HOW GOOD ARE OUR INDIAN CEMENTS

As portland cement is a mixture of calcareous and argillaceous materials burnt at a temperature of about 1500 deg C, finely pulverised and cooled to ambient temperature, it is evident that the quality of the cement manufactured is a function of chemical ingredients present in the raw materials, the temperature of burning, extent and quality of pulverisation and the cooling gradient. Variations in particle size, texture and colour are visibly perceptible in samples of cement available from the factory. The results are discussed of chemical analysis tests carried out on cement samples, suspected of being of inferior quality, to corroborate field, physical and strength tests. (TRRL)

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  Indian & Eastern Engineer Company Limited

  Piramal Mansion, 235 Drive D Naoroji Road
  Bombay 400001, Maharashtra,   India 
• Authors:
  • Oza, P P
• Publication Date: 1983-7

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 319-322
• Serial:
  • Indian & Eastern Engineer
  • Volume: 125
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Indian & Eastern Engineer Company Limited
  • ISSN: 0019-4352

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calcareous soils; Cement; Chemical analysis; Clay soils; Comminution; Grain size; Manufactures; Portland cement; Pozzolan; Quality control; Samples; Strength of materials; Temperature; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Geographic Terms: India
• Old TRIS Terms: Argillaceous soils
• ITRD Terms: 4758: Cement; 7163: Chemical analysis; 8045: India; 3647: Manufacture; 4185: Pozzolan; 9063: Quality; 6251: Sample (mater); 5544: Strength (mater); 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00388933
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM