Cement

Switch on your television, chances are that you would run into a cement advertisement. Same hold good for a magazine or a newspaper. Cement has come a long way from being the ugly grey powder sold in plastic bags. Today they have become a brand by themselves. More and more consumers are looking for information on the Internet about cements.

 

Cement is the adhesive which holds the construction material such as bricks and tiles. But more importantly it is the largest contributor to the modern miracle we refer to as concrete.

We would not be touching on too many details in this post. After all, as with all other topics, we are now in the “grazing the field” mode. The article hopes to create awareness on this subject of cements along with a few details on choosing the grade.

Types of Cement

Broadly speaking there are two categories of cement

1. Ordinary Portland cement
2. Blended/composite cement

Portland cement

This type of cement is prepared by grinding clinker along with gypsum. This is available in several grades such as 33, 43, and 53. This type of cement can be used for all normal work.

Blended/composite cement

In this type of cement, high-quality clinker is inter-ground with gypsum and a performance enhancing cementitious material such as slag or Pozzolana. It comprises Portland slag cement or Fly-ash-based Portland Pozzolana cement. It may be used in all general construction such as concreting, brick joining, plaster and special construction. It gives the concrete better long-term strength and durability.

Sub Category