Surveying

Surveying is the art of determining the relative positions of different objects on the surface of the earth by measuring the horizontal distances between them, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Concrete

The cement concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, pebbles or crushed rock and water, which, when placed in the skeleton of forms and allowed […]

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 […]

Cement

Cement

A cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens and can bind other materials together. It is a powdery substance made by calcining […]