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...
Test for Freshness of Cement
Test for Freshness of Cement
Indications of a damaged cement are given by the presence of large lumps of set cement, and when this happens...
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...
Blast Furnace Cement
Blast Furnace Cement
In Blast furnace cement, the slag as obtained from blast furnace is used. The slag is a waste product in the manufacturing...
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...
Hydrophobic Cement
Hydrophobic Cement
Hydrophobic cement as the name indicates that these cements are used in places where water is predominant. These type of cement contains some...
Slump Cone Test and its Advantages – Limitations
Slump Cone Test and its Advantages - Limitations
Although, the slump cone test is not entirely satisfactory since it gives widely varying results and also...
Storage of Cement
Storage of Cement
Cement can be safely stored in sacks for a few months if kept in dry and air-right room. If prolonged storage of...
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...
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...