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Lab 11

LABORATORY EXERCISE

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Name: ________________________ Instructor: _____________________

Group No.: ______ Date of Performance: ____________

Laboratory Exercise No. 11

Fineness of Hydraulic Cement Using No. 200 and No. 100 Sieve

Reference:

AASHTO T 128-97, ASTM C 184-94

Objective:

To determine the fineness of hydraulic cement by means of the No. 100 and No.
200 sieves.

Equipment/Apparatus:

➢ Balance (accurate to 0.01 g)


➢ No. 100 and No. 200 sieves
➢ Container
➢ Bristle brush
➢ Scoop

Figure 10-1: Apparatus for Determining


Fineness of Hydraulic Cement

Procedure:

(1) Place a 50-g sample of the cement on the clean, dry 150-m (No. 100) or 75-m
(No. 200) sieve with the pan attached. While holding the sieve and uncovered pan
in both hands, sieve with gentle wrist motion until most of the fine material has
passed through and the residue looks fairly clean. This operation usually requires
only three or four minutes.

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(2) When the residue appears clean place the cover on the sieve and remove the pan.
Then, with the sieve and cover held firmly in one hand, gently tap the side of the
sieve with the handle of the brush used for cleaning the sieve. Dust adhering to
the sieve will thus be dislodged and the underside of the sieve may then be swept
clean. Empty the pan and thoroughly wipe it out with a cloth, replace the sieve in
the pan, and carefully remove the cover.

(3) Continue the sieving without the cover for 5 or 10 minutes, depending on the
condition of the cement. Continuously rotate the sieve throughout the sieving.
This open sieving may usually be continued safely for nine minutes or more, but
take care that it is not continued too long. Then replace the cover and clean,
following the same process described in (2). If the cement is in proper condition,
there should now be no appreciable dust remaining in the residue nor adhering to
the sieve or pan.

(4) Continue the sieving operation until not more than 0.05 g of the material passes
through in one minute of continuous sieving. Then transfer the residue on the
sieve to the balance pan, taking care to brush the sieve cloth thoroughly from both
sides to ensure the removal of all residue from the sieve.

Data/Calculation:

Calculate the fineness of the samples as follows:

F = 100 − (Rs x100) / W  (11-1)

Where:
F = fineness of cement expressed as the percentage passing the 150-m (No. 100)
or the 75-m (No. 200) sieve;

Rs = residue from sample retained on the 150-m (No. 100) or the 75-m (No.
200) sieve, g; and

W = weight of sample, g.

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Computation:

Discussion/Conclusion:

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