Civil Engineering Quiz: Properties and Characteristics of Concrete In the learning process, educators say “knowledge is treasure but practice is the key.” The value of practice is huge. It is the only way to become
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Weight of Cement Bags in Different Countries: Cement is a dry powder (usually gray in color) prepared by the calcination of clay and lime. Cement is a binder material. When water is added to cement,
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How to Calculate Volume of 25 kg & 50 kg Cement Bags? Calculating the Volume of Cement Bags What is cement? Cement is a dry powder (usually gray in color) prepared by the calcination of
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If you are working with concrete, you may be then familiar with the term “Water-to-Cement Ratio”, or sometimes called “water-to-binder ratio” or “water-to-cementitious materials ratio”. If not or you are interested in what these terms
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No doubt, concrete can be considered the most used construction material used on earth. It is solid, versatile, durable and most importantly, cheap. But, their is just a major problem with concrete and it is
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The earliest contemporary use of lightweight concrete (LWC) dates all the way back to 1917, when the an American Corporation began constructing ships using this combination owing to its excellent strength and performance. LWC has
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Concrete is the most widely used man-made material today on earth, with portland cement being the most common type of binder used in its production. Cement-based materials gain their strength and other properties through the process
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You do not have to be a concrete guru to understand “carbonation“. This article simply explains the process of carbonation and shows how easily it is for home owners to know the effect of carbon
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