Rice husk ash (RHA) plays two roles in concrete constructions. The first role is using rice husk as a substitute for Portland cement which leads to the reduction of the cost of concrete, and the other role is as an ...
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Magnesium Phosphate Cement: Characteristics and Advantages
Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) hardens rapidly and gains high strength in a short time, ranging about several hours to the level of normal strength of ordinary Portland cement concrete. The magnesium phosphate cement binder is produced from the reaction between ...
Economy of High Performance Lightweight Concrete
Purpose of high performance lightweight concrete utilization is to reduce cost or enhance functionality of the structure or the combination thereof. The economy of high performance lightweight concrete is discussed. One might argue that, the production of high performance lightweight ...
Applications of High Performance Lightweight Concrete
High performance lightweight concrete is produced by carefully mixing specified amount of cement, sand, lightweight aggregate, different pozzolans such as fly ash, silica fume, shale, metakaolin, calcined clay and superplasticizer. Various applications of high performance lightweight concrete are discussed. Fig.1: ...
Heat Resistant Concrete or Refractory Concrete -Installation and Applications
Heat resistant concrete or refractory concrete have properties of handling extreme temperatures. Installation and applications of heat resistant refractory concrete is discussed.
Shotcrete or Sprayed Concrete or Gunite -Properties, Materials, Uses
Sprayed concrete is also called as gunite or shotcrete is used for rapid concrete construction. Properties, materials and applications of sprayed concrete is discussed.
Process of Sprayed Concrete Mix -Methods, Equipments And Advantages
Sprayed concrete mix process consists of dry mix and wet mix. Methods, equipments and advantages of these mix processes of sprayed concrete is discussed.
Foam Concrete -Materials, Properties, Advantages and Production Methods
Foamed concrete is a lightweight concrete consisting of foam. Materials, properties, advantages and production methods of foamed concrete is discussed.