Sulphate Resisting Cement
Sulphate Resisting Cement
Sulphate Resisting Cement, as the name indicates these cements are used inorder to resist sulphate action. Ordinary PPC cement is unable to...
Extra Rapid Hardening Cement
Extra Rapid Hardening Cement
Extra rapid hardening cement accelerates the setting and hardening process. It imparts strength of about 25 % higher than that of...
Rapid Hardening Cement
Rapid Hardening Cement
Rapid Hardening Cement, as the name indicates these type of cement gains high strength in early days. But, the initial and final...
Dead or Vertical Shores
Dead Shores or Vertical Shores
Dead Shores or Vertical Shores, In this system of shoring, the vertical members known as ‘dead shores’ are used to...
Flying or Horizontal Shores
Flying or Horizontal Shores
Flying or Horizontal Shores, in this type horizontal supports are provided for supporting temporarily the parallel walls of the two adjacent...
Raking Shores
Raking Shores
Raking shores is a system of giving temporary support to an unsafe wall. The construction of raking shores, also known as inclined shore,...
Shoring and Types of Shoring
Shoring and Types of Shoring
‘Shoring’ is the means of providing temporary support to attain stability of the structure under the following circumstances.
(i) To...
High Density Concrete
High Density Concrete
High density concrete is a concrete having a density in the range of 6000 to 6400 kg/cu.m. High density concrete is also...
Quick Setting Cement
Quick Setting Cement
Quick Setting Cement as the name indicates, these types of cements are used where quick setting is needed. The quick setting cement...
Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)
Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)
Portland Pozzolana Cement also commonly known as PPC cement. These types of cement are manufactured by using pozzolanic materials as one...