MATERIALS Cement Cement shall be ordinary Portland Cement conforming to IS and shall be of grade 43 or 33.

Approved blended cement shall be used for waterproofing work. For all RCC and PCC works, approved fly ash shall be used. It shall be received in bags of 50 kg and each batch shall be accompanied with a test certificate of the factory. Also it shall be tes ted before use to ascertain its strength, setting time, etc. In case cement has been stored for over 6 months or for any reasons the stored cement shows signs of deterioration or contamination, it shall be tested as per the direction of the Engineer prior to use in the works.