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Civil departments 2014-2015
Concrete Lab. 2nd year
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1. ASTM C187-04
2. ASTM C305-99
1-2 Purpose:
This test method is intended to be used to determine the amount of water required to prepare
hydraulic cement past for testing of:
1. Potable water.
2. Ordinary Portland cement (OPC).
1-4 Equipment:
1. Sensitive balance,
2. Graduate cylinder,
3. Vicat apparatus (having plunger 10mm±1mm and 300gm as a total weight),
4. Vicat mold,
5. Mixing bowl or pan,
6. Trowel,
7. Glass plate, and
8. Hand covers (plastic gloves).
A: Vicat apparatus
F: indicator.
H: base plate.
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Civil departments 2014-2015
Concrete Lab. 2nd year
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1-5 Procedures:
1-6 Notes:
1-7 Questions:
1. What are the main factors that affect the accuracy of the results in standard
consistency test?
2. With finer cement particles, would more or less water be required to achieve the
normal consistency? Briefly explain.