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Quality of Cement
Quality of Cement
INTRODUCTION
used to support human civilization specially for development since many decades
Calcareous materials
Compounds of Ca and Mg
Argillaceous materials
mainly silica, alumina, and oxides of iron
Auxiliary components
machinery for cement production
High Quality Cement
Easily workable
Good moisture-resistant
Manufacture of Cement
mining of raw materials like limestone and clay, which are then ground into a fine
powder
heating in a cement kiln to a sintering temperature as high as 1450 °C.
the clinker is ground in a cement mill into a fine powder
combined with gypsum
After mixing water and aggregates with the powdered cement concrete for
construction is created.
Tests for determining quality of cement
Fineness test
Density of cement is known
More the density higher the cement quality
Strength test
After few months of setting of cement, the strength of cement is checked
Colour test of the cement
Uniform grey colour cement has higher quality than that of the cement
having non uniform colour
Lump test
In cement, lumps are formed due to the absorption of moisture. Lumps
formation denotes low quality of cement.
Conclusion
Ensures the logical use of the available materials after testing their properties and
reducing the cost