…………refers to the gain of strength of a set cement paste.

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• To perform the soundness test, the water is added to the cement at the rate of 0.72 P by weight of cement, where P is the percentage of water required for normal consistency paste.
• According to Indian standard specifications for the compressive strength test of cement, the cement and standard sand mortar in the ratio of
• The strength of cement concrete increases with the increase of water cement ratio.
• The compressive strength of an ordinary Portland cement (1 : 3 cement mortar cube) after 7 days test should not be less than
• The formation of cement paste at the surface is known as laitance.
• The knowledge of a standard consistency of a cement paste is essential to perform
• The percentage of water for making a cement paste of normal consistency varies from
• The aggregates of rounded shape require minimum cement paste to make good concrete.
• The change of state of cement paste from fluid to solid is called hardening.
• In voids method of determining the quantity of cement paste, it is assumed that the