Insee-Mahaweli Marine Insee-Mahaweli Marine NG

Material Brand , Source, Tests etc. Units Requirement

Inspectorate Griffith India NBRO Inhouse - Penna Cement
Sample Date 21.09.2020 06.10.2020 02.02.2021
Report Date 24.09.2020 04.11.2020 05.02.2021
Report Reference Number
Brand Used Bulk-for Mahaweli Marine Mahaweli Marine NG specifically
Source Penna Cement Industries - Penna Cement Penna Cement Industries -
Type OPC 42.5N OPC 42.5N OPC 42.5N
Tests - Mechanical properties
Compressive Strength - 2 days N/mm2 ≥ 10.0 24.92 OK 20.5 OK 23.5
Compressive Strength - 28 days N/mm2 ≥ 42.5 ≤ 62.5 - - 58.7 OK -
Tests - Physical properties
Setting Time - Initial min ≥ 60 120 OK 160 OK 130
Setting Time - Final min NM - - 205 OK -
Soundness - ( le chatelier's Method ) mm < 10 1 OK 1 OK 1
- ( Autoclave method ) mm < 0.8 - - - - -
Fineness m2/kg >225 327.3 OK 313 Ok 318.2
Standard Consistency % - - 27.6 - -
Tests - Chemical properties
Insoluble Residue % by mass ≤ 5.0 1.42 Ok 1.9 Ok 1.62
Loss on ignition % by mass ≤ 5.0 2.44 Ok 2.1 Ok 1.92
Sulphate Content % by mass ≤ 3.5 2.51 Ok 2.1 Ok 2.32
Chloride % by mass ≤ 0.1 0.01 Ok 0.02 Ok 0.02
Lime Saturation Factor (LSF) 0.66 ≤ & ≤ 1.02 0.9 Ok - - 0.9
A/F (Al2O3/Fe2O3) - - - - - -
Cement (SLS Magnesia % by mass ≤ 5.0 1.03 Ok - - 0.99
107,1247, Alkali Content (as Na2O) % by mass - - - - - -
1253) Chemical Analysis of Clinker
Calsium as CaO % by mass - -
Magnesium As MgO % by mass - -
Iron as Fe2O3 % by mass - -
Aluminium as Al2O3 % by mass - -
Pottasium as K2O % by mass - -
Sodium as Na2O % by mass - -
Manganese as MnO % by mass - -
Titanium as TiO2 % by mass - -
Phosporous as P2O2 % by mass - -
Silicon as SiO2 % by mass - -
Sulphur as SO3 % by mass - -
Check CaO/SiO2 > 2? - -
Mineral Composition of Clinker
C3S % by mass - - -
C2S % by mass - - -
C3A % by mass 7.26 - - 7.28
C4AF % by mass - - -

Fly Ash Source - See Cl 5.1.4

Type (S/C)? NA NA
% Composition/Propotion %
Loss on Ignition - For limit 5.1.4 %
Chloride - For Limit BS EN 450-1 %
Fineness - For Limit BS EN 450-1 %
Reactive CaO - For limit Cl5.1.4
Free CaO - For limit Cl5.1.4
Reactive SiO2 - For limit Cl5.1.4 NA NA
Alumina as Al2O3
Iron Oxide as Fe2O3
Lime as CaO
Magnesium Oxide as MgO
Soundness (Opt) - For Limit 5.1.4
 Material Brand , Source, Tests etc. Units Requirement
Inhouse - Penna Cement
Sample Date 02.02.2021
Report Date 05.02.2021
Report Reference Number
Brand Used NG specifically
Source Penna Cement Industries -
Type OPC 42.5N
Tests - Mechanical properties
Compressive Strength - 2 days N/mm2 ≥ 10.0 OK
Compressive Strength - 28 days N/mm2 ≥ 42.5 ≤ 62.5 -
Tests - Physical properties
Setting Time - Initial min ≥ 60 Ok
Setting Time - Final min NM -
Soundness - ( le chatelier's Method ) mm < 10 OK
- ( Autoclave method ) mm < 0.8 -
Fineness m2/kg >225 Ok
Standard Consistency % - -
Tests - Chemical properties
Insoluble Residue % by mass ≤ 5.0 Ok
Loss on ignition % by mass ≤ 5.0 Ok
Sulphate Content % by mass ≤ 3.5 Ok
Chloride % by mass ≤ 0.1 Ok
Lime Saturation Factor (LSF) 0.66 ≤ & ≤ 1.02 OK
A/F (Al2O3/Fe2O3) - -
Cement (SLS Magnesia % by mass ≤ 5.0 OK
107,1247, Alkali Content (as Na2O) % by mass - -
1253) Chemical Analysis of Clinker
Calsium as CaO % by mass -
Magnesium As MgO % by mass -
Iron as Fe2O3 % by mass -
Aluminium as Al2O3 % by mass -
Pottasium as K2O % by mass -
Sodium as Na2O % by mass -
Manganese as MnO % by mass -
Titanium as TiO2 % by mass -
Phosporous as P2O2 % by mass -
Silicon as SiO2 % by mass -
Sulphur as SO3 % by mass -
Check CaO/SiO2 > 2? -
Mineral Composition of Clinker
C3S % by mass -
C2S % by mass -
C3A % by mass -
C4AF % by mass -

Fly Ash Source - See Cl 5.1.4

Type (S/C)? NA
% Composition/Propotion %
Loss on Ignition - For limit 5.1.4 %
Chloride - For Limit BS EN 450-1 %
Fineness - For Limit BS EN 450-1 %
Reactive CaO - For limit Cl5.1.4
Free CaO - For limit Cl5.1.4
Reactive SiO2 - For limit Cl5.1.4 NA
Alumina as Al2O3
Iron Oxide as Fe2O3
Lime as CaO
Magnesium Oxide as MgO
Soundness (Opt) - For Limit 5.1.4