IS 4931( Part 14) t 1999

( Reaffirmed 2005 )
Indian Standard
HYDRAULICCEMENT-METHODSOF
PHYSICALTESTS
PART 14 DETERMINATION OF FALSE SET

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UDC 666-94’015’57 : 666’9’015’59

@ BIS 1990

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARC
NEW DELHI 110002

February
1990 Price Group 2
Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee, BDC 2

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard ( Part 14 ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on
25 August 1989, after the draft finalized by the Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee had
been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council.

Hydraulic cements sometimes exhibit false set or premature stiffening on gauging with water.
But further working with the trowel breaks up this set and the cement regains its plasticity and
exhibits a normal setting time. False set is totally distinct from flash set. Criteria for accepting a
set in cement as false set has been specified in different Indian Standards on hydraulic cement.
The Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee, therefore, felt it necessary to lay down the
procedure for determining false set of hydraulic cement. This test is required to be carried out
only when a false set is suspected in cement.

The composition of the Committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given in
Annex A.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with,
the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded
off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )‘. The
number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the
specified value in this standard.
 IS 4031( Part 14 ) : 1989

Indian Standard
HYDRAULICCEMENT-METHODSOF
PHYSICALTESTS
PART 14 DETERMINATION OF FALSE SET

1 SCOPE requirements specified in Weights and Measures

Rules.
1.1 This standard (Part 14) covers the
procedure for determining false set of hydraulic 5.4 Gauging Trowel
cement.
Gauging trowel shall have a steel blade
2 REFERENCES 100 to 150 mm in length with straight edges
and weighing 210 f 10 g.
2.1 The following Indian Standards are neces-
sary adjuncts to this standard: 5.5 Graduated Glass Cylinders, 200 to
250 ml capacity.
IS .hfo. Title
5.6 Mixing Slab
1433 : 1965 Specification for beam scales
( revised >
Mixing slab shall be of non-absorbent material
3535 : 1986 Methods of sampling hydraulic of suitable size.
cements ( jirst revision)
6 PROCEDURE
5513 : 1976 Specification for Vicat apparatus
(&St revision> 6.1 Prepare a paste of weighed quantity of
cement (500 g ) with a weighed quantity
3 SAMPLING AND SELECTION OF TEST ( about 140 g ) of potable or distilled water,
SPECIMENS taking care that the time of gauging is not less
than three minutes nor more than four minutes
3.1 The sample of the cement shall be taken and the gauging. shall be completed before any
according to the requirements of IS 3535 : 1986 sign of setting occurs. The gauging time shall be
and the relevant standard specification for the counted from the time of adding water to the
type of cement being tested. The representative dry cement until commencing to fill the Vicat
sample of the cement selected as above shall mould. Fill the Vicat mould with this paste,
be thoroughly mixed before testing. the mould resting upon a non-poroug plate.
After completely filling the mould, smooth off
4 TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY the surface of the paste, making it level with the
top of the mould. The mould may be slightly
4.1 The temperature of the moulding room, shaken to expel the air.
dry materials, appliances and water shall be
maintained af 27 f 2?C. The relative humidity NOTE - Clean appliances shall be used for gauging.
of the laboratory shall be 65 f 5 percent.
6.1.1 In filling the mould, the operator’s hands
5 APPARATUS and the blade of the gauging trowel shall alone
be used.
5.1 Vicat Apparatus
6.2 Place the test block confined in the mould,
Vicat apparatus conforming to IS 5513 : 1976 together with the non-porous resting plate,
shall be used. under the rod of Vicat apparatus bearin the
plunger; lower the plunger gently to tout % the
5.2 Balance surface of the test block, and quickly release,
allowing it to sink into the paste. This
The balance shall conform to Class B of operation of releasing the plunger shall be
IS 1433 : 1965. carried out exactly after 20 seconds of comple-
balance with equivalent
tion of mixing period.
NOTE - Self-indicating
accuracy may also be used.
6.3 Determination of Initial Penetration
5.3 Weights
Prepare trial pastes with varying percentages
The weights in use shall conform to the of water as described above until the amount of

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water necessary for making up the paste which the paste to the mixing slab and remix the
will permit the Vicat plunger to penetrate to contents for one minute.
a point 28 to 36 mm from the top of the Vicat
mould in 30 seconds of release of plunger is 6.5.2 ‘Fill the mould and determine the
obtained. penetration following the procedure specified
in 6.3.
6.4 Determination of Final Penetration
NOTES
After completion of initial penetration reading,
remove the plunger from the paste, clean it, and 1 If early development of stiffness can be dispelled and
plasticity regained by further mixing without addition
reset the mould and the plate in a new position. of water then it is termed as false set.
This operation should be performed with as
little disturbance as possible to the paste 2 If early development of stiffnesscannot be dispelled
can the plasticity be regained by further mixing
confined in the Vicat mould. Bring the plunger nor
without addition of water then it is termed as flash set.
again in contact with surface of the paste and
release the plunger a second time, five minutes 7 CALCULATION
after completion of the mixing period and
determine the final penetration after 30 seconds 7.1 Calculate the percent of final penetration as
of release of plunger. the ratio of f&l penetration to initial
penetration as f0110Ws:
6.5 Determination of RemkPenetratioa
P= -$x 100
If the penetrations determined by the foregoing
procedure show the cement to be stiffening
rapidly, information as to the nature of stiffen- where
ing shall be obtained by testing as given
in 6.5.1 and 6.5.2. P = percent final penetration,
A = initial penetration in mm, and
6.5.1 rlfter
completing the measurement of the
five minutes penetration, immediately return B = final penetration in mm.

ANNEX A

COMPOSITION OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee, BDC 2

CAoirrplen Reprcwnting
DBH.C, VI8VlisVABlYA National Council for Cement and Building Materials,
New Delhi

M4lllh
SHRI K. P. BANEBJEE Larsen and Toubro Limited, Bombay
Saw HARISH N. MALANI ( Ahmats )
SEX1 S. K:BxnExrmE National Test House, Calcutta
CHIEF ENBINEEB ( BD ) Bhakra Beas Management Board, Nangal Township
Snnr J. C. Bnaun ( Altumdr )
CEIEB EIUNBINEXGR ( DESIQNS ) Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
SUPE~UNTENDING ENOINEES ( S & S )
Cams ENQINEER ( RESEAR~E-CUM-D~HECT~B ) Irrigation Department, Government of Pun,jab
RESEARCH OFFICEIR ( CONCRETE TZCENOLOQY ) ( Alternatc )
l-hBsomR
--~ A. P. Engineering Research Laborator&, Hyderabad
ftUNT ~IbnCTOR ( Alternate )
IbSBOTOU Central Soil and Materials Research Station, New Delhi
Cmar RSC~EAWH OPFICER ( Aftrrnnta)
I)IREo~R(C& MDD-II) Central Water Commision, New Delhi
Dlrpory DIRECTIVE (C & MDD-II) (AUerna6e)
Smr V. K. GEANEEAX Structural Engineering Research Crntrr ( CSIR ),
Ghaziabad
Saiu S. GoPINATH India Cements Limited, Madras
SEW .A. K. Gv~ra Hyderabad Industries Limited, Hyrler~bad
SHRI J. SUN GVPTA National Buildings Organization, New Delhi
SNICI P. J. JAOUS Associated Cement Companies Ltd, Bombay
Da A. K. CkrATmER&ICE ( A&mm%)
JC,INT DIREOTOR STANI~ARDS( B & 5 )/CB-I Research. Designs and Standards Organization ( Ministry
of Railwavs ), Lucknow
JIXX~T~F;TOB STANDARDS ( B & S )/CB-II
SRXi N. G. Jovar Indian Hume Pipes Company Limited, Bombay

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Msmbsrs Representing
Sang R. L. KAPO~~ Roads Wing ( Ministry of Transport ), Department of
Surface Transport, New Delhi
SHRI R. K. SAXENA (A&rmats)
SHRI G. K. MAJUMDAR Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (India ) Ltd,
New Delhi
SHRI P. N. MWWA Geological Survey of India, Calcutta
SHRI S. K. MATHUR ( Alternate )
Da A. K. Mnr.~rcrr National Council for Cement and Building Materials,
New Delhi
SHRI NIRMAL SrNon Development Commissioner for Cement Industry,
( Ministry of Industry )
SERI S. S. MI~LANI ( Altercate )
&XIII S. N. PAL M. N. Dastur and CompanyPrivate Limited, Calcutta
z
SHRI BIMAN Dasau~T A ( Ahrnatr )
SHIU R. C. PABATE Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headqluarters
IT-COL R. K. SlNQR ( All6rnat6)
rzLn= ss.-a. PASRICEA Hindustan Prefab Limited, New Delhi
SHRI Y. R. PEULL Indian Roads Congress, New Deihi; aad Central Road
Research Institute ( CSIR ), New Delhi
Central Road Research Institute ( CSIR ), New Delhi
SRRI M. R. CHATTEKJEE ( Alternats)
DR MOHAN RAI Central Building Research Institute ( CSIR ), Roorkee
DR S. S. REHsI (Alternate )
SHRI A. V. RL~AN~ Dalmia Cement ( Bharat ) Limited, New Delhi
Da K. C. NABANQ ( A&mat6 )
SEIU T. N. SUB~A RAO Gammon India Limited, Bombay
Snsr S. A. REDDI ( Alt6raat6)
DR M. RAYAIAII Structural Engineering Research Centre ( CSIR ), Madras
DR A. G. MA~HAVA RAO ( Altrrnats )
Sanr G. RANDAS Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, New Delhi
SHRI A. U. RIJHSIN~HANI Cement Corporation of India, New Delhi
SNRIC. S. SHARMA (Altsrnuts)
SEORETARY Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi
SHRI K. R. S AXENA ( Ahnat )
SUPEHINTENDINQ ENQINEER ( DRSIQNB ) Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
EXRXXITIVE ENC~INEER ( SMD DrvrsroN ) ( Alterncte )
Sam I,. SWAROOP Orissa Gement Limited, T&W Delhi
&RI H. B~WTTAUIIARYA ( Ahrnatc )
Smtr S. K. GUIIA THAKU~TA Gannon Dunkerley & Company Ltd, Bombay
SERI S. P. SANXARNARAYANAN ( Alternate)
DR H. C. VISVESVARAYA Institution of Engineers ! India ), Calcutta
SERI D. C. CHATURVEDI ( &fernatcr )
SHRI G. Raman, Director General, BlrS ( Ex-pBicio &mber )
Director ( Civ Engg )
S6Cr6tUYy
SHRI N. C. BANDYOPADHYAY
Joint Director ( Civ Engg ), BIS

Cement, Pozzolana and Cement Additives Subcommittee, BDC 2 : 1

Canv6nn

Dsr H. C. VISVI~WABAYA National Council for Cement and Buiiding Materials,

New Delhi

DR A. K. MULLI~E
‘: (Al&m&s to Dr H. C. Visvesvaraya )
DR ( S~E~MATI) S. LAXW J
SHBI S. K. BANERJEE National Test House, Calcutta
SERI N. G. BASAK Directorate General of Technical Developmmt, New Delhi
SHRI T. MADNE~KWAR ( Al&nut6 )
Sam SOXNATH BANEBJEP Cement Manufacturers Association, Bombay
CHIEB ENQINEER ( RESIWBOH-WY-DXRBCTO~ ) Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab
RESEAWJH OFFICER ( CT ) ( Akwnatr )
SHRI N. B. DEEAI Gujarat Engineering Research Institute, Vadok*ara
SRIU J. K. I’aTRL ( /I&cmate )
DIRIWTOH Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute, Nasik
RESEARCH OFFICIXR ( Ahernuf6 j
DIHEWOR (C Sr-MDD II) Central Water Commission, New DeIhi
DEPUTY DIRIXXOR ( C & MDD II ) ( Alfcrnafc )
SHRI R. K. GATTAWI Shree Digvijay Cement Company Ltd, Bombay
SHRI R. K. VAISHNAVI ( Allrrnafr )
Snnx J. SEN GUPTA National Buidings Organization, New Delhi
- _ _ _
SaRI I’. J. J Aous Associated Crmenr Companies Ltd, Bombay
Dn A. K. CHATTEI~JEP, ( Alfanald?
JOINT DIRE?FOP, STANDARDS (B & 5 )/CB-I Research, Designs and Standards Organization, Lu..kno?;
JOINT DIRECTOX, STANDARDS ( B & S )/CB-II ( Altrmatr I

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Members Refmssnting
SHBI R. L. KAPOOB Roads Wing ( Ministry of Transport ), Department of
Surface Transport, New Delhi
S-1 R. K. DATTA ( Altm&)
SHRI W. N. KABODE Hindustan Construction Company Ltd, Bombay
SERIR. KUNJITHAPATTAX Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd, Paliyur, Tamil Nadu
SHBIG.K. MAJUMDAB Hospital Services Consulting Corporation ( India ) Ltd,
New Delhi
Central Warehousing Corporation, New Delhi
Development Commissioner for Cement Industry ( Ministry
of Industry )

SRBI Y. R. PRULL - Central Road Research Institute ( CYIR ), New Delhi

SERI M. R. CHATTERJEE (A&cm& )
Sass A. V. RAMANA Dalmia Cement ( Bharat ) Ltd, New Delhi
Dn K. C. NARANO ( Altmat~ )
COL V. K. RAO Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army HPnduuarters
SHBI N. S. GALANDE ( Altrrnats )
SHBI S. A. REDDI Gammon India Ltd, Bombay
DR S. S. RBHSI Central Building Research Institute ( CSIR ), Roorkee
DR IREHAD MA~JOOD (Altnnate)
SriaxA. U. RIJESI~~HANI Cement Corporation of India Ltd, New Delhi
Snur M. P. Suvost Federation of Mini Cement Plants, New Delhi
SUPEBINTENDINO ENQINICEB (D) Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
SENIOB DEPUTY CHIEP ENQINE~&B( GENEBA?, ) ( Altsrnots )
SHBIL. SWAROOP Orissa Cement Ltd, New Delhi
SEBI H. BEATTACEABYA ( Altmatr )
Soar V. M. WAD Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai

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