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Certificate of Physical test

Weekly certificate of chemical and physical tests. Twiga Ordinary, Cem I Class 42.5 N
09th to 15th July, 2007

Sampled and tested in accordance with the requirements of the Tanzanian standard
TZS 727:2002. Equivalent to EN 197 - 1

Test

Unit

Results Specified requirements
Initial setting time    

Minutes

142

More than 60 minutes 
Soundness (expansion)

mm

1.5

Less than 10.0 mm
Compressive strenght 2 days

MPa

17.8

More than 10 MPa
Compressive strenght 28 days*

MPa

46.3

Between 42.5 and 62.5 MPa

Remarks: 
* Cement dispatched during week 24/2007

Wazo Hill, 2007/07/18th


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