Introduction Of Non Trade Cement Non trade cement is a low cost cement which is not used for commercial projects. It is a type of cement that is not suitable for use in commercial construction projects due to its non compliance with industry standards. Despite this, non trade cement can still be used in a … Read more
What Is Expansive Cement? Expansive cement is a specific type of cement that expands to a greater extent than portland cement. It is mixed with water to form a highly extensible cement paste. Properties Of Expansive Cement Types Of Expansive Cement According to American Concrete Institute, Expansive cement can be classified as given below. Let’s … Read more
What is Sulphate Resisting Cement? Sulphate resisting cement is used to protect structures from sulphate attack. It is a specialized cement used in building structures that will be submerged or exposed to soil or water for extended periods of time when sulphate quantity is high. Sulphate resisting cement contains low amount of tricalcium aluminate. The … Read more
Introduction of Magnesium Phosphate Cement Magnesium Phosphate Cement gains its strength in a very low time compared to traditional cement. It hardens very fast and achieves high strength in a short time, reaching the strength level of ordinary portland cement within a few hours. Magnesium phosphate cement binder is produced by the reaction of magnesium … Read more
Introduction of Hydrophobic Cement? Hydrophobic Cement is used in highly wet climatic conditions. The other names of Hydrophobic Cement are Hydrographic cement and Repellant Cement. Hydrophobic cement is a type of cement containing additives that reduce the wettability of cement particles by forming a thin water-repellent film around the cement particles. This film tears when … Read more
There are some other companies but these are the top cement companies in India. Let’s have a look at these 7 best cement companies in India. 1. Ultratech Cement UltraTech Cement Limited is the number 1 cement company in India. UltraTech Cement Limited is Aditya Birla Group’s flagship cement company. UltraTech is a US$7.1 billion … Read more
Cement is a very important construction material. As the construction industry grew, lots of innovation has come in the cement industry. Basically, cement is divided into two categories. Hydraulic cement. Non-hydraulic cement. Hydraulic cement: Hydraulic cement hardens in the presence of water. In this type of cement, a Hydration reaction between cement and water takes … Read more
The consistency test of cement is performed to calculate the amount of water content that is to be added to cement to attain Standard consistency or normal consistency of cement. In this standard or normal consistency test of cement, we will discuss the VICAT apparatus. So we will define it according to the Vicat apparatus. … Read more
It is very important to check the quality of cement on site. If proper inspection is not done then there are the chances that cement lost its strength. You can not check all the technical qualities on the construction site. But there are some field tests are available to check the quality of cement on … Read more
Introduction: A soundness test of cement is performed to ensure that cement does not show any expansion. Normally cement expands due to the unsoundness of cement. Expansion of cement can cause severe problems. It reduces the overall strength of hardened material and the durability of structures. An excessive quantity of lime causes unsoundness. Apparatus: The … Read more