DOCUMENTATION

Fig 1. Sieving cement using #50 Fig 2. Weighing sieved cement

Sieve

Fig 4. Molding the cement

into a ball
Fig 3. Mixing cement and water
to form a cement paste
Fig 5. Cement pat to be tested Fig 6. Testing the cement pat
into 4 equal parts and making for the initial set
the cement pat.

Fig 7. Testing the cement pat for Fig 8. Final output; No cracks,
the final set checking, distortion and disintegration
Discussion

The experiment entitled, Soundness of Hydraulic Cement, aims to determine if the pat cement used in the
previous experiment is suitable for concrete used basing from the its appearance after it has been left for a couple of
hours after determining the final set. Soundness of cement is defined as the ability to retain its volume after it hardens.
By using the Le Chatelier method, we determine the amount of excess lime. Cement contains lime, silica, alumina,
magnesia, alkaline, sulfur trioxide, iron oxide and calcium sulfate. 60-70 percent of which is compose of lime, and
deficient in lime will enable the cement to set quickly ad will affect the quality of the cement. Also, higher lime content
in cement will make the cement unsound which will affect the quality of the cement work performed. The test for the
soundness of hydraulic cement must be done to ensure that the cement won’t undergo any sort of expansion due to the
presence of excess amount of lime.

The experiment is very useful in determining