Category: Concrete technology

There are six basic stages of cement manufacturing process. Stage 1:Raw Material Extraction/Quarry The raw cement ingredients needed for the production of cement are limestone (calcium), sand and clay (silicon, aluminum, iron), slate, fly ash, inlays and bauxite. The mineral rocks are extracted and crushed into smaller pieces of approximately 6 inches. The secondary crushers…

Cement is a very useful binding material in construction. The applications of cement in various fields of construction have made it a very important civil engineering material. Some of the numerous functions of cement are detailed below. It is used in mortars for plaster, masonry, notes, etc. It is used to make joints of drains…

Cement is the most important building materials it is a binding agent that sets and hardens to adhere to building units like stones, bricks, tiles and many more. Cement generally refer as a very fine powder substance very chiefly made up of limestone (calcium), sand or clay (silicon), aluminum and iron ore and may include shells,…