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What is Portland Cement and How is it Used in Construction

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What is Portland Cement The Portland Cement is a particular type of cementing material used in building construction. This blend, when subjected to water, hardens up and when it is hard, mimics the portland stone in color. The Portland Stone is found in quarries in Portland, Dorset in England initially.

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Different grades of Ordinary Portland cement

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Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC) is extensively utilized in the construction sectors as primary component for developing concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grouts. Ordinary Portland Cement is graded on the basis of its strength. Grades of Ordinary Portland Cement - The following grades of OPC are available: 1.

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Types of Concrete Blocks

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Introduction of Concrete Blocks. Concrete blocks are widely known as Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) This type of concrete blocks have some advantages with compare to brick and stone masonry blocks. This concrete blocks may be solid in shape or hollow. Also, read: What Is Concrete | 31 Different Types of Concrete.

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STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

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Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame. Use of Precast Concrete for Floors: Each year the industry makes about 5 million square meters of precast floor slabs. Structural frames are mainly used for offices, car parks and retail developments.

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REPAIR OF POST CONCRETING DEFECTS IN STRUCTURES

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Cleanliness: when repairing concrete, care must be taken to remove any dirt or dust that will prevent the repair concrete bonding with the parent concrete. Cleanliness: when repairing concrete, care must be taken to remove any dirt or dust that will prevent the repair concrete bonding with the parent concrete.

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The process for estimating Cement, Sand and Aggregate Quantity in Concrete

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This construction video provides detailed methods for estimating the quantity of cement, sand and aggregate in cement concrete to figure out the cost of all the materials. In this video, the volume of PCC to be prepared is taken as 10 cubic meter that is to be completed with M15 grade of concrete in the ratio of 1:2:4.

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COMPOSITION OF REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE (RPC)

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It is new technique involved in the civil engineering.Reactive powder concrete in made by replacing the conventional sand and aggregate by grounded quartz less than300 micron size, silica fume, synthesized precipitated silica ,steel fibers about 1 cm in length and 180 micron in diameter.

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