Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) & Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) | Differences

Ordinary Portland & Portland Pozzolana Cement Portland Pozzolana Cement – PPC Cement:  Unlike Ordinary Portland Cement, Portland Pozzolana cement (PPC) is manufactured by combination of pozzolanic materials. Pozzolana is an artificial or natural material which has silica in it in a reactive form. Along with pozzolanic materials in specific proportions, PPC also contains OPC clinker … Read more

Cement and Manufacture of Cement Quiz

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Quiz on Cement and Manufacture of Cement Portland cement was named for the Isle of Portland, a peninsula in the English Channel where it was first produced in the 1800’s. Since that time, a number of developments and improvements have been made in the production process and cement properties. The production process for portland cement … Read more

Portland Cement

Portland Cement

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