CE 1214: Sessional on Building and Construction Materials

Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars

Experiment No-07

Tamanna Islam Meem

Lecturer
Department of Building Engineering & Construction Management
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
Khulna-9203, Bangladesh
e-mail: tamanna@becm.kuet.ac.bd

Department of Building Engineering and Construction Management, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology.
Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars
Scope
This test method covers the determination of the compressive
strength of hydraulic cement mortars, using 2 in (50 mm) cube
specimens.

 Mortar is used between bricks, stones, etc. to bond them together.

 Mortar is also used in plasterwork and secure ceramic tile to floors.

 Moreover, mortar block is placed under reinforcement to maintain

cover.

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Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars
Significance
 Properties of cement mortar such as durability, porosity, shear or tensile
strength related to its compressive strength.

 The compressive strength of different kinds of cement will be different.

This test is thus indicative of the quality of cement.

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 Definition
 Pressure: Pressure is defined as external force per unit area
applied to an object in a direction perpendicular to the
surface.
 Stress: It is defined as resisting force per unit area produced
by the molecules of the body to counteract the pressure.
 Strength: The strength of something is how much stress it
can take before it fails.
 Compressive Strength: Maximum stress a material can
sustain under crush loading. Compressive strength is
calculated by dividing the maximum load by the original
cross-sectional area of a specimen
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 Apparatus
 Balance
 Specimen Molds
 Tamper
 Mortar mixture
 Testing Machine
 Mixing Bowel
 Measuring Jar

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 Procedure

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 Procedure

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 Procedure

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 Procedure

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 Calculation

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 Discussion and Assignment

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Thank You