CEMENT TEST

Date Sampled: 2016/4/25

Source of Cement: Monrovia
Name of Manufacturer CEMENCO
Date Manufactred:
Manufactureres specification 42.5

Test Conducted Acheived Specification

Finess % 0.9 10% Max
Soundness % 0.5 10mm Max
Consistency % 27
Initial Setting Time 110Min 30 min Min
Final Setting Time 195Min 600 min Max
Failure strength 6.9Mpa 41.7Mpa(28Days) 42.5 Mpa Min

Contractors Materials Engineer Materials Engineer

 FINESS/RESIDUE TEST
Date: 2016/3/28

Test No. Mass of cement sample Mass of reidue

(g) (g)

1 25 0.2

2 25 0.25

Average
Specification 10% Max

Contractor Representative Engineer's Representative

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Percentage residue
(%)

0.8

1.0

0.9

ineer's Representative
 SOUNDNESS TEST
Date: 2016/3/28

Test Distance between the pointers before boiling (mm 10

No. 1 Distance between the pointers after boiling (mm) 10.5
Expantion of cement (mm) 0.5

Test Distance between the pointers before boiling (mm 9

No. 2 Distance between the pointers after boiling (mm) 9.5
Expantion of cement (mm) 0.5

Test Distance between the pointers before boiling (mm 9

No. 3 Distance between the pointers after boiling (mm) 9.5
Expantion of cement (mm) 0.5

Average expantion of cement then is: 0.5

Specification: 10mm Max

Contractor Representative Engineer's Representative

 CONSISTENCY TEST
Date: 2016/3/28

Mass of Mass of Percentage of

Trial No.
water Cement water by mass

(g) (g) (%)

1 125 500 25
2 130 500 26
3 135 500 27
4 140 500 28
5 145 500 29

Required: 5-7mm from the bottom

For the given sample of cement, the standard consistency is achieved with
water consistency equal to 27%

INITIAL SETTING TIME

Date: 3/28/2016

Test No. 1
Time which water is added to cement 9:20
Time which needle of 1mm square section fails to pierce the test block to a depth of 5-7mm from
the bottom of the mould 11:10

Initial setting time then is 110Min

Test No. 2
Time which water is added to cement9:40
Time which needle of 1mm square section fails to pierce the test block to a depth of 5-7mm from
the bottom of the mould11:30

Initial setting time then is 110Min

Average Initial Setting Time: 110Min

Specification30 minutes Min

FINAL SETTING TIME

Date: 2016/3/28

Test No. 1
Time which water is added to cement 9:20
Time which needle which the needle makes an impression on the test block whilse the attachment
fails to make it 12:30

Final setting time then is190Min

Test No. 2
Time which water is added to cement9:40
Time which needle of 1mm square section fails to pierce the test block to a depth of 5-7mm from
the bottom of the mould13:00

Final setting time then is 200Min

Average Final Setting Time: 195Min

Specification600 minutes Max

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

onsistency is achieved with

TIME

test block to a depth of 5-7mm from

test block to a depth of 5-7mm from

IME

he test block whilse the attachment

test block to a depth of 5-7mm from

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