| Sr. No. |
Particulars |
Test Method/ Reference Code |
Sample size required |
Significance |
| 1 |
Standard Consistency |
IS 4031(part 4) : 1988 |
Sealed Bag 50 Kg |
Indicates quality & grade of cement |
| 2 |
Fineness by Blain's Air permeability |
IS 4031(part 2) : 1999 |
Sealed Bag 50 Kg |
Indicates quality & grade of cement. |
| 3 |
Fineness by Dry sieving |
IS 4031(part 1) : 1996 |
Sealed Bag 50 Kg |
Quick indicator of quality of cement.. |
| 4 |
Soundness by Le Chatelier's Apparatus |
IS 4031(part 3):1988 |
Sealed Bag 50 Kg |
Unsound cement indicate overall inferior quality & lack of dimensional stability after setting |
| 5 |
Initial and final setting time |
IS 4031(part 5):1988 |
Sealed Bag 50 Kg |
Good indicator of quality of cement. |
| 6 |
Density of cement |
IS 4031( part 11):1988 |
Sealed Bag 50 Kg |
Good indicator of quality of cement. |
| 7 |
Compressive strength 3,7 & 28 days |
IS 4031(part 6):1988 |
Sealed Bag 50 Kg |
Classification of cement in to grades for mix design. |