Civil Engineering - Building Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 6 (Q.No. 17)
17.
Soundness of cement is tested by
Vicat's apparatus
Le-chatelier apparatus
compressive strength testing apparatus
none of the these.
Answer: Option
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Bhagirath said:   9 years ago
Soundness mainly are caused by three material.

1. Lime (check by blames air permeability test).

2. Alumina (check by Le-Chatelier test).

3. Sulphur (no apparatus are available to check).

Sujeet gupta said:   5 years ago
Which property of cement is evaluated by air permeability test? Can anyone tell me?

Vla sailo said:   11 months ago
Le- Le-Chatelier’s apparatus is used to conduct soundness tests.

Vicat Apparatus is used to find the proper amount to be added to the cement.

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