What Is Cement? Manufacturing, Constituents & their Functions Material with adhesive and cohesive properties. Any material that binds or unites – essentially like glue Function Of Cement to bind the sand and coarse aggregate together to fill voids in between sand and coarse aggregate particle to form a compact mass Types of Cement 2 types … Read more
Portland Cement What Is Cement???? Material with adhesive and cohesive properties or any material that binds or unites – essentially like glue Function Of Cement are to bind the sand and coarse aggregate together to fill voids in between sand and coarse aggregate particle to form a compact mass Types of Cement 2 types of … Read more
Admixtures in Concrete admixture in concrete Admixtures are those ingredients in concrete other than portland cement, water, and aggregates that are added to the mixture immediately before or during mixing (Fig. 6-1). Admixtures can be classified by function as follows: Admixtures in Concrete Air-entraining admixtures Water-reducing admixtures Plasticizers Accelerating admixtures Retarding admixtures Hydration-control admixtures … Read more
Cement & Construction Industry Profile Characteristics of Indian cement industry are Highly fragmented (low entry barriers) Cyclical industry Highly capital & energy intensive Heavily taxed sector High bulk (volume) low value product Heavy dependence on 3 sectors viz. coal, power and transport Market consolidation Flurry of consolidation has happened in cement manufacture industry in the … Read more
Chemical Admixtures In Concrete What Are They? Why Are They Used? How Applied? Effectiveness 5 Typical Functions of Admixtures Chemical admixtures are the ingredients in concrete other than portland cement, water, and aggregate that are added to the mix immediately before or during mixing. Producers use admixtures primarily to reduce the cost of concrete construction; … Read more
What are Admixtures Admixtures are artificial or natural materials added to the concrete besides cement, water and aggregate to improve certain property of concrete during casting or setting or service stage. To improve the properties of the concrete required. It can be divided in 2 groups that is: Chemical Mineral Functions of Admixture As … Read more