Laboratory report #3

Test Method for Density of Hydraulic

Cement
Test Method for Fineness of Portland
Cement by Air Permeability Apparatus
Group 3
Mr. Kittipon Suwanwattana 5810751676
Ms. Ketkan Phongampornsakun 5810755875
Mr. Kritsakorn Surahirun 5810755941
Ms. Thananya jaroensuk 5810756105
Present
Assoc. professor Sayan Sirimontree
This report is part of Construction
Material Testing course (CE232)
1st

semester 2016

Twinning English Program of

Engineering (TEP)
Thammasat English
Program of Engineering (TEPE)
Thammasat University

Introduction

- For test method for density of

hydraulic cement
The density of Portland cement is a mass of
cement that the specific volume is defined as the mass
of a unit volume of solids. We use the method that
replace the air by material that do not react with the
cement. So we use kerosene to do this experiment. This
test method covers the determination of the density of
hydraulic cement. Its particular usefulness is in
connection with the design and control of concrete
mixtures

Apparatus
- La chatelier Flask
- Kerosene

- Portland cement type1

Objective
To identify and learn for test method of density of
cement

Data and Result

The weight of cement type I is 64 g
Weight of cement = Wc
Volume of kerosene = Vk
N
O.

Wc
(kg)

0.06
4
0.06
4

Vk
3

(m )

0.5

Vc+Vk Vc
Vk (m )
(m3)
(m3)
after 5 min.
0.6
21.8
21.2
3

0.7

0.8

22.1

21.3

Density
3

3.018 10

3.0047 103

From the table.

No.1:

W
V

Density =

No.2: Density =

W
V

0.064
21.2
0.064
21.3

3.018 103

3.0047 103

The average density of cement type I is

kg /m3

kg /m3

3.0113 103

kg /m3

The different between two numbers of experiment is

0.00133

kg /m

Introduction
- For test method of fineness of Portland
cement by air permeability method
This test method is determination the fineness
of hydraulic cement, using the air-permeability
apparatus, in terms of the specific surface
expressed as total surface area in square meters
per kilogram, of cement. Although the test method
may be, and has been, used for the determination
of the measures of fineness of various other
materials, it should be understood that, in general,
relative rather than absolute fineness values are
obtained. For Portland cement, the fineness is the
property that tell you that this Portland cement
react with the water fast or slow. More fineness
quicker to react with water. Portland cement is
small and difficult to measure size so we use the
air permeability to test it.
Objective
To find the fineness of Portland cement by using air
permeability method
Apparatus
- Blaine air permeability apparatus

- Filter paper
- Permeability cell
- Plunger

- Manometer tube
- Mercury
-

Time

- Portland cement type I

Data and Result

Data
Weight of Portland cement type I = 2.8 g = 0.0028
kg
Weight of permeability cell + filter = 70.2 g
Weight of permeability cell + filter + mercury =
173.5 g
Weight of permeability cell + filter + cement =
73.5 g
Weight of permeability cell + filter + mercury +
cement = 147 g
Time average = 1.07+1.08+1.07 = 1.073 sec.
Temperature = 27 C
3
Density of Portland cement = 3.15 kg /m
3
12
3
Density of mercury = 13.53 Mg /m = 13.53 10 g /m
e = desired porosity of bed of cement (0.500 6
0.005)
S = specific surface of test sample

Ss

= specific surface of the standard sample =

3818 cm /kg

T = measured time interval, s, of manometer drop

for test sample
T s = measured time interval, s, of manometer
drop for standard sample used in calibration of the
apparatus = 76.15 s

Calculation
-

wa

= weight of mercury required to fill the

cell, no cement being in the cell
= (Weight of permeability cell + filter +
mercury) (Weight of permeability cell + filter)
=173.5- 70.2
= 103.3 g
wb

= weight of mercury required to fill the

portion of the cell not occupied by the prepared
bed of cement in the cell

= (Weight of permeability cell + filter +

mercury + cement)- (Weight of permeability
cell + filter + cement)
= 147-73.5
= 73.5 g
- Volume of Portland cement =
(103.373.5)g
13.53 10 12 g/m 3

29.8 g
12
3
13.53 10 g/m

wa wb
D

2.2 1012 m3

- Weight of Portland cement use for test (unit :

gram)
W = VP (1- )
W=
- W=

(2.2 1012 m3 )(3150

6

12

3.465 10 g 2.2 10

- Specific surface =
453.2 cm2 /kg

kg
) (10.5)
m3

S s T
T s

(3818 cm /kg) 1.073 s

76.15 s