What is Heat of Hydration of Cement: – When Portland cement is mixed with water, heat is liberated. This heat is called the heat of hydration, the result of the exothermic chemical reaction between cement and water. Significance: – The heat generated by the cement’s hydration raises the temperature of concrete. These temperature rises cause […]
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Workability of concrete: – Workability is a property of fresh concrete mixture. Workability means the ease of placement and workable concrete means the concrete which can be placed and can be compacted easily without any segregation. It possesses the property which can be easily placed and mould in to given shape. Significance of workability: –
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Soundness of Cement Soundness of cement can be defined as its ability to retain its volume after hardening. If cement change its volume at the time of setting or hardening then its not sound. This means sound cement doesn’t go or undergoes minimum volume change after hardening. Lime content in cement plays significance role in
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