Specific Gravity Of Cement: The weight of the volume of cement to the weight of the volume of water is known as the specific gravity of cement. Normally, it varies from 3.1 to 3.16 g/cc. Specific Gravity of Cement = (weight of the volume of cement/weight of the volume of water) Specific Gravity Test of … Read more
A fineness test of cement is performed to determine the particle size of cement. The particle size of cement is calculated by sieving cement on the standard sieve. Basically, there are two tets to determine the fineness of the cement. Sieving Method. Air Permeability Method In this blog post, we will discuss the sieving method. … Read more
Ferrocement is a thin reinforced concrete in which the cement mortar is reinforced with small diameters of steel wire meshes spaced closely. Mortar provides the mass and the steel wire mesh gives tensile strength and ductility to the structure. This system shows high tensile strength to weight ratio and good cracking performance. It is also … Read more
High alumina cement or HAC is a unique concrete, fabricated by blending bauxite (aluminum ore) and lime at a specific temperature. This Cement is also known as Calcium Aluminum Cement (CAC). It is determined that the complete alumina substance should not be less than 32% and the proportion by weight of alumina to the lime … Read more
Waterproof Cement: Introduction Waterproof cement is manufactured by mixing a small percentage of metal stearates (Al, Ca) with ordinary cement, during the grinding period. Waterproof cement, also known as waterproof concrete or hydrophobic cement, is a specialized building material designed to resist the penetration of water. So it has only one difference that it contains … Read more