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What is the hydration of cement?

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The raw material used for manufacture of cement are limestone and clay. They are ground to form very fine powder and then converted to slurry. The slurry is baked at very high temperature to form granular mass called kilnker. The kilnker is ground and mixed with powdered gypsum to form cement.

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Making of Cement and Concrete are two separate and distinct processes! I would suggest, Manufacture of Portland Cement and Mix Designs for Concretes would be a much more appropriate category for this question!

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Portland cement is made in a process of hydration, but reactions behind this process are only partly understood. Cement sets when mixed with water by way of a complex series of chemical reactions. The constituents slowly crystallise. Carbon dioxide is slowly absorbed to convert the Ca(OH)2 into calcium carbonate. The immersion in warm water will speed up setting. Also gypsum is added as an inhibitor to prevent flash setting.

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There are two types of production of cement process,

1. Dry process
2. Wet process

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There are two process in making of cement,

  1. Dry process
  2. Wet process.
Wet process of cement process is widely adopted.
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Fine grained material used in cement?

The fineness of cement has an important bearing on the rate of hydration and hence onthe rate of gain of strength and also on the rate of evolution of heat. Finer cement offers agreater surface area for hydration and hence faster the development of strength.


Why does concrete harden?

A chemical reaction which is called hydration between the cement & water (also called 'curing') and which takes TIME mostly, it can still be hardening a hundred years later!


What are the causes of unsoundness of cement?

Unsoundness is caused by a increase in volume (eg due to hydration products) which occurs after the cement paste has set. The larger particles in coarse cement continue to hydrate well after the rest of the paste has set around them. Therefore any subsequent volume increases cannot be absorbed by the plasticity of the paste, and expansive cracking may occur.


What are bogues compounds?

Tricalcium silicate(C3S) ALITE (gives early strength to cement....heat of hydration is 120 cal/gm) Dicalcium silicate(C2S) BELITE (gives later strength ie after 7 days...less heat of hydration) Tricalcium aluminate(C3A) CELITE (gives INITIAL strength...high heat of hydration ...320 cal/g) Tetracalcium alumino ferrite(C4AF), FELITE (very high heat of hydration) - K @ $ ! civil engineering... GITAM UNIVERSITY


Can the use of excessive cement in concrete be harmful?

Yes. Cement will increase the heat of hydration. Than can have effects on curling slabs, better shorter-term streght at the expense of long-term strength, increased costs, increase water demand to name a few. Best put the right amount in for the job.

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When cement is allowed to set why does it give off heat?

The hydration of cement is an exothermic reaction. Three exothermic reactions are important: - hydration of gypsum and tricalciumaluminate - hydration of dicalciumsilicate - hydration of tricalciumsilicate


Meaning of hydration in concrete?

Hydration in concrete provides the means with which to mix Portland cement and the aggregates.


What happens when you mix water with cement?

Cement reacts with water (this reaction is known as hydration).


Why is gypsum added to Portland cement?

Gypsum is added to portland cement to retard C3A hydration


What is the cement hydration?

Hydration process is a chemical reaction takes place between cement and water.Heat of evolution takes place.C3A > C3S > C4AF > C2SC3S + H2O ------> Ca(OH)2On account of hydration certain products are formed which have adhesive and cementing value.


What does the fineness of the cement indicate?

That indicates higher hydration rate of the cement , thus faster to achieve the desired resistance.


What are the components of concrete?

cement fine aggregates and course aggregates and water for the hydration of cement are the main component of plain cement concrete. and for RCC M-S bars are used with these component.


Fine grained material used in cement?

The fineness of cement has an important bearing on the rate of hydration and hence onthe rate of gain of strength and also on the rate of evolution of heat. Finer cement offers agreater surface area for hydration and hence faster the development of strength.


When does hydration in concrete start?

As soon as the Cement comes into contact with water. This will start as soon as the cement and aggregates come into contact unless the aggregates have been dried of all surface water.


How would you describe the process of concrete setting?

Concrete setting is initiated by a process called hydration. Rather than the concrete just 'drying out', the hydration process involves the water added to the materials (stone, sand & cement) reacting with the cement. The water reacts with calcium in the cement to form an alkali paste which bonds the materials together. Adding too little water means not enough cement hydrates to set properly, but too much will cause separation of the materials.


What are the bogues compounds in cement?

Tricalcium silicate(C3S) ALITE (gives early strength to cement....heat of hydration is 120 cal/gm) Dicalcium silicate(C2S) BELITE (gives later strength ie after 7 days...less heat of hydration) Tricalcium aluminate(C3A) CELITE (gives INITIAL strength...high heat of hydration ...320 cal/g) Tetracalcium alumino ferrite(C4AF), FELITE (very high heat of hydration) - K @ $ ! civil engineering... GITAM UNIVERSITY


Does cement have hydrogen in it?

No,it does not haveAt the time of hydration hydroxyl particles are formed.Major componenets i.e., Bogue's componenets does not have any hydrogen particles.