- Initial Setting Time of Cement
The time when the cement water paste attains a certain degree of hardness is known as initial setting time of cement.
It is different for different types of cement depends upon the type of project in which it is being used. Initial setting time of ordinary portland cement should be maximum 45 minutes according to the British Standard.
- Final setting time
It is that stage at which cement water paste had attained sufficient strength and hardness.Final setting time of cement should not be more than 10 hours.
please, first define cement…
Cement is defined as ” a Powdery substance made by strongly heating the lime and clay used in making mortar and concrete”
what is the significance of initial setting time of cement?
Basicly,It enables one to know the confines of time which the cement paste could be worked on.
what is actually the setting of cement?
What is initial setting time of cement according to Indian standards
what is a relationship between setting time and curing to cement
Difference between initial setting time nd final setting time of cement