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DESCRIPTION
Characterized as:
Non-hydraulic cement
- do not harden underwater.
- should be kept dry to attain strength.
Hydraulic cement (e.g., Portland cement)
-harden because of hydration, a chemical reaction between
the anhydrous cement powder and water.
-widely used in construction industry as a binder.
DESCRIPTION
Roman, opus caementicium
2. Clay, marl or shale (supplies the bulk of the silica, alumina and ferric oxide).
5. Iron oxide:
Iron oxide imparts color to cement.
It acts as a flux.
At a very high temperature it imparts into chemical reaction with calcium
and aluminum to form tricalcium aluminoferrite.
Tricalcium aluminoferrite imparts Hardness and strength to cement.
CEMENT INGREDIENTS
6. Calcium Sulfate:
.
This is present in cement in the form of gypsum(CaSO4.2H2O)
It slows down or retards the setting action of cement.
7. Sulfur Trioxide:
.
Should not be present more than 2%.
Excess Sulfur Trioxide causes cement to unsound.
8. Alkaline:
- used in mass concreting because it generates less heat, though sets slowly
- 90 days
It is employed for the construction of wells, water tanks, tennis courts, lamp
posts, telephone cabins, roads etc.
TEST REQUIREMENTS
Testing the materials is essential since the life of structure is dependent on the
quality of material used.
Fineness, soundness, consistency, and initial and final setting time of cement
are the tests to be conducted to judge the quality of cement.
TEST REQUIREMENTS AND EQUIPMENT USED
Fineness
principle is to determine the proportion of
cement whose grain size is larger then
specified mesh size.
2. Attach a pan under the sieve to collect the cement passing the sieve.
4. Agitate the sieve by swirling, planetary and linear movement until no more
fine material passes through it.
5. Remove and weigh the residue. Express its mass as a percentage of the
quantity first placed in the sieve.
Soundness
In the soundness test, a specimen of
hardened cement paste is boiled for a
fixed time so that any tendency to
expand is speeded up and can be
detected.
Procedure:
3. Fill the vicat mould, resting upon a glass plate, with this cement paste.
4. After filling the mould completely, smoothen the surface of the paste,
making it level with top of the mould.
TEST REQUIREMENTS AND EQUIPMENT USED
5. Place the whole assembly(i.e. mould + cement paste + glass
plate) under the rod bearing plunger.
1. Place the test block confined in the mould and resting on the
non-porous plate, under the rod bearing the needle.
2. Lower the needle gently until it comes in contact with the surface
of test block and quick release, allowing it to penetrate into the
test block.
1. For determining the final setting time, replace the needle of the
Vicats apparatus by the needle with an annular attachment.
Vicat Apparatus