Tag: Cement
Field Tests for Cement
Field Tests for Cement
The Following are the Field Tests for Cement that are carried out inorder to ascertain the quality of Cement,
(1) Colour
(2) Physical...
White Cement
White Cement
The first white cement factory was set up in Kottayam, Kerala by Travancore Cement Limited (TCL) in 1956 and the cement was sold...
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...
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...
Low Heat Cement
Low Heat Cement
Low Heat Cement as the name indicates these type of cement is used inorder to reduce the amount of heat evolved during...
Expanding Cement
The Expanding cement is produced by adding an expanding medium like sulpho-aluminate and a stabilising agent to the ordinary cement. Hence this cement expands...
Coloured Cement
Coloured Cement
Coloured Cement may be obtained by intimately mixing mineral pigments with ordinary cement. The amount of colouring material may vary from 5 to...