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University of New Mexico Civil Engineering Depart ent Civil Engineering Materials !a"oratory# CE 305! C$M%&E''()E '*&EN+*, $- ,.D&/U!(C CEMEN*' M$&*/&' /'*M C109 'cope *0is test et0od covers t0e deter ination of t0e co pressive strengt0 of 0ydra1lic ce ent 450 5 c1"e speci ens. &eferences /'*M C109 /'*M C667 /'*M C150 /'*M C305 /'*M C230 /pparat1s 'cale 42000 g5 'peci en Molds Mixer# Mixing 9owl# Mixing %addle# 8 'craper -low *a"le and -low Mold *a per *rowel *esting Mac0ine# -orney :00 ;ip testing ac0ine Materials +raded 'tandard 'and 3 Nat1ral silica sand# for 'pecification C667. %ortland Ce ent per /'*M C150 Mold &elease /gent %roced1re Mortar Co position 3 *0e proportions of aterials for t0e standard ortar s0all "e one part of ce ent to 2.65 parts of graded standard sand "y weig0t. Use a water3ce ent ratio of 0.:75 for all portland ce ents and 0.:=0 for all air3entraining portland ce ents. *0e water3ce ent ratio for ot0er t0an portland and air3entraining portland ce ents s0all "e s1c0 as to prod1ce a flow of 110 >?3 5. 9atc0 t0e following# w0ic0 is s1fficient for = sa ples@ Ce ent# g 'and# g Aater# g Portland (w/c=0.485) (Air-entraining portland (w/c=0.460) Non-portland 500 1365 242 230 (As required for flow of 0)) olds $ttawa# (llinois# confor ing to t0e re<1ire ents of /'*M Co pressive 'trengt0 of ,ydra1lic Ce ent Mortars 'pecification for 'tandard 'and 'pecification for %ortland Ce ent Mec0anical Mixing of ,ydra1lic Ce ent %astes 8 Mortars of %lastic Consistency 'pecification for -low *a"le for Use in *ests of ,ydra1lic Ce ents ortars 1sing 23inc0

'peci en Mold %reparation 3 /pply a t0in coating of old release to t0e interior s1rfaces of t0e and "ase plates. Aipe s1rfaces wit0 a clot0 to re ove any excess.

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Mortar Mixing %roced1re 4/'*M C3055 3 %lace dry paddle and dry "owl in t0e ixer. (ntrod1ce t0e aterials into t0e "owl in t0e following anner@ 15 %lace all t0e ixing water in t0e "owl. ixer and

ixing position of t0e

25 /dd t0e ce ent to t0e waterB t0en start t0e

ix at slow speed 41:0 rp 5 for 30 s. ixing at slow speed. ix for an additional 30 s.

35 /dd sand slowly over a 30 s period# w0ile contin1ed :5 'top t0e ixer# c0ange to edi1

speed 4275 rp 5# and

55 'top t0e ixer and let t0e ortar stand for 1.5 in1tes. D1ring t0e first 15 s# <1ic;ly scrape down into t0e "atc0 any ortar t0at ay 0ave collected on t0e side of t0e "owlB t0en for re ainder of t0e interval# cover wit0 t0e lid. =5 -inis0 ixing for 1 in1te at edi1 speed 4275 rp 5.

65 Deter ine flow of ortar as follows@ a5 Aipe ta"le clean and dry and place flow old at center "5 %lace a layer of ortar a"o1t 1 inc0 t0ic;ness in t0e old and ta p 20 ti es. c5 *0en fill t0e old and ta p t0is second layer 20 ti es. d5 C1t ortar fl1s0 wit0 top of old wit0 a trowel# 0eld perpendic1lar to t0e old# 1sing a sawing otion. e5 Aipe ta"le aro1nd old clean of all ortar and dryB t0en re ove old. f5 Drop ta"le t0ro1g0 C inc0 0eig0t 25 ti es in 15 s. g5 Use calipers to eas1re t0e dia eters along t0e : scri"ed lines on t0e ta"le. *0e s1 of t0e fo1r readings is t0e flow 4t0e percent increase in t0e original dia eter5. &ecord t0is flow val1e. 75 -ollowing flow test# ret1rn all ortar to t0e ixing "owl. 'crap down t0e sides and re ix for 15 s at edi1 speed 4275 rp 5. of t0e Molding *est 'peci ens 3 'tart ortar. olding wit0in 2 in1te and 30 s after co pletion of t0e original ixing

15 %lace a layer of ortar a"o1t 1 in. 425 t0e c1"e co part ents.

5 4approxi ately one 0alf of t0e dept0 of t0e

old5 in all of

-ig1re 1. $rder of *a ping in Molding of *est 'peci ens. 25 *a p t0e ortar in eac0 c1"e co part ent 32 ti es in a"o1t 10 s in fo1r 4:5 ro1nds# eac0 ro1nd to "e at rig0t angles to t0e ot0er and consisting of eig0t adDoining stro;es over t0e s1rface of t0e speci en 4see -ig1re 15.

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35 -ill t0e co part ents wit0 t0e re aining ortar and ta p as specified for t0e first layer. D1ring ta ping of t0e second layer# "ring in t0e ortar forced o1t onto t0e tops of t0e olds after eac0 ro1nd of ta ping 1sing gloved finger and t0e ta per. $n co pletion of t0e ta ping# t0e tops of all c1"es s0o1ld extend slig0tly a"ove t0e top of t0e old. :5 *rowel ortar of eac0 c1"e "ot0 laterally and longit1dinally. C1t off ortar to a plane s1rface wit0 t0e top of t0e old "y drawing t0e straig0t edge of t0e trowel# 0eld perpendic1lar to t0e old# wit0 a sawing otion over t0e lengt0 of t0e old. 55 %lace olded speci ens in a oist roo for 2: 0o1rs. Eeep speci ens in t0eir olds for t0is initial c1ring period. /fter 2: 0o1rs re ove speci ens fro t0e olds and i erse in a sat1rated li e water c1ring tan;. Co pressive 'trengt0 Deter ination 3 *est all speci ens according to t0e specified testing sc0ed1le. 3# 6# and 27 day strengt0s will "e o"tained to ascertain t0e strengt0 gain as a f1nction of ti e. 15 &e ove specified test speci en fro t0e c1ring tan;. Aipe to a s1rface dry condition and re ove any loose sand grains or incr1stations for test s1rfaces. Deter ine t0e 1nit weig0t of t0e speci en "y caref1lly weig0ing# and eas1ring t0e di ensions of# eac0 c1"ical speci en. 25 /pply t0e load to speci en faces t0at were in contact wit0 t0e tr1e plane s1rfaces of t0e old. C0ec; t0e straig0tness of t0ese faces wit0 a straig0t edge. Note t0at grinding is re<1ired if t0e s1rfaces 0ave apprecia"le c1rvat1re. 'elect opposing s1rfaces w0ic0 0ave t0e straig0test profiles. 35 %lace speci en "elow t0e center of t0e 1pper "earing "loc; of t0e testing ac0ine. /scertain t0at t0is sp0erically seated "loc; is free to tilt. *est at a loading rate s1c0 t0at t0e pea; load will "e reac0ed in a period of 20 s to 70 s. Ma;e no adD1st ents in t0e controls of t0e testing ac0ine w0ile speci en is yielding prior to fail1re. :5 'c0e atically s0ow 0ow t0e speci en failed. 55 &ecord t0e total axi 1 load as indicated "y t0e testing ac0ine. Calc1late t0e co pressive strengt0 of t0e speci en in po1nds per s<1are inc0 4psi5. Express t0is strengt0 in %ascals 4%a5. =5 Calc1late t0e average of all li;e speci ens and report to t0e nearest 10 psi 460 ;%a5. &eport /fter testing at 1# 3# and 6 days# generate c1rves# 1sing all gro1p data for eac0 ce ent type# of co pressive strengt0 vs. ti e of testing. '0ow all data points and plot an average c1rve. %lot t0e /'*M C150 'pecifications. F1estions 15 A0at can yo1 infer fro t0is dataG Does t0e data yo1Hve gained in t0e lect1reG ,ow soG 25 Do t0e a;e senseG (s it consistent wit0 t0e ;nowledge

ortar c1"e res1lts satisfy t0e strengt0 re<1ire ents of /'*M C150G