CALIBRATION

BLAINE APPARATUSBLAINE APPRATUS NO :

Date of calibration : -

Thursday, January 01, 2015

Sunday, February 01, 2015
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Cell Sl. No :

Room condition
Density of Mercury at 26.5

13.51

Weight of Empty cell

Before Calibraton
After Calibration

gm/cc

=127.3488 grams

Weigtht of the mercury filling

the entire cell (Wa)
PPC
OPC
Wa1 =
83.9117 grams
Wa1 =
84.1395 grams
Wa2 =
83.8946 grams
Wa2 =
84.2085 grams
Wa3 =
83.9025 grams
Wa3 =
84.2985 grams
Wa =
83.9029 grams
Wa =
84.2155 grams
Weight of the mercury filling the portion of ) Weight of the mercury filling the portion of )
the cell above the cement bed (Wb)
the cell above the OPC cement bed (Wb)
Wb1 =
58.5960 grams
Wb1 =
58.7901 grams
Wb2 =
58.5435 grams
Wb2 =
58.8299 grams
Wb3 =
58.5367 grams
Wb3 =
58.8888 grams
Wb =
58.5587 grams
Wb =
58.8363 grams
Volume of the cell V =
Wa - Wb
Volume of the cell V=
Wa - Wb
D
D
3
3
=
1.8760 cm
= 1.8786 cm

Factor Calculation for PPC

Specific Gravity of PPC Cement

(P) =

Volume of the Cell

3
1.8760 cm

(V)=

Porosity of the PPC Cement

(e)=
Weight of Cement(PPC) to be taken (M) =

0.50

68

Porosity of the Standard Cement (es )

356

=
=

2.83

Time interval of Standard Cement(Ts )

m2/kg

0.50
=

48.80

Sec.

295

m /kg

P V (1-e)
=

FACTOR =

65

26.9

FLYASH
Wa1 =
84.1921 grams
Wa2 =
84.1639 grams
Wa3 =
84.1725 grams
Wa =
84.1762 grams
Weight of the mercury filling the portion of )
the cell above the cement bed (Wb)
Wb1 =
58.7130 grams
Wb2 =
58.7522 grams
Wb3 =
58.7526 grams
Wb =
58.7393 grams
Volume of the cell V =
Wa - Wb
D
3
=
1.8828 cm

STD SRM Sample1002A9 BLAINE

Specific Gravity of Standard Cement(Ps)

2.83

27.8

2.6545

grams

Ss x Ps x ( 1-es) x SQRT(e3)
P x (1-e) x SQRT( e3s) x SQRT ( Ts)

FACTOR = 50.96

Factor Calculation for OPC

Specific Gravity of OPC Cement

(P) =

3.15
1.8786 cm
0.50

Volume of the Cell

(V)=
Porosity of the OPC Cement
(e)=
Weight of Cement(OPC) to be taken (M) =

Porosity of the Standard Cement (es )

=
=

3.15

0.50

P V (1-e)
=

FACTOR =

STD SRM Sample(1001A16) BLAINE

Specific Gravity of Standard Cement(Ps)

2.9587

grams

Time interval of Standard Cement (Ts )

45.00

Sec.

= 485

m2/kg

Ss x Ps x ( 1-es) x SQRT(e3)

P x (1-e) x SQRT( es3) x SQRT ( Ts)

FACTOR = 43.98

Factor Calculation for Fly Ash

Specific Gravity of Standard FLYASH ( P ) =
Volume of the Cell

(V)=

Porosity of the Flyash

(e)=
Weight of( FLYASH) to be taken
(M) =

0.50

FACTOR =
FACTOR =

68.59

2.0899

Porosity of the Standard Flyash (es )

Time interval of Standard Flyash(Ts )

P V (1-e)
=

Ss
SQRT ( Ts)

2.22
3
1.8828 cm

STD SRM Sample (1001FC2) BLAINE (Ss)

Specific Gravity of Standard Flyash ( P )
=

grams

2.22

0.50
=

50.00

Sec.