FIELD TESTS ON CEMENT

 

                                                    FIELD TESTS ON CEMENT

 

 

                                                          COLOUR TEST

 

Colour

 Open the bag and take a look at the cement, The colour of the cement should be greenish grey and it should be uniform in colour.

 

                                                           FLOAT TEST

 

Float

Take a sample of cement from the bag and throw it in a bucket full of water,it Should float for some time before it sinks.

                                                                 PRESENCE OF LUMPS

 

 

Lumps

 

 

There should not be any visible lumps .Thrust your hand in to the cement bag ,There should not be lumps inside .Any bags contains such lumps it should be rejected.

                

 

                                                                    TEMPERATURE TEST

 

  

Cool Feeling

 

 When you insert your hand in bag of cement, it should give you cool feeling.

By : Kishan Singh 

(Asst. Quality Material Engineer)

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