Nome Ma.

Tbhin Islam
Roll: 43000 87

Name of +he eperiment:Time ot sethng

D ydravlic cement by Nicat meedle.

ASTMNo. ASTM C187

Dote: 1o-11- 20

Sntroduction: his test method coverts

ho deteremimo-tioL Dt ime of
of setting seting
of drraulic Cement by e a n s ot
VICat e e d .

9itiol seting hme + is regartded

aS he time pertiod betuween h e addito
ofwater to the cementt tillthe trma
hat the cement paste storts oosin
loosing
its plasticit
final seting me + is tue time pertiod
pertiod
between the odditisn of usater to the
Cement to the time w nan cement
paste
has completely lost ts plosticity ond
 Sufticient haTTdnocs to rosisSt
atained
cectain pro ssurto.

igmitiaonce Jotert
.To determine the omount ot
tquirta t Prtuparta hdraulic cemat paste
fort esting and
final settmg times
.To knour initiol,
SOumdness
Apparatues
Vicot appattatuS
)weigt ot movimg od = boDt0.g
10+0.Dbmm
plungert=10+
11) Dia. of
needle 1+0.D5mm
I1) Dia. off
0

1) nside dia. ot ruing at+ bottom=7ot mm

0 tung a top = 60 +3mmn

v) Qtide dia.
) Heignt t Tring qOt1 mm

2) Weigkt
ond weighing dovice
Gtloss groduotes
 Prrocedute
1 Prepartarhon of cement paste.
) DOqm. ot Cement was miKed ith
known quantty ot wotert follouoing

b) 277 of woter was placed in bowl

added fo wotert and
C Cemant was

olloused o 0 s Tort absortption of woter

and Lixed at
stafed
d) he mixert was
fort 30 s
slouspeed (440+5) rov/mjn
stopped tort 15s
e)The the miKe wuas
doon
durungthat TImeScrape
md
po ste hot might
mohe ootch 0Am
collocted on sides ot the bowl.
be hod
starcted.gai at
af
F ) h e mixer was

medium speed (285t 10 rev/min fo

2) Molding lest SpecimEL

o) A ball o Cement pOste uas
mode bytossing six imes triough a
frue path ot Ctrtom one hand to otheT
 ot ona
b)The ball rtostia o n +ha palm. end
hand ubS prossedin tha larcger
o ot Conica TCing
(C) The excess poste woas rimmeOtf
Onh
Ahe
the Conical Tung w S places
glacs plose
of setting dateruminahon:
2 lime
moist+
a) The speciman Was kept in
O mLin aterr molding.
coloinet fort
u i l)
umil)
was louerted mm
of 1mm
b ) h e noedle ot paste.
Cemen paste
he Surctace
tosists o
(
scttau
9aS tiahtenad.
c)Tue Set
was setHed.
seed.
indicotor
d)The
was takan.
nithol rteading
e) or 30s
Settle for
settle 30e
was alloued -to
moesle
)The
f) Tue
was faken to doter mine h e
9Reoding
penetrostion.

a) Tle test was ftapefed at ter 15 min.

the ttosults were tocortdad ana
Al m e ushen penetrorio-
intertpolated to get
aS obtainod 2 mm
J h e -final setting ima was 0otainocd
ubhon 4he Moede did not pinch. isibla
mto he paste

Calculoation
1) nithial setting time
Time min) Penetrrohion, For (27-20)mm= 7mm chonge
(mm)
I pentration., time
2 CoLSumphon wwas ((yo-/10)or
20
110 27
20 So for 27-25)mm 2mm
Change in ponetrotion,time
Consumption was =O2
7
min
min

=3.67 min
So, initiol selting time - (1ot57)min
113.7 min.
) Rinal sething hma

Time Ain) Penetrahon mm) fort imo 20 min,

20
mo penotrtotion
170
200 2 is UIsibla
220 1
20

So, finol settirg ime= 20 min.

Resut
nitial seeting ime =119.57 min
final settino ime = 2 0 min

Dis wSSIOM\*
°C
he airt temperratura was 22- 2.7

The tempettaturo of wotet uwas 23t2 °C.

should mot be
The olative humidity
should
less than o7. .
Vicat Ppateoctu s

Lo+ be vibrrote d shile uSin