Hydration of Cement & Evolution of Heat

Hydration of Cement & Evolution of Heat When water is added to cement, the cement hydrates and during the chemical reactions which take place while...

IRS-T 40 Special Grade Cement

IRS-T 40 Special Grade Cement The IRS-T 40 Cement is a special type of cement which is mainly used in railway works only. This special...

Initial & Final Setting Time of Cement Test

Initial & Final Setting Time of Cement Initial & Final Setting Time of Cement test is used to detect the deterioration of cement due to storage.This...

Consistency Test of Cement

Consistency Test of Cement Consistency Test of Cement is carried out inorder to find the determine the percentage of water required for preparing cement pastes...

Tensile Strength of Cement

Tensile Strength of Cement Tensile Strength of Cement test was formerly used to have an indirect indication of compressive strength of cement. It is at present...

Compressive Strength of Cement

Compressive Strength of Cement This test is carried out to determine the compressive strength of cement. Test Procedure for compressive strength of cement: (i) The mortar of...

Types of Cement

Types of Cement There are many different types of cement that are available in the market. The types of cement generally vary in their setting...

Soundness Test on Cement

Soundness Test on Cement Soundness Test on Cement is carried out to detect the presence of uncombined lime in cement. This test is performed with...

Fineness Test on Cement

Fineness Test on Cement Fineness Test on Cement is carried out to check proper grinding of cement. Fineness of cement particles may be determined either...

Field Tests for Cement

Field Tests for Cement The Following are the Field Tests for Cement that are carried out inorder to ascertain the quality of Cement, (1) Colour (2) Physical...