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initial shower curtain initial setting time of cement A period of 30 minutes is the minimum initial setting time, specified by ISI for ordinary and rapid hardening Portland cements and 60 minutes for .Overview. Initial setting time is that time period between the time water is added to cement and time at which 1 mm square section needle fails .SCOPE: In this test we will cover the determination of Setting time of cement by means of the Vicat Needle Apparatus. APPARATUS : a..Setting Time of Cement. Some types of cement set quickly, within a few minutes whereas others may take.The time taken from the moment of addition of water to cement. Specification: Specification I.S.S. (5/1984) BS 12:1991 ASTM (C150) Initial setting .It stiffens and sets. The setting process is arbitrarily divided into stages, time of initial setting and time of final setting, depending on the resistance to penetration by .Niel, ACI [1] / [2]defines set, initial — a degree of stiffening of a mixture of cement...