The phenomenon by virtue of which the cement does not undergo large change in volume when treated with water, is known as

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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 hardening is the phenomenon by virtue of which
• 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.
• The separation of water or water-cement mixture from the freshly mixed concrete is known as bleeding.
• The compressive strength of an ordinary Portland cement (1 : 3 cement mortar cube) after 7 days test should not be less than
• The ratio of the volume of moist sand to the volume of dry sand is known as
• Which of the following ingredient of cement when added in excess quantity, causes the cement to set slowly?
• The chemical ingredient of cement which provides quick setting property to the cement is
• Total…….. % of water by weight of water by weight of cement is required for complete hydration.