When a fly ash based Portland Pozzolana cement is tested for its physical requirements, then it must satisfy the following specifications given by IS 1489-Part 1. The fineness value of fly ash based PPC when tested by Blaine’s air permeability method shall not be less than 300 m2/kg. The expansion value (i.e. soundness) of unaerated … Read more
When a RHPC (Rapid Hardening Portland cement) is tested for its physical requirements, then it must satisfy the following specifications given by IS 8041. The fineness value of RHPC when tested by Blaine’s air permeability method shall not be less than 325 m2/kg. The expansion value (i.e. soundness) of unaerated cement when tested by Le-Chaelier … Read more
When a 53 grade ordinary Portland cement is tested for its physical requirements, then it must satisfy the following specifications given by IS 12269. The fineness value of 53 grade OPC when tested by Blaine’s air permeability method shall not be less than 225 m2/kg. The expansion value (i.e. soundness) of unaerated cement when tested … Read more
When a 43 grade ordinary Portland cement is tested for its physical requirements, then it must satisfy the following specifications given by IS 8112. The fineness value of 43 grade OPC when tested by Blaine’s air permeability method shall not be less than 225 m2/kg. The expansion value (i.e. soundness) of unaerated cement when tested … Read more
When a 33 grade Ordinary Portland cement is tested for its physical requirements, then it must satisfy the following specifications given by IS 269. The fineness value of 33 grade OPC when tested by Blaine’s air permeability method shall not be less than 225 m2/kg. The expansion value (i.e. soundness) of unaerated cement when tested … Read more
The international Bureau of Weights and Measures serve as a depository for the primary international standards and as a laboratory for certification and inter comparison of national standard copies. It is based in Sevres, France. In 1960, the SI system was built upon the metre-kilogram-second system, which has seven basic units. They are: Metre: (Unit … Read more
Steps Involved in Brick Manufacturing Manufacturing of bricks consists of the following 4 operations or steps. Preparation of brick clay or brick earth Moulding of bricks Air drying of bricks Burning of bricks 1. Preparation of brick clay or brick earth In this step the soil is excavated in steps and then laid on leveled … Read more
The volume increase of fine aggregate due to presence of moisture content is known as bulking. Fine sand bulks more as compared to coarse sand. Extremely fine sand particularly the manufactured fine aggregate bulks as much as about 40%. Note: Fine aggregate do not show any bulking when it is absolutely dry or completely saturated. … Read more
On Site Identification of Silt & Clay The distinction between silt & clay cannot be based on particle size because the significant physical properties of the two materials are related only indirectly to the size of particles. Furthermore, since both are microscopic, physical properties other than particle size must be used as criteria for field … Read more
Soil in an engineering sense is a relatively loose agglomerate of mineral and organic materials and sediments found above bedrock. Texturally the soil is divided into two primary groups. Coarse grained soil Fine grained soil The behavior of coarse grained soil is different from fine grained soil. The method of describing coarse grained soil is … Read more