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Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement

This document describes a test method for determining the normal consistency of hydraulic cement, which is the water-to-cement ratio required to standardize cement pastes for setting time tests. The procedure involves preparing two cement paste samples at 26% and 30% w/c by weight and measuring the penetration depth using a Vicat apparatus. The results - 26% w/c gave 4mm penetration while 30% w/c gave 27mm penetration - are plotted on a graph. Through interpolation, the w/c ratio corresponding to the 10mm penetration depth standard is calculated to be 27.04%, which is defined as the normal consistency to be used for further setting time tests.

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Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement

This document describes a test method for determining the normal consistency of hydraulic cement, which is the water-to-cement ratio required to standardize cement pastes for setting time tests. The procedure involves preparing two cement paste samples at 26% and 30% w/c by weight and measuring the penetration depth using a Vicat apparatus. The results - 26% w/c gave 4mm penetration while 30% w/c gave 27mm penetration - are plotted on a graph. Through interpolation, the w/c ratio corresponding to the 10mm penetration depth standard is calculated to be 27.04%, which is defined as the normal consistency to be used for further setting time tests.

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Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement

ASTM ( C 187-86)
1. Aim:
This test method cover the determination of the normal consistency of
hydraulic cement. That is by determining the amount of water required to
prepare cement pastes for initial and final time of setting test.

2. Apparatus:
1.Weight and weighing devices.
2. Glass graduates.
3. Vicat apparatus with the plunger end, 10 mm in diameter.
4. Containers.

3. Procedure:
1- Weigh 400 g of cement twice for 2 samples.
2- Prepare the weight of water to be for one sample 30% the weight of the
cement, and the other sample 26% of the weight of cement (w/c = 30% and
26% respectively).
3- In the first sample, add the cement to the water.
4- Start mixing till all the water is absorbed and a gel is formed.
5- Make sure no materials have collected on the sides of the bowel.
6- Form the cement paste into the approximate shape of a ball.
7- Fill the ring with the paste completely.
8- Remove the excess cement at the top of the ring.
9- Center the paste under the plunger end which shall be brought in contact
with the surface of the paste.
10- Set the movable indicator to the upper zero mark of the scale or take an
initial reading, and release the rod immediately.
11- Take a reading of penetration.
12- Repeat the same work for the second sample and take another reading.
13- Draw curve of results describing variation of penetration as a function of
w/c ratio of samples.
14- Normal consistency is w/c ratio at 10mm penetration.

4. Calculations and Graph:


w/c (%)
30
26

Weight of cement
(g)
400
400

Weight of water
(g)
120
104

Penetration (mm)
27
4

30% 27 mm
x10 mm
26% 4 mm
By interpolation: (30-x)/(30-26)=(27-10)/(27-4)
x=27.04 %
= w/c (normal consistency)

5. Results:
Normal consistency (w/c) = 27.04% to be used for initial and final setting
times test (ASTM C 403).

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