HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXPERIMENT NO.4-C:

TIME OF SETTING OF CEMENT

(S.Y. 2018 – 2019 2ND Semester)

SUBMITTED BY:

Ella, Ryochi Miguel D.

Julian, Clarissa Mariel M.
Pineda, John Vincent
Sicat, AubbrieFrancheska Louise
Vitug, Joseph Ian

CE-406

SUBMITTED TO:

ENGR. Joselton M. Baking

DATE PERFORMED: November 27, 2018?????

OBJECTIVE AND INTRODUCTION

The objective of this experiment is to determine the initial time and final setting of Portland
Cement with the use of the Gilmore Needle.

The fineness of cement has an important bearing on the rate of hydration and hence on the
rate of gain of strength and also on the rate of evolution of heat. Finer cement offers a greater
surface area for hydration and hence the faster and greater the development of strength. Increase in
fineness of cement is also found to increase the drying shrinkage of concrete. Fineness of cement is
tested either by sieving or by determination of specific surface by air-permeability apparatus. Specific
surface is the total surface area of all the particles in one gram of cement

APPARATUS: (with pictures)

 Gilmore Needle
 100 mL Graduated Cylinder
 Digital Balance
 Glass Plate
 Trowel
 Mixing Tray

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EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE (add pictures)
1. Prepare a cement of normal consistency.
2. Make a pat about 3 inches in diameter, ½ inch thick at the center with a flat top and tapering
to a thin edge on a glass plate.
3. Store pat in a moist closet with a temperature of 23°C and test at intervals.
4. Determine the time of setting by applying the needles lightly on the surface on the pat. The
cement shall be considered to have acquired its initial set when the pat will bear the ¼ lb.
needle without appreciable indentation. The final set is when the pat will bear the 1 lb. needle
without appreciable indention.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

In this experiment, the fineness of Portland cement is observed by passing it through sieve
no.200. After getting the weight of the residue which came from the sieve, it is divided into the total
weight of the sample Portland cement. Thus, having this data the percentage fineness of the Portland
cement is determined.

CONCLUSION

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 In Civil Engineering, classifying the soil is one of the important parts in constructing structures
such as buildings, roads, and bridges. The type of soil on the site will contribute to the factor of the
stability and strength of what it was building on it. And determining the max dry density at optimum
water content can help to determine when a given soil type will become most dense. The weight and
water content of the soil sample contributes to the computation of max dry density.
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DATA SHEET:

1. CLOCK TIME
a. Time Started 10:47
AM
b. Initial Set 12:23
PM
c. Final Set ----
2. Time of Setting
a. Initial Set, (b) - (a) 96 min
b. Final Set, ( c) - (a)