre/ E3 and #a$ an ad5%$ta&le indicator 63 /#ic# *o)e$ o)er a $cale attac#ed to t#e fra*e 2! "#e +a$te i$ #eld in a ri(id conical rin( 73 re$tin( on a +lane non8a&$or+ti)e $9%are &a$e +late :3 a&o%t 100** on eac# $ide!
2010-CIV-19
"#e rod B i$ *ade of $tainle$$ $teel #a)in( a #ardne$$ of not le$$ t#an 35 :RC3 and $#all &e $trai(#t /it# t#e +l%n(er end /#ic# i$ +er+endic%lar to t#e rod a1i$! "#e rin( i$ *ade of a non-corrodin(3 nona&$or&ent *aterial3 and #a)e an in$ide dia*eter of ;0** at t#e &a$e and 60** at t#e to+3 and a #ei(#t of <0**! +E. C +CE%TS: a. S '+D+ESS / CE(E+T
So%ndne$$ of ce*ent i$ t#e +ro+ert' of #ardened ce*ent +a$te %nder(oin( lar(e c#an(e in )ol%*e after $ettin( /it#o%t dela'ed de$tr%cti)e e1+an$ion! "#i$ de$tr%cti)e e1+an$ion i$ ca%$ed &' e1ce$$i)e a*o%nt$ of free li*e or *a(ne$ia! "#i$ c#an(e in )ol%*e *a' ca%$e crac0 and di$inte(ration of concrete! So%ndne$$ of ce*ent can &e c#ec0ed &' %$in( ,e- C#atelier-$ a++arat%$! "#e ce*ent i$ $aid to &e $o%nd /#en t#e +ercenta(e of free li*e and *a(ne$ia i$ /it# in $+ecified li*it$! b. Le0 Chatelier's A%%A&AT'S "#e *o%ld $#all &e of non- corrodi&le $+rin( *etal3 e!( ! &ra$$3 /it# indicator needle$ and $#all #a)e t#e di*en$ion$ $#o/n in fi(%re! "#e re$ilience of t#e *o%ld $#all &e $%c# t#at t#e action of a *a$$ of (300 = 1 ( a++lie$ a$ $#o/n in fi(%re $#all increa$e t#e di$tance &et/een t#e indicator end$ of t#e needle$ &' not le$$ t#an 15!0 ** /it#o%t +er*anent defor*ation!
Plain and Reinforced Concrete-2
2010-CIV-19
2 +air of &a$e and co)er +late$ of i*+er*ea&le *aterial3 non- corrodi&le &' ce*ent +a$te3 e!(! +lane (la$$3 $#all &e +ro)ided for eac# *o%ld! Eac# +late $#all &e lar(er t#an t#e *o%ld ! "#e co)er +late $#all /ei(# at lea$t ;5( an additional $*all *a$$ *a' &e +laced on t#e +late to $ati$f' t#i$ re9%ire*ent!
TEST S%EC#/#CAT# +S:
TE(%E&AT'&E A+D )'(#D#T* .ater &at#3 /it# *ean$ of #eatin(3 ca+a&le of containin( i**er$ed ,e- C#atelier-$ $+eci*en$ and of rai$in( t#e te*+erat%re of t#e /ater fro* (20 = 2 >C to &oilin( in (30 = 5 *in! Roo* or #%*idit' ca&inet3 of ade9%ate $i?e3 *aintained at (20 = 1 >C and not le$$ t#an 90@ relati)e #%*idit'!
%& CED'&E: 1 AS %E& STA+DA&D 2
a! Pre+are a ce*ent +a$te of $tandard con$i$tenc'! Place a li(#tl' oiled ,e- C#atelier *o%ld on t#e li(#tl' oiled &a$e +late and fill it i**ediatel' /it#o%t %nd%e co*+action or )i&ration %$in( onl' t#e #and$ and a $trai(#t-ed(ed i*+le*ent3 if de$ired 3 to le)el t#e to+ $%rface! 4%rin( fillin(3 +re)ent t#e $+lit in t#e *o%ld fro* accidentall' o+enin(! e!(! &' (entle +re$$%re /it# t#e fin(er$ or &' %$e of a $%ita&le r%&&er &and! &! Co)er t#e *o%ld /it# t#e li(#tl' oiled co)er +late 3add t#e additional *a$$3 if nece$$ar'3 and t#en i**ediatel' +lace t#e co*+lete a++arat%$ in t#e #%*idit' roo* or ca&inet! Aaintain it for 2<# = 30 *in at (20 = 1 >C and not le$$ t#an 90@ relati)e #%*idit'! c! 2t t#e end of t#e 2<# = 30 *in +eriod *ea$%re t#e di$tance (2 &et/een t#e indicator +oint$ to t#e neare$t 0!5**! "#en #eat t#e *o%ld (rad%all' to &oilin( d%rin( (30 = 5 *in and *aintain t#e /ater&at# at &oilin( te*+erat%re for 3# = 5 *in! d! 2t t#e end of t#e &oilin( +eriod t#e di$tance (B &et/een t#e indicator +oint$ *a' &e *ea$%red3 to t#e neare$t 03 5**! e! Re*o)e fro* t#e #eat and allo/ t#e *o%ld to cool to la&orator' te*+erat%re! Aea$%re t#e di$tance3 C3 &et/een t#e indicator +oint$3 to t#e neare$t 03 5 **!
!SE&$AT# +S A+D CALC'LAT# +S:
"'+e of ce*ent B CPC Standard con$i$tenc' B .ei(#t of ce*ent B "e*+erat%re B :%*idit' B
Plain and Reinforced Concrete-2
2010-CIV-19
S '+D+ESS TEST &ES'LTS: 4i$tance &et/een +ointer end$: 2B BB CB 4ifference B B-2 B
3 If ( C-2 F If ( C-2
D 10** t#en En$o%nd! G 10** t#en So%nd!
C ((E+TS:
