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CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS (CE 103)
Chapter 5: Cement | 4 Hours | 4 Marks

CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS (CE 103): Cement

An Introduction to Cement Technology

Welcome to Chapter 5 of Civil Engineering Materials (CE 103). This chapter is dedicated to Cement, the most widely used binding material in modern construction.

Cement acts as a cohesive agent that binds aggregates together to form concrete, the backbone of modern infrastructure. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of cement, ranging from its fundamental ingredients to its complex chemical interactions during hydration.

Students will learn about the different types of cement (like Ordinary Portland Cement and Portland Pozzolana Cement), the dry and wet manufacturing processes, and the critical field and laboratory tests used to ensure quality. The module also covers cement clinkers and the role of various admixtures in modifying the properties of cement paste and concrete.

Chapter 5 Syllabus: Cement

Chapter 5: Cement
4 hours
4 Marks

5. Cement (4 hours)

5.1 Fundamentals of cement: ingredients of cement; type and properties of cement; storage, handling and use of cement; characteristics of good cement

5.2 Classification of cements: natural and artificial; different types of cements, their composition, properties and applications (ordinary Portland cement (OPC), rapid hardening cement, slow setting cement, Portland pozzolana cement (PPC), white cement, colored cement)

5.3 Manufacture of ordinary cement: dry manufacturing process; wet manufacturing process

5.4 Tests of cement: field test; laboratory tests (fineness test, consistency test, initial and final setting time test, soundness test, compressive and tensile strength test)

5.5 Cement clinkers: compounds of cement clinkers and their functions in cement

5.6 Hydration of cement and admixtures: function and examples of admixture like water proofers, accelerators, retarders, plasticizers, air entraining agents.

Prepared by: Er. Basant Lekhak
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