MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

(A Constituent Institute of MANIPAL UNIVERSITY)

Department of Civil Engineering

MANIPAL - 576 104, Karnataka, India.

Name of the Subject: Building science and Construction Technology (BCT)

Assignment Date: 27.8.2015
Assignment I
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Assume suitable data if not given.

1.Name all costituents of cement clinker. And write formula of each and
write any four points for each constituent.
2.Explain initial and final setting time.Also explain the experiment to findout
the same.
3.Explain any four types of cement and write any two important points of three
types of cement.
4. What is specic gravity?How you will findout the same for aggregates in the
laboratory.?
5.Write explanatory note on various classifications of aggregates .

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