Category: Special Concrete.

High Density Concrete

Meaning of High Density Concrete: As the name suggests, the density of this concrete varies from 3360 kg/m3 to 3840 kg/m3,…

PROPORTIONING STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE

Properties of Light Weight Aggregate Concrete:

Followings are some of the other properties of light weight aggregate concrete as compared to normal weight concrete: 1. For…

Characteristics of Light-Weight Concrete:

Following are the important characteristics of light weight concrete: 1. Low Density: The density of this concrete varies from 300 to…

Types of Light Weight Aggregate:

Light weight aggregates can be classified into the following two groups: 1. Natural light weight aggregate. 2. Artificial light weight…

Light Weight Concrete:

Meaning and Classification of Light Weight Concrete: The self-weight of normal cement concrete varies from 2200 to 2600 kg/m3. This…

Ground, Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag

Blast-furnace slag clinker before grinding Ground, granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) is another industrial by-product sometimes used as a partial replacement…

Concrete Mix Design with Portland Pozzolana Cements

Introduction Concrete is a widely used structural material consisting essentially of a binder and a mineral filler. It has the…

SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTICOUS MATERIALS

Pozzolans Other materials may be blended with Portland cement to meet special requirements and environmental considerations. Some of these materials,…

Cement Types

ASTM Specification C-150 provides standards for eight different types of Portland cement: ·         Type I is a general-purpose cement used in…

Manufacture Of Cement

There are four stages in the manufacture of portland cement: (1) crushing and grinding the raw materials, (2) blending the…

Raw Materials

Composition Portland cement consists essentially of compounds of lime (calcium oxide, CaO) mixed with silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2) and alumina…