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Uses of cement
At present, the cement is widely used across the world in the construction of various engineering structures. It has proved to be one of the […]
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High Alumina Cement
High Alumina Cement is an inorganic material that form a dense texture when it reacts with water and has a excellent refractory, quick hardening property […]
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Hydrophobic cement
Hydrophobic cement contains admixtures which decreases the wetting ability of cement grains. The usual hydrophobic admixtures are acidol, naphthenesoap, oxidized petrolatum, etc. These substances form […]
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Cement Ingredients
The ordinary cement contains two basic ingredients, namely, argillaceous and calcareous. In argillaceous materials, the clay predominates and in calcereous materials, the calcium carbonate predominates. […]
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Types of Dams
A dam is a hydraulic structure of fairly impervious material built across a river to create a reservoir on its upstream side for impounding water […]
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Cement Industry
The manufacturing of Portland cement was started in England around 1825. Belgium and Germany started the cement industries in 1855. America started the same in […]
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Cement Manufacturing Process
The entire manufacturing process in a modern plant is now controlled through a microprocessor based programmable logic control system to maintain uniform quality of cement […]
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