Water cement ratio may be defined as the ratio of

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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.
• The strength of cement concrete increases with the increase of water cement ratio.
• The cement concrete having water-cement ratio less than 0.45 by weight, causes honey-comb structure.
• If 50 kg of fine aggregates and 100 kg of coarse aggregates are mixed in a concrete whose water-cement ratio is 0.6, the weight of water required for harsh mix is
• According to Indian standard specifications for the compressive strength test of cement, the cement and standard sand mortar in the ratio of
• Total…….. % of water by weight of water by weight of cement is required for complete hydration.
• If L1=Measurement taken after 24 hours of immersion in water at a temp. of 27 ± 20oC and L2=Measurement taken after 3 hours of immersion in water at boiling temperature. Then what is soundness of cement?
• The separation of water or water-cement mixture from the freshly mixed concrete is known as bleeding.
• As compared to ordinary Portland cement, high alumina cement has
• Which of the following ingredient of cement when added in excess quantity, causes the cement to set slowly?