CEMENT TEST

Date Sampled: Nov.2,2015

Source of Cement: Monrovia
Name of Manufacturer CEMENCO
Date Manufactred:
Manufactureres specification

Test Conducted Acheived

Finess % 1.1
Soundness % 0.8
Consistency % 26
Initial Setting Time 100.5Min
Final Setting Time 192.5Min

4.2 Mpa 25.8Mpa(3Days)

Failure strength 6.7Mpa 43.1Mpa(28Days)

Contractors Materials Engineer

 42.5

Specification
10% Max
10mm Max

30 min Min
600 min Max

42.5 Mpa Min

Materials Engineer
 FINESS/RESIDUE TEST
Date: Nov.2, 2015

Test No. Mass of cement sample

(g)

1 25

2 25

Specification: 10% Max

Contractor Representative
NESS/RESIDUE TEST

Mass of reidue Percentage residue

(g) (%)

0.24 1.0

0.29 1.2

Average 1.1

Engineer's Representative
 SOUNDNESS TEST
Date:

Test No. Distance between the pointers before boiling (mm)

1 Distance between the pointers after boiling (mm)
Expantion of cement (mm)

Test No. Distance between the pointers before boiling (mm)

2 Distance between the pointers after boiling (mm)
Expantion of cement (mm)

Test No. Distance between the pointers before boiling (mm)

3 Distance between the pointers after boiling (mm)
Expantion of cement (mm)

Average expantion of cement then is:

Specification: 10mm Max

Contractor Representative Engineer's Representative

 9.5
10.5
1.0

9
10
1.0

9.5
10
0.5

0.8
 CONSISTENCY TEST
Date: Nov.2,2015

Percentage of water
Trial No. Mass of water Mass of Cement
by mass

(g) (g) (%)

1 120 500 24
2 125 500 25
3 130 500 26
4 135 500 27
5 140 500 28

Required: 5-7mm from the bottom

For the given sample of cement, the standard consistency is achieved with wate
equal to 26%

INITIAL SETTING TIME

Date: Nov.2,2015

Test No. 1

Time which water is added to cement 11:20

Time which needle of 1mm square section fails to pierce the test block to a depth of 5-7mm from t
mould 13:01

Initial setting time then is 101Min

Test No. 2

Time which water is added to cement11:40

Time which needle of 1mm square section fails to pierce the test block to a depth of 5-7mm from t
mould13:20
Initial setting time then is 100Min

Average Initial Setting Time: 100.5Min

Specification: 30 minutes Min

FINAL SETTING TIME

Date: Nov.2,2015

Test No. 1

Time which water is added to cement 11:20

Time which needle which the needle makes an impression on the test block whilse the attachment

Final setting time then is190Min

Test No. 2

Time which water is added to cement11:40

Time which needle of 1mm square section fails to pierce the test block to a depth of 5-7mm from t
mould14:55

Final setting time then is 195Min

Average Final Setting Time: 192.5Min

Specification: 600 minutes Max

Contractor Representative Engineer's Representative

 Position of Vicat
needlepoint after
penetration from bottom
(mm)
4
5
6
7
8

chieved with water consistency

epth of 5-7mm from the bottom of the

epth of 5-7mm from the bottom of the

whilse the attachment fails to make it 14:30

epth of 5-7mm from the bottom of the

entative