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Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 7 (Q.No. 31)
31.
For a 50 kg cement bag water required, is
16.5 litres
18.5 litres
20.5 litres
22.5 litres
25 litres.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Mahe said:   8 years ago
According to me, the answer is 20lts.

Manish Thakur said:   7 years ago
Standard W/C ratio, 0.45 * 50 = 22.5.

Basavaraj said:   7 years ago
You are correct @Rahul Chaurasia.

Vikant Dixit said:   7 years ago
34.5 m3 volume in a bag of cement.

So, approx 17-19 litre of water.

Mani said:   6 years ago
Min water required for complete hydration of cement is 42% by wt of cement
So, water req is 42*50 = 21.
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Yashdeep said:   6 years ago
What if w/c ratio is 0.5? Please explain.
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Rahul said:   6 years ago
For 50 kg bag -35 litre water.
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Tehswen said:   6 years ago
Here W/C ratio is not given then how it is calculated, can anyone explain it?
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Mahim said:   5 years ago
W/c ratio should be between .35 to .45.

Deepak Yadav said:   5 years ago
Why w/c=0.45 taken? Please explain.


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