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BMC Cement Lec-2
BMC Cement Lec-2
BMC - Cement
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SSC JE CE – Building Materials & Construction
Building Materials & Construction
Manufacturing of Cement
The manufacture procedures of Portland cement is
described below:
1. Mixing of raw material
2. Burning
3. Grinding
4. Storage and packaging
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Manufacturing of Cement
The major raw materials used in the manufacture
of cement are Calcium, Silica, Iron and Aluminum.
Grinding Mill
Temperature
Rotary Klin
1400 – 1500°C
Clinker
Clinker Grinding
Gypsum
Mill
Cement Silos
Slurry of Mix
Temperature
Rotary Klin
1400 – 1500°C
Clinker
Clinker Grinding
3% Gypsum
Mill
Cement Silos
Manufacturing of Cement
There are two methods : Wet
Criteria Dry Process
Process
1. Dry Process
Fuel Consumption Less More
2. Wet Process Quality Inferior Superior
Test in Cement
1. Fineness Test
1. Sieve Test
RHC Cement 5%
PPC Cement 5%
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Test in Cement
1. Fineness Test
2. Air Permeability Test (Blaine’s Apparatus)
Test in Cement
1. Fineness Test
2. Air Permeability Test
Fineness
Type of Cement
(Minimum )
OPC Cement 225 m2/kg
RHC Cement 325 m2/kg
LHC Cement 325 m2/kg
PPC Cement 300 m2/kg
SSC Cement 400 m2/kg
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Test in Cement
1. Consistency Test
• This test is performed to find the moisture content which is
require to produce cement paste of standard consistency.
Test in Cement
1. Consistency Test
2. Initial & Final Setting Time Test
Test in Cement
1. Consistency Test
1. Unsoundness Due to Lime (Le-Chatlier’s Apparatus)
• Prepare a paste by adding 0.78 times the cement required
to give a paste of standard consistency.
Test in Cement
1. Consistency Test
2. Unsoundness Due to Magnesia (AutoClave Apparatus)
• This test is sensitive to both lime and magnesia. Characteristic OPC
• In order to perform this test mould of size 25mm × 25 mm Autoclave Expansion, Max 0.8%
× 250 mm
Test in Cement
1. Consistency Test
3. Compressive Strength test (Cube = 70.5mm)
• Prepare a paste by adding (P/4 + 3)% times the Cement
required to give a paste of standard consistency.
Test in Cement
IS 269
Types of Cement
Types of
Cement
Sulphate
High Alumina Hydrophobic Quick Setting Super Sulphated Low Heat
OPC PPC RHC Extra RHC Resisting
Cement Cement Cement Cement Cement
Cement
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Types of Cement
1. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
• Ordinary Portland Cement is used for general construction
purposes where special properties are not required.
• This cement has great resistance to cracking and shrinkage
but less resistance to chemical attacks.
• They Come in 3 Grades :
• OPC 33
• OPC 43
• OPC 53
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IS Code (269 : 2015) 269 269 269
Setting Time
Initial Setting Time , Min 30 min 30 min 30 min
Final Setting Time, Max 10 Hours 10 Hours 10 Hours
Le-Characteristic Expansion , Max 10mm 10mm 10mm