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Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement Test

This document summarizes a test to determine the normal consistency of hydraulic cement. The test involves mixing cement and varying amounts of water, then measuring the penetration of a rod into the paste after 30 seconds. When the rod penetration is between 10-11 mm, the water-cement ratio is considered the normal consistency. For a sample of 650g cement, the test found a normal consistency of 35.4% water by mass, which is outside the specification range of 26-33%. Possible reasons for failure are discussed.

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Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement Test

This document summarizes a test to determine the normal consistency of hydraulic cement. The test involves mixing cement and varying amounts of water, then measuring the penetration of a rod into the paste after 30 seconds. When the rod penetration is between 10-11 mm, the water-cement ratio is considered the normal consistency. For a sample of 650g cement, the test found a normal consistency of 35.4% water by mass, which is outside the specification range of 26-33%. Possible reasons for failure are discussed.

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Construction Materials & Concrete Lab.

‫مختبر مواد بناء وخواص خرسانة‬


Section ( Sunday)
Student Name: ………‫………… رنا عبدالباسط البستنجي‬.
Test Title: …Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement.
Test No: ……12…….

Test 12: Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement.


(ASTM C-187)

* Purpose: to determine the amount of water required to prepare


hydraulic cement pastes (The amount of water to react completely with
cement)

*Equipment & Materials:


1)Vicat Apparatus.
2) Plunger rod (10 + 0.05 mm )
3) Trowel.
4) Mixer.
5) Portland cement & Water.

*Materials: 650g of cement water

*Procedure:
1- Preparation of cement paste:
- Place (650 g) of cement in the mixer bowl,
- Add a measurcd quantity of water (start with 25% by weight) to the
cement.
- Allow 30 seconds for absorption.
- Mix at slow speed for 30 seconds.
- Stop the mixer for 15 seconds and scrape down the batch into the
bowl.
- Mix at medium speed for 1 minute.

2- Molding the test specimen:


-Prepare the cement paste as a ball shape.
- Toss it 6 times through a free path of about 6 inches.
- Press the ball into a large end of the conical ring (mold).
- Place the ring on its larger end on the glass plate.
- Use a trowel to slice off the excess paste at the top of the smaller end
of the mold.
- Smooth the top.( Take care Not to compress the paste.)

3- Consistency Determination:
- Center the mold on the glass plate under the rod.
- Adjust the plunger rod to be in contact with the surface of the paste.
- Set the movable indicator to the upper zero mark of the scale.
-Release the rod immediately and read the penetration after 30 sec.

4- Calculate the amount of water required for normal consistency:


- The normal consistency will be obtained when the rod penetration
settles at 10 +1 mm below the original surface in 30 s after being
released.

- Make trial pastes with varying percentages of water until the normal
consistency is obtained.

Results:
• Mass of cement = 650 g.
• Mass of water with penetration (10 ± 1mm)
after 30 sec = 230 g.

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Mass of water Normal Consistency
mass of water 230
= mass of cement × 100 % << 650
×100 %=35.4 %

Discussion, Conclusion: The sample is not Superpose the specification.

26 ≤ N . C ≤ 33 % •
Reasons for the failure of the experiment :
1- Cement storage Conditions.
2- water temperature.
3. Place temperature.
4. Humidity rate.
5. The Cement is old.
we recommend that you pay attention to these reasons.

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