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La capacité du ciment à résister aux forces de compression est connue sous le nom de résistance à la compression, tandis que sa capacité à supporter les forces de flexion est appelée résistance à la flexion.
Le ciment, le sable standard et l’eau sont prélevés dans les proportions requises et mélangés pour former un mortier de ciment.
Ce mortier est coulé dans un échantillon cubique de 2 pouces et un échantillon de poutre mesurant 1,5 x 1,57 x 6,3 pouces.
Ces échantillons sont durcis dans un environnement humide jusqu’à ce qu’ils puissent être démoulés.
Les échantillons démoulés sont ensuite durcis dans de l’eau de chaux jusqu’à ce qu’ils soient testés. Les échantillons sont généralement testés après un jour, trois jours, sept jours et vingt-huit jours de durcissement.
Les essais consistent à placer un cube pour l’essai de compression et une poutre pour l’essai de flexion dans la machine et à augmenter régulièrement la charge jusqu’à la défaillance de l’éprouvette.
La charge à laquelle l’échantillon cède est utilisée pour calculer la résistance à la compression et la résistance à la flexion du mortier de ciment.
Enfin, le type de ciment utilisé a un impact significatif sur la résistance à la compression du mortier de ciment.

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résistance du ciment

Les tests de résistance du ciment ne sont pas effectués directement sur la pâte de ciment pure en raison de la difficulté d'obtenir des échantillons cohérents et fiables. Au lieu de cela, le ciment est généralement testé sous forme de mortier de ciment et de sable.

Pour les tests de résistance à la compression, les normes ASTM C109-05 prescrivent un rapport de mélange ciment-sable de 1:2,75 et un rapport eau/ciment de 0,485 pour la fabrication de cubes de 5,08 cm. Ces cubes sont mélangés, coulés et durcis dans de l'eau de chaux saturée à 23 °C jusqu'au test. Les tests de résistance à la flexion, décrits dans la norme ASTM C348-02, utilisent des prismes mesurant 3,81 x 3,99 x 16 mm qui sont simplement soutenus et chargés à mi-portée. Une autre méthode pour déterminer la résistance à la compression du ciment est le test du cube modifié, détaillé dans la norme ASTM C349-02. Ce test utilise des sections de prismes de flexion défaillants pour tester la compression.

La norme ASTM C150 spécifie les valeurs minimales de résistance à la compression pour différents types de ciment à différents stades de vieillissement. La norme britannique BS EN 196-1: 2005 classe le ciment en classes de résistance, telles que N pour les propriétés de durcissement normal et R pour les propriétés de durcissement rapide.

Résistance du ciment

La capacité du ciment à résister aux forces de compression est connue sous le nom de résistance à la compression, tandis que sa capacité à supporter les forces de flexion est appelée son ...

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Cement strength is measured with standard tests that use mortar, not neat cement paste. Cement paste alone is hard to shape into specimens that give consistent and reliable results. For that reason, the test samples are usually made with cement and sand.

For compressive strength, ASTM C 109-05 uses a cement-sand mix ratio of 1:2.75 and a water/cement ratio of 0.485. The mixture is cast into 2-inch cubes and cured in saturated lime water at 23°C until testing. This method measures how well the material resists crushing forces.

Flexural strength is tested by ASTM C 348-02. Flexural strength means resistance to bending. The test uses prisms that measure 1.5 x 1.57 x 6.3 inches. The prism is simply supported and loaded at mid-span, which applies force at the center.

Another compressive strength method is the modified cube test in ASTM C 349-02. This test uses sections of the failed flexural prisms to check compression. ASTM C150 also gives minimum compressive strength values for different cement types at different ages. In British Standard BS EN 196-1: 2005, cement is grouped into strength classes such as N for normal and R for rapid hardening.

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