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    AR8521 Building Materials and Construction - Iv: Unit I Introduction To Cement and Concrete

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    The document discusses the properties of cement in its three states: dry, wet, and hardened. In the dry state, cement is a smooth grayish-green powder without lumps. In the wet state before setting, cement darkens in color and becomes a soft plastic paste that is easily workable. In the hardened state after setting, cement lightens in color as the hydration process occurs, forming compounds that cause cement to cure and set into a solid material.

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    The document discusses the properties of cement in its three states: dry, wet, and hardened. In the dry state, cement is a smooth grayish-green powder without lumps. In the wet state before setting, cement darkens in color and becomes a soft plastic paste that is easily workable. In the hardened state after setting, cement lightens in color as the hydration process occurs, forming compounds that cause cement to cure and set into a solid material.

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    AR8521

    BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION - IV

    UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO CEMENT


    AND CONCRETE (12)
    PROPERTIES OF CEMENT

    • Dry State:
    – Smooth powder (particle size in microns) without
    lumps
    – Specific gravity about 3.15 - sinks in water
    – Greyish Green - Uniform colour
    – Cool and uniform when touched, fineness - 2250
    mm2/gm of specific surface
    PROPERTIES OF CEMENT

    • Wet state: before setting


    – Colour darkens
    – Plastic (soft paste) before setting - Moulds /
    Formwork - Easily workable
    – Initial setting time not < 30 minutes, Final setting
    time not > 10 hours
    PROPERTIES OF CEMENT

    • Hardened state: after setting


    – Colour lightens
    • Hydration process: chemical reaction
    – Heat of Hydration - Curing
    – Setting - products of setting:
    • Tri-calcium silicate - 3CaO SiO2
    • Di-calcium silicate - 2CaO SiO2
    • Tri-calcium aluminates - 3CaO Al2O3
    • Tetra-calcium alumino ferrite - 4CaO Al2O3 Fe2O3
    PROPERTIES OF CEMENT

    • Dry State:

    • Wet state:

    • Hardened State:
    ATTENDANCE LINK

    https://meet.google.com/rjg-ugzq-hyw

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