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Ordinary Portland cement is suitable. As per IRC 21, Portland Pozzolana Cement is limited for Plain Concrete only.
Portland cement.
Concrete actually contains cement as well as sand and gravel. We say "cement concrete" because cement is an ingredient in concrete. And because the cement is what binds together the sand and gravel that make up the concrete.
PCC stands for: Portland Cement Concrete.
Oliff Neil Olson has written: 'Development of a Portland cement concrete of high dielectric strength' -- subject(s): Portland cement, Concrete
Concrete is what you make a sidewalk from. To make concrete, you mix Portland cement, sand, gravel (aggregate) and water. The cement holds the aggregate together.
Ordinary Portland cement is the most common cement used in the world, made from stucco, concrete, mortar and other materials. Slag cement is usually mixed with Portland cement and is the substance leftover after metal has been smelted from raw ore.
Kenneth H. McGhee has written: 'Portland cement concrete resurfacing' -- subject(s): Concrete Pavements, Maintenance and repair, Materials, Overlays, Pavements, Pavements, Concrete, Portland cement
Pcc = portland cement concrete or pre cast concrete
Hydration in concrete provides the means with which to mix Portland cement and the aggregates.
Concrete is the collective noun for water, Portland Cement, aggregates and air.
Concrete has Portland cement in it. Portland cement is finely ground limestone that is baked until there is no water in it at all. After concrete is poured, the water in it starts chemically combining with the Portland cement, slowly turning it back into limestone . . . sort of. After 3 days, the concrete is hard enough to use . . . walking on or driving on with a light car, but it takes 28 days for concrete to harden to its full rated strength so it is usable in building, bridges, and so on.