A report on Portland cement
Most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout.
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Concrete
12 linksComposite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that hardens (cures) over time.
Composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that hardens (cures) over time.
In the past, lime based cement binders, such as lime putty, were often used but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, (water resistant) such as a calcium aluminate cement or with Portland cement to form Portland cement concrete (named for its visual resemblance to Portland stone).
Cement
11 linksBinder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.
Binder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.
Hydraulic cements (e.g., Portland cement) set and become adhesive due to a chemical reaction between the dry ingredients and water.
Cement clinker
7 linksCement clinker is a solid material produced in the manufacture of Portland cement as an intermediary product.
Joseph Aspdin
4 linksJoseph Aspdin (25 December 1778 – 20 March 1855) was an English cement manufacturer who obtained the patent for Portland cement on 21 October 1824.
Limestone
4 linksCommon type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
Common type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
Limestone has numerous uses: as a building material, an essential component of concrete (Portland cement), as aggregate for the base of roads, as white pigment or filler in products such as toothpaste or paints, as a chemical feedstock for the production of lime, as a soil conditioner, and as a popular decorative addition to rock gardens.
Mortar (masonry)
4 linksWorkable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colors or patterns to masonry walls.
Workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colors or patterns to masonry walls.
The most common binder since the early 20th century is Portland cement, but the ancient binder lime mortar is still used in some specialty new construction.
Cement kiln
5 linksCement kilns are used for the pyroprocessing stage of manufacture of portland and other types of hydraulic cement, in which calcium carbonate reacts with silica-bearing minerals to form a mixture of calcium silicates.
William Aspdin
2 linksWilliam Aspdin (23 September 1815 – 11 April 1864) was an English cement manufacturer, and a pioneer of the Portland cement industry.
Alite
2 linksImpure form of tricalcium silicate, Ca3SiO5, sometimes formulated as 3CaO·SiO2 , typically with 3-4% of substituent oxides.
Impure form of tricalcium silicate, Ca3SiO5, sometimes formulated as 3CaO·SiO2 , typically with 3-4% of substituent oxides.
It is the major, and characteristic, phase in Portland cement.