The most significant building material in construction work is cement. Its primary purpose is to bind other concrete substances together to make a composite material that can be moulded into any shape. However, with cement, you give your building or any construction a shape, structure and also strength.
Because cement impacts the quality and durability of concrete, it is extremely important. To ensure that the concrete formed with it performs properly, the cement used in any construction purposes must meet certain requirements. Cement, for example, must be compatible with the other materials in the concrete mix, possess strength-producing qualities, and have the appropriate chemistry for water retention or repellence.
Cement should also attain a certain strength at an early age and maintain that strength throughout its lifetime. Furthermore, cement should be chemically resistant from corrosive soils or ground waters; to sulfates; or to aggressive waters such as salt water or industrial wastes.
Cement, as a component of concrete, must be compatible with the other materials and have the right chemistry for water retention or repellence. The strength, durability, and chemical resistance of cement used in any construction work are all affected by its quality.
Several tests are carried out on cement during the manufacturing process to assure its quality and consistency. Fineness, heat of hydration, soundness, normal consistency, and setting time of mortars prepared with it are among the international standards such as ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) C150 tests. They also examine the resistance of Portland cement mortar to abrasion wear (ASTM C778).
Some cement testing equipment include:
compression test machines
vibration table machines
mortar mixers
volume change gauges
air entrainment meters
Several materials are used in building construction. These include cement, sand etc. Cement is one of the most important ingredients along with aggregates in preparing the concrete. Cement acts as a binding material which forms a matrix in the presence of water and fine aggregates together. Hence it is important to know its physical, chemical and mechanical properties.
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