History of Cement: Portland cement is one of the components used to make concrete, which is the most widely used construction material on earth. Concrete comes as the secondary consumed material in the world, noting that the first material is water. This article walks you through the development of cement throughout the history. Introduction Hydraulic …
How to adjust concrete slump in field? Â Concrete is a material whose properties can vary with even tiny changes in the properties of constituent materials or the surrounding environments conditions. One of these properties is slump; the adjustment of slump is considered a fact in the life of concrete contractors and they should know how …
In this article, we would have a look on the different types of concrete. There are different classification systems to categorize the types of concrete including, for example, the unit weight, compressive strength and what additives exist in the mixture. Let us overview the three basic classification systems. Classification According to the Unit Weight Based …
This article is for people who would like to know some introduction on concrete. Concrete is basically a mixture of four ingredients namely, cement, water, fine aggregate, and coarse aggregate. The amount of each component or in other word the mixture ratio of each component is determined based on multiple factors including the type of …
 So you are an engineer and you would like to select a certain concrete mixture over a group of designs. Deciding which materials to use at what percentages is a process that depends on various criteria. The end goal is to optimize the mixture design to produce a concrete that achieves all the required properties …
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. Even some statistics mentioned that concrete is the secondly consumed material on earth and the first is water. Look on your house, street, or anywhere and you will find concrete some where. What is Concrete? Concrete is a man-made material (of course) that has …
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Silica fume is added to concrete during the mixing process a long with the normal components such as cement, water, fine sand and coarse aggregate. Adding silica fume to concrete significantly enhances the properties of concrete both in the fresh and hardened states. Named a property of concrete? Yes, probably silica fume will enhance that …