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Discussion Forum : Concrete Technology - Section 1 (Q.No. 2)
2.
If 1500 g of water is required to have a cement paste 1875 g of normal consistency, the percentage of water is,
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Sagar said:   1 decade ago
What in earth, the percentage of water = wt. of cement/wt. of water.

% of water would be (wt. of water/wt. of paste)*100.

Medo said:   1 decade ago
1500/1875 = 80% is the right answer.

Hassanain Turi said:   1 decade ago
As stated in question 1500 g of water and paste is 1875 then simply we get (weight of water/water+cement)*100 = (1500/1875)*100 = 80%.

Koteswararao said:   1 decade ago
Weight of cement = 1875-1500 = 375.

Weight of water = 1500.

w/c = 375/1500*100 = 25%.

Mann said:   10 years ago
As we know the formula for water content = wt. of water/wt. solid.

Similarly here, % of water = (wt. of water/wt. of cement) x 100.

So, the data given I question is wrong, wt. of water should be 375 g, and wt of cement paste is 1875 g.

SABYA said:   10 years ago
Sir I can't understand why the weight of water is taken (1875-1500) = 375 gm?

Here as per question the wt of water = 1500 gm.

Wt of cement = 375 gm.

And we know that % of water = (WT OF WATER/WT OF CEMENT)*100.

Najrul said:   10 years ago
Wt of cement = 1875-1500 = 375.

Wt of water = 1500.

% of water required = 375/1500*100 = 25% answer.

DARSHAN H A said:   10 years ago
Normal consistency is the ratio of w/c, hence in the question weight of cement is 1500 and weight of water is 1875-1500 = 375.

The question it self is wrong. By understanding the concept we can calculate consistency = 375/1500 x 100 = 25%.

Ken said:   10 years ago
Is this o/o of water constant or what I want to know?

Mohamad said:   10 years ago
I agree with my colleagues that the question is wrong.

The water weight should be 375 gram.


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