Objective For determination of Consistency of hydrated lime. Reference Standards IS: 6932(Part 8)-1973-Method of tests for Building Lime (Determination of Consistency of hydrated lime) Equipment & Apparatus Balance Burette (50 ml) Enamel tray Flow table Preparation of sample Lime putty is prepared by thoroughly mixing the 500 gm hydrated lime with an equal mass of … Read more
Objective Determination of Fineness of Building Lime by Dry sieving. Reference Standards IS: 6932(Part IV)-1973-(Methods of tests for Building Lime (Determination of Fineness of Hydrated Lime) Equipment & Apparatus Sieves Oven Balance Preparation sample Test sample is dried in oven for a period of four hours at a temperature of 1000to 1100C. Procedure Sieves specified … Read more
Objective For determination of relative density of liquid admixture. Reference Standards IS : 9103-1999 – Concrete admixtures specification Equipment & Apparatus Constant temperature bath Hydrometer Measuring cylinder(500 ml) Procedure About 400 ml of admixture is placed in a 500 ml graduated cylinder. The hydrometer is inserted into the cylinder. When it has reached the equilibrium … Read more
Objective The ash content which gives an indication of inorganic constituents is determined by igniting the admixture at 6000C to remove any organic material. Reference Standards IS : 9103-1999 – Concrete admixtures specification Equipment & Apparatus Oven(3000C) Bottle Balance(0-10kg) Procedure About 1 g of sample is placed in a porcelain crucible. The crucible is then placed … Read more
Objective For determination of dry material content of liquid admixtures. Reference Standards IS : 9103-1999- Concrete admixtures specification Equipment & Apparatus Oven(3000c) Bottle Balance(0-10kg) Procedure 25 to 30 g of preheated, completely dry sand is placed in a wide mouth glass weighing bottle provided with ground glass stopper. The bottle with sand and stopper is … Read more