Description
Technical Specification:-
- Fineness of cement has a great effect on the rate of hydration and hence the rate of gain of strength.
- Fineness of cement increases the rate of evolution of heat.
- Finer cement offers a great surface area for hydration and hence faster the development of strength.
- Increase in fineness of cement also increases the drying shrinkage of concrete and hence creates cracks in structures.
- Excessive fineness requirement increases cost of grinding.
- Excessive fine cement requires more water for hydration, resulting reduced strength and durability.
- Fineness of cement affects properties like gypsum requirement, workability of fresh concrete & long term behavior of structure.
- Coarse cement particles settle down in concrete which causes bleeding.
- Approximately 95% of cement particles are smaller than 45 micrometers, with the average particle around 15 micrometers.
- In the early 1900s, cement fineness was expressed as the mass of cement per fractional size (percent weight retained on specific sieve sizes). Now a day’s fineness is usually measured by the Blaine air-permeability test that indirectly measures the surface area of the cement particles per unit mass.
- Cements with finer particles have more surface area in m2 per kg of cement.
Accessories:-
- Punch to cut filter paper discs. Non-perforated disc. Suction bulb.
Note:-Optional Accessories may be used
- Portland Cement Fineness Standard
- Portland Cement Fineness Standard, 20-Pack
- Manometer Liquid
- Filter paper
- Stop Watch with 0.5 second resolution
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