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...
Fineness Test on Cement
Fineness Test on Cement
Fineness Test on Cement is carried out to check proper grinding of cement. Fineness of cement particles may be determined either...
Consistency Test of Cement
Consistency Test of Cement
Consistency Test of Cement is carried out inorder to find the determine the percentage of water required for preparing cement pastes...
Initial & Final Setting Time of Cement Test
Initial & Final Setting Time of Cement
Initial & Final Setting Time of Cement test is used to detect the deterioration of cement due to storage.This...
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...
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...
Hydration of Cement & Evolution of Heat
Hydration of Cement & Evolution of Heat
When water is added to cement, the cement hydrates and during the chemical reactions which take place while...
High Alumina Cement
High Alumina Cement
High Alumina Cement is manufactured by grinding clinkers of calcining bauxite (it's an aluminium ore) and ordinary lime. In which the total...
Acid-Resistant Cement
Acid-Resistant Cement
An acid-resistant cement is composed of the following,
acid-resistant aggregates such as quartz, quartzites, etc.,
additive such as sodium flurosilicate and
aqueous solution of sodium silicate...
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...