Civil Engineering - Concrete Technology - Discussion

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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HARSHA G said:   9 years ago
P = (W/C) * 100,
P = CONSINSTENCY,
W = QUANTITY OF WATER ADDED,
C = QUANTITY OF CEMENT USED,
P = (375/1500) * 100.
ANS = 25%.

SIMPLY MULTIPLY THE OPTIONS TO GET 1875 BY % LIKE 1.25 * 1500 = 1875.
So, 25% IS RIGHT.

HARSHA G said:   9 years ago
1500 x 1.25 = 1875.

Therefore 25% is correct.

NishantRao said:   9 years ago
You need 1500 gm of water to make cement paste of 1875 gm i.e. you have 375 gm of cement. Hence, theoretically, NC of your Cement is 400%. Which is too much for any cement available in the market.

S r meena said:   9 years ago
1875 - 1500/1500 * 100 = 25%.

JANARDAN MONDAL said:   9 years ago
Percentage of water = (wt.of water/wt.of cement)100.

Question should be revised as follows:

If 375 ml or g of water is required to have a cement paste 1875 g of normal consistency, the percentage of water is,

Wt.of water = 1500 g.

Wt.of cement = 1875-1500 = 375 g.

Normal Consistency = (1500/375) * 100.

= 400%.

Jack said:   9 years ago
% of water is not equal to (wt of water/wt of cement) x 100.

% of water = (wt of water/wt of cement paste) x 100.
= 1500/1875 x 100,
= 80%.

And hence the cement content must be 20%.
% of cement = (1875-1500)/1875 x 100 = 20%.

Denzil said:   9 years ago
Wt. of cement = 1875 - 1500 = 375.
Water/cement ratio (or ratio of water per dry cement) = 1500/375 = 4.0.
%water = 400% -------> this is the answer.

Whoever using this kind of mix, and will say the resulting paste is of normal consistency.

Baloch said:   9 years ago
P = w/c * 100.

Where, w = weight of water, c = weight of cement.

Aftab Alam said:   9 years ago
Percentage of water = wt of water/wt of cement.

Agree @ P. Rajayogan.

Bharat muduli said:   9 years ago
Percentage of water = wt of cement/weight of water = (1875 - 1500)/[1500] * 100 = 25%.


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