Laboratory Manual Lm 6 / 2

/ Public Works Laboratories
Geotechnical Engineering Office, Hong Kong / For laboratory use only
Collection Request No. (CRN)
Test Request No. (TRN)

TEST REQUEST FOR CEMENT (BS 12:1989) AND PFA MATERIALS

Account No. (if available) / Client Test Request Ref. No.
(Please provide the following project information if account no. is not available)
Client (Works Dept/Office) / Contract No.
Job Title / Job No.
Work/Site Location
Part A # / Test(s) Requested (Please tick the appropriate box)
Test No. (Physical Test) / Description
PFA 1.1 / Determination of fineness of pulverized fuel ash (PFA) in accordance with BS3892:Part 1:1982 with AMD 4629 Appendix D
PFA 1.2 / Determination of water requirement of pulverized fuel ash (PFA) in accordance with BS3892:Part 1:1982 with AMD 4629 Appendix E
CEM 1.1 / Cement density test in accordance with BS4550:Part 3:Section 3.2:1978
CEM 1.2 / Cement fineness test in accordance with BS4550:Part 3:Section 3.3:1978 with AMD 4387, 5703
CEM 1.3 / Determination of cement standard consistence in accordance with BS4550:Part 3:Section 3.5:1978 with AMD 5705
CEM 1.4 / Test for cement setting times in accordance with BS4550:Part 3:Section 3.6:1978 with AMD 5706
CEM 1.5 / Cement soundness test in accordance with BS4550:Part 3:Section 3.7:1978 with AMD 5707
CEM 2.1 / Cement strength by compressive strength tests on concrete cubes in accordance with BS4550:Part 3:Section 3.4:1978 with AMD 4247, 4498 and 5704
CEM 2.2 / Cement strength by compressive strength tests on mortar cubes in accordance with BS4550:Part 3:Section 3.4: 1978 with AMD 4247, 4498 and 5704
Test No. (Chemical Test)
CHM 4.1 & 4.2 / Determination of chemical composition of cement
CHM 4.3 / Determination of chemical composition of Portland pulverized fuel ash cement (PPFAC)
CHM 4.9 / Determination of AL2O3, Fe2O3, MgO and C3A contents of cement
CHM 6.1 & 6.2 / Determination of chemical composition of pulverized fuel ash (PFA)
CHM 6.3 / Determination of total alkali content of pulverized fuel ash (PFA)
Others (Please specify)
Part B / Sample Details (Please tick the appropriate box)
Client Sample No. / : / Brand name / :
Type of sample / : / OPC / PFA / PPFAC / GGBS / Others (Please specify)
Specification / : / BS12:1989 / BS3892:Part 1:1982 with AMD 4629 / BS6588:1985
BS6699:1986 / Others (Please specify)
Origin / : / H.K. / China / Taiwan / / Macau
Japan / Korea / Others (Please specify)
Manufacturer / :
Packaging / : / Bulk / Bag
Date of sampling / : / Weight of sample : / kg

Are certificates of sampling available? Yes / No

Note : 1.(#) Please use separate test request for physical and chemical tests, separate test certificates will be issued for physical and chemical tests by different Units.

2.(1) To be completed by a project works supervisor grade officer or above.

3.(2) To be completed by a project inspectorate grade officer or above (or his delegate).

Enquiry : Physical test (Tel : 2305 1274) Chemical test (Tel : 2305 1315)

Remarks / :

Sample(s) delivery supervised by(1) Test(s) requested by(2)

Signature / : / Signature / :
Name / : / Name / :
Post / : / Post / :
Tel./Fax No. / : / Tel./Fax No. / :
Date / : / Date / :

Fill in the box below the name, mailing and e-mail address to which the test certificate(s) should be sent or else mark “To be collected” if the client requests to collect the certificate(s) from the laboratory in person.

C Eng D (GEO) 2314 (Sheet 1 of 2) Jul 2007

Certificate of Sampling
in accordance with BS4550:Part 1:1978
Material
Type of material*
Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
Pulverized Fuel Ash (PFA)
Portland Pulverised-fuel Ash Cement (PPFAC)
Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS)
Others (Please specify)
Source of supply*
Brand name :
Hong Kong / China / Japan / Macau
Taiwan / Korea / Others (Please specify)
Nature and size of consignment sampled
Nature* / Size
Cement in bags
Cement in drums
Cement in bulk - delivery vehicles
Cement on discharge from a storage silo
Other packages (Please specify)
Identification of consignment sampled :
Sampling
Date of sampling :
Method of sampling*
One bag of sample is taken from the storage area.
BS4550:Part 1:1978 Clause 5.2 (Cement in a bulk-delivery vehicle)
BS4550:Part 1:1978 Clause 5.3 (Cement from the discharge of a storage silo)
Others (Please specify)
Weight of sample : kg
Name and signature of sampler
Signature / :
Name / :
Post / :
Tel./Fax No. / :
Date / :

*Please select the appropriate box

C Eng D (GEO) 2314 (Sheet 2 of 2) Jul 2007