UNIVERSITY OF DUHOK

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY - PRACTICAL

DATA SHEET
2-Initial and Final setting times of Hydraulic Cement Paste

Test Name: Student Name:

No. of Test: Group No. :
Date of Test: Supervisor Signature:

Time Periods Penetration of

Needle, mm
30 sec. immediately after completion of 30 min. cure
First rest period (15 mint. For all types of Portland cement )
30 seconds
Second rest period
30 seconds
Third rest period
30 seconds
Fourth rest period
30 seconds
Fifth rest period
30 seconds
• Time to reach 34±1 mm penetration to the nearest minute= __________
• This value is obtained by interpolating between the last two test results obtained, one
being above and the other below 34 mm.