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of Cement upon Tensile

Strength and Activity

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EFFECT OF FINENESS OF CEMENT

Upon Tensile Strength and Activity

BY

WILLIAM MEIER

THESIS

FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

1901

U N I V H R S n Y F I 1. 1 1 N I S

May 29, 1901.

nil^ I<« l«) ( KIMIKY THAT TIIK TUKSIS 1>UE1'AKEI> UNDER MV 8UPERVI8ION BY

ENTITLED

William Meier

Effect of Fineness on Cement

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TABLE- I

frrecT or- F'ifm^me-ss Upopm Te-rMsiuE- 5tre-ngt h.

AGE-: n P/\Y5.

Comio^ition: Cement I, 'Dand 3, Water I.SVo

ALPHA PoRTLAfNP

rreT.

IMo.

Pegree ol

fineness.

Founds per Square Inch,

1. z. 4. 5. G. AvevQge

1. Passed '2.00 3n "316 :346

Z.Retained oa 2.0

Passed \oo.ao 74 75 73

^.f?e.tainecl on \ 00Passed 74. 15 ^0 34 30 ^5

4.Retained on 1^Paseed 50. To weaK to be taKen out of moulds at end 0^ 1 dajjs.

5.Retai^-ved on S^O

F^fesed ao;i II I' 1' 1 )

I . < •

G. Uns\-Fted. a7o

AL5E:[M PoRTLANPRef.

[No.

Pec^ree of

ri n ene ss.

pounds per Square Inch.

1. •a. 3. 4-. 5. G Average.

1.Passed "S-OO. ?.! 5 ae.9

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Retained on 100

Passed n4-G9 G8 78 7b Ge> 70 7^

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5.Retained on 50Fkised ao

G. UnSL-fted. 2-30 18*3 9-4-0

TABL& IE

Go/nposltLoir- Cement I, t)6iud 7^, Water 1.5 7o

ALPHA PoRTLAfMP,

Ref.

tNo.

Pegree of Pounds per 5qoare Inch-

1. a. ^. 4-. 5. Average

).54-5

a.Ret<5*ine<5* on ?loo

Passed 100 \ ns 1 50 1 50 1G8

^.Retauned on \00Pae>e>ea 14- 95 \ 0^

4-.

Retamed. on 1^Pa&3ed 50 To weaK "Co be taKen ovt of moulds ot eud of T dau^s

5.Re"tain.ec( on 50Pa&eêa S-O

G. Unsifted. 35£ ^9G ^03

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fîneaess.

Poun.cls per Square inch

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Passed \00130 no iTaL lib \18

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Passed 74- 1 15 1^1 101 MG

4.Retamed on 1APassed 50 To weaKto be "taKen out of moulds at end of 1 cXa^s.

5.Re-tavne-d on SOPassed 2.0

G. Uns"\ft edl. aG6 2.03 2.0O \94- a\4-

TABL^ IE

Err-frcT or PiiNeN^ss Upon TE-Nsiue- Str^mgth.A&E-: 60 D/W5

Composition: Cement i, 5cind 5, Water 75%

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Mo.

l/e g re e oj

fineness.

Pounds per Si^juare Inch.

1. 2. ^. 4-. 5. G. Average.

1.4-30 460 43^ 4-5 £

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To weaK to be tdKea out of fnouldLs at ervcA 1 dojys

5.Retained on 50Passed "2-0

G VJnsi fted. 318 4->5 44-4 3^0 4-1& 4-16

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Mo.

Pegree of

f-ineness

Pounds per 5quare Inch.

I ^. 3. 4-. 5. G Average

1. Passed 2.00. 3on 3ao ei4 3) \^ 301 3ao 30T

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Pas>sed \00. ai 2. igo 114 2.06

3.Retained on \00Passed 1^. 1 IG 134 120 \ IG 138) 1?.4-

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Ref [?egree of

Fî neness.

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To weaK 'to

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rVo observations made,.

5.

Retain<5i-d On 50Pa&.3ea 2.0

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G. \Jns\?ted. Z80 ~5^6 2^Ge

TABLt VIrrr^cT of=- rirse-Ness Upom Activity

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Ref.

No.

Peqree of CentWaterused.

Gil more Tesjt.

Interval frorn time ofadding water to

LîT Tere.vn.ce.or

Tm-\e rec|L)\re4

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Ref.

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Peg re e of

F^Lineness-

PerCent

Waterused

G i[n\ore Te-st.

Interval from time ofa.ddv.ng water to

Pi'f feren ceor

T\me rec|uired

to s>etInitial set. P^tnaL set.

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2.1-xr. 4£> n-\ 1 n .

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