Cement – The Constructor

Which Cement Works Best for Concrete Slab?

constructororghq — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:52:44 +0000

Everyone likes to renovate their homes once in a while. This is primarily because of rusty walls or water leakages from roofs and floor cracks. Technology is developing day by day, and the construction industry has been doing an excellent job by wholeheartedly adopting it. Nowadays, you can design your home through virtual home renovation […]

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Smart Nano-Reinforced Cement Developed for Higher Durability and Strength

Akshay Dashore — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:42:39 +0000

Engineers dealing with the issue of smart materials typically enhance the function of materials by increasing their carbon content, but this reduces their mechanical performance. The researchers at Northwestern University have developed durable, smarter, and highly functional cement by incorporating nanoparticles into ordinary cement. Cement being the most widely consumed material on a global scale […]

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Light-Emitting Cement: A Sustainable Way to Light up Highways

Neenu S K — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:40:07 +0000

Light-emitting cement is a green construction material designed to illuminate highways, roads, and bicycle lanes without using electricity. Light-emitting cement absorbs solar energy during the day and radiates light at night. This innovative cement was developed by Dr. Jose Carlos Rubio from the Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo in Mexico. The research focused […]

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6 Special Cements for Concrete and Masonry Construction

nikeetasharma — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 09:37:36 +0000

Special cements are used to serve some specific functions in concrete and masonry construction. These functions can be altering the setting or hardening behavior of concrete, produce different architectural effects, enhance workability, impart water retention and plasticity of masonry, resist water penetration in walls or containment vessels, or reduces the cost of the cementing agent. […]

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What are the Products of Cement Hydration? [PDF]

Vishwajeet Kumar — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:47:09 +0000

The chemical reaction which takes place between cement and water is known as hydration of cement. This reaction is exothermic in nature, which means heat is released during the reaction, and the evolved heat is called as heat of hydration. Typically, cement produces 89-90cal/gm of heat in 7 days and 90-100cal/gm in 28 days. Hydration […]

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How to Develop High-Early-Strength Concrete? [PDF]

Madeh Izat Hamakareem — Sun, 24 May 2020 15:09:00 +0000

High-early-strength concrete can be developed using ordinary concrete constituents, special admixtures, and certain concreting practices. The high-early-strength concrete, which is also called fast track concrete, gains its specified strength at an early age compared to ordinary concrete. The time during which the concrete should achieve the specified strength ranges from a few hours to several […]

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Applications of Rice Husk Ash in Building Constructions

Madeh Izat Hamakareem — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 21:10:33 +0000

Rice husk ash (RHA) plays two roles in concrete constructions. The first role is using rice husk as a substitute for Portland cement which leads to the reduction of the cost of concrete, and the other role is as an admixture in the production of high strength concrete. It should be known that, that type […]

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Green Cement: Definition, Types, Advantages, and Applications

Madeh Izat Hamakareem — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:43:00 +0000

Green cement is an environmentally friendly product that minimizes carbon footprint of cement production. Many attempts have been made to produce green cements and several green cement types have been produced. The majority of these are based on technological advances that include energy-efficient, low carbon production methods, new cement formulations, geopolymers, carbon-negative cements, and new […]

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