SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF CEMENT

Weight of empty flask (W1) = 31 g

Weight of flask + cement (W2) = 79 g
Weight of flask + cement + kerosene (W3) = 106 g
Weight of flask + kerosene (W4) = 72 g
Specific gravity = (W2 W1) x 0.79
(W2 W1) (W3 W4)
= (79 31) x 0.79
(79 31) (106 72)
= 2.71
Specific gravity of cement = 2.71
CONSISTENCY OF CEMENT
Sl. No Weight of Quantity of Weight of Reading
cement water added water added
(g) (%) (g)
1 400 25 100 44
27 108 40
29 116 37
31 124 25
33 132 15
35 140 7

P = [(W / C) x 100]
= [(140 / 400) x 100] = 35%
The consistency of the given cement = 35%
FINENESS TESTS ON CEMENT
W1 Total weight of the sample in grams = 100 g
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W2 Weight remaining in sieve = 6 g
F = (W2 / W1) * 100
= {(6 / 100) * 100}
= 6 mm
Fineness of the given cement = 6 mm
FINENESS MODULUS OF FINE AGGREGATE
Weight of soil sample taken = 1000 g
Sieve size Weight of Percentage Cumulative
soil retained retained percentage weight
(g) (%) retained (%)
4.75 mm 0 0 0
2.36 mm 8 0.8 0.8
1.18 mm 390 39 39.8
0.6 mm 221 22.1 61.9
0.3 mm 291 29.1 91
0.15 mm 70 7 98
Pan 9 0.9 98.9
Total 390.4

Percentage retained = (Wt of soil retained / Soil sample taken) x 100

Cumulative % retained = Sum of % retained on sieves
Fineness modulus of aggregate = cumulative % retained
100
= [390.4 / 100]
= 3.904 mm
Fineness modulus of fine aggregate = 3.904 mm (Zone I)

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INITIAL SETTING TIME
Sl. No Weight of % of water used for Quantity of water Time at Time at which Reading
cement paste of standard added for initial which water reading is
(g) consistency (g) setting time (g) is first added taken
1 500 140 119

Time when needle fails to penetrate a = minutes

Time when water is added b = minutes
Initial setting time a b = minutes

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SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF COARSE AGGREGATE
A = 2 kg
B1 = 1.90 kg
B2 = 0.6 kg
B = B1 B2 = 1.90 0.6 = 1.30 kg
C = 1.990 kg
Specific gravity = A
CB
= [(2) / (1.990 1.30)]
= 2.90
Specific gravity of coarse aggregate = 2.94
FINENESS MODULUS OF COARSE AGGREGATE
Dry weight of coarse aggregate = 5 kg
Sieve size Weight Cumulative Cumulative
retained weight percentage weight
(g) retained (g) retained (%)
80 mm 0 0 0
40 mm 0 0 0
20 mm 380 380 7.6
10 mm 4590 4970 99.4
4.75 mm 30 5000 100
Pan 0 5000 100
Total 307

Percentage retained = (Wt retained / Dry wt of C.A taken) x 100

Cumulative % retained = Sum of % retained on sieves

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Fineness modulus of aggregate = sum of cumulative % retained
100
= (307 / 100)
= 3.07 mm
Fineness modulus of coarse aggregate = 3.07 mm

SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FINE AGGREGATE

W1 = Weight of bottle = 643 g
W2 = Weight of bottle + sand = 1638 g
W3 = Weight of bottle + sand + water = 2122 g
W4 = Weight of bottle + water = 1500 g
Weight of sand = W2 W1 = 1638 643 = 995 g
Weight of water = W4 W1 = 1500 643 = 857 g
Weight of water surround soil (W3 W2) = 2122 1638 = 484 g
Specific gravity of sand = W2 W1
(W2 W1) (W3 W4)
= 1638 - 643
(1638 - 643) (2122 - 1500)
= 2.67
Specific gravity of fine aggregate = 2.67

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TEST RESULTS
Specific gravity of cement 2.71
Fineness of the given cement 6 mm
Consistency of the given cement 35%
Initial setting time 30 mins
Final setting time 600 mins
Specific gravity of fine aggregate 2.67
Fineness modulus of fine aggregate 3.904 mm
Specific gravity of coarse aggregate 2.90
Fineness modulus of coarse aggregate