CONSTRUCTIONANDQUALITY CONTROLOF
FLEXIBLEANDRIGIDPAVEMENTS
LaboratoryTestsonCement,and CementConcrete
National Rural Infrastructure
Development Agency
Ministry of Rural Development
National Institute of Technology
Warangal, Hyderabad
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WaterRequirementforHydrationofCement
•C
3Srequires24%water&C
2Srequired21%water–Average23%
•23%waterisrequiredforchemicalreaction–BOUNDWATER
•Some waterisimbibedinGel pores–GELWATER
•About15%waterisrequiredtofillup theGelPores–GELWATER
•38%Waterisrequiredforcompletereaction & occupytheGelPores.
•If water is less than 38% -complete hydration is not possible –High
StrengthConcrete(HSC)
•Ifwaterismorethan38%-Gelwillbelessdense–Undesirable–Increase
Permeability-Pronetoearlydeterioration
•Lower water content –Gel will be more dense –Impermeable –Most
Desirable –Unhydrated particles of cement if any (in HSC) will hydrate at a
laterageand fillthecracks–Henceimproveddurability
StandardConsistencyof Cement
•Amountofwaterrequiredfor preparing the
standardcementpaste.
•The result of this test will be required for the
followingTHREETESTS
•InitialSettingTime &FinalSettingTime
•CompressiveStrengthofCement
•SoundnessTest
•ISCode forVicat’sApparatus–IS5513–1996
•IS Code for Determination of Consistency of
Standard Cement Paste –IS 4031 (Part -4)
1988
•ISCodefor DeterminationofInitial&Final
Settingtime–IS4031(Part5)1988
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WHATISWORKABILITY?
•Workabilityforconcrete –EASE WITH WHICHTHECONCRETECANBEWORKED
WITH
•WORKING OF CONCRETE –EASE WITH WHICH THE CONCRETE CAN BE MIXED,
TRANSPORTED,PLACED,COMPACTED&FINISHED
•THINMEMBER–SLAB,PAVEMENT,STAIRCASE–LOWWORKABILITY
•BEAMCOLUMNJOINT–REINFORCEMENTISCONGESTED–VERYHIGH
WORKABILITY–SELFCOMPACTEDCONCRETE
•BEAM–NORMALWORKABILITY
•THEORETICALWATERREQUIREDFORCOMPLETEHYDRATIONOFCEMENTIS0.38
(0.23BOUNDWATER+0.15GEL WATER)
•LESSTHAN0.38–SOMECEMENTREMAINSUNHYDRATED–HIGHSTRENGTH
CONCRETE
•MORETHAN0.38–GELISMOREDILUTEANDHAS PORES–REDUCEDURABILITY
•MORTAR/CONCRETE–FA&CA–WILL REQUIREMOREWATERFORLUBRATION
Compactionofconcrete
•HandCompaction–PokingorRodding-Crudemethod
-Suitablefor highworkableconcretes–Ruralareas
•PlatformVibrators–Suitableinprefabrication yards&
laboratory
•PanVibrators–suitableforflatsurfaceswithshallow
depths–Slabs, Pavements
•NeedleVibrators–suitablefor compactionatdepths–
beams,columns –Diameterof needle depends on the
spacing between the rebars and thickness of the
member
•ShutteringVibrators–Suitableforverylowworkable
concrete –Effective–suitablefor highstrength
concrete –Goodfinishing–PrecastPSCelements
•Spinning–Centrifugalforces–SuitableforHumepipes
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