Types of Cement :-

Cement :-

In this Blog I will give you some basic knowledge on Types of cement & it's Use...So it's very important for a student , Who faced an interview & a site engineer also.Without cement construction work is Incomplete, It play a vital role on any types of construction.

• Density of Cement -1440kg/㎥
• kg in 1 bag of cement - 50 kg 

Ultratech Portland Cement 

what is cement ?

• It is a binding material with Fine mineral powder, Which is use on construction.

Types of cement & It's Use / purpose :- 

1. Ordinary Portland Cement (o.p.c)
2. Rapid Hardening Portland Cement
3. Sulphate Resisting Cement
4. Low Heat Cement
5. Quick Setting Cement
6. Portland Pozzolana Cement (p.p.c)
7. High Alumina Cement 
8. Colored Cement
9. White Ordinary Portland Cement(w.o.p.c)
10. Air Entraining Cement
11. Hydrophobic Cement
12. Expansive Cement 

Ordinary portland Cement

1. Ordinary Portland Cement :- Commonly used for all types of Construction work. mainly it used in residential building construction work in which special types of cement not required.
2. Rapid Hardening Cement :- It types of cement used where high strength construction work   is required first.Like[ road pavement works,precast concrete casting (Beams, Columns etc)].
3. Sulphate Resisting Cement :- when concrete is Direct contact with the soil ( Which have high sulphate content).Like [Pile foundation ,in coastal area works, Sewage & water treatment plants] etc.
4. Low Heat Cement :- In this Types of cement used in mass construction (dam) & also high resisting area .Like [marine construction ,Retaining wall concrete].
5. Quick Setting Cement :- In this type of cement is used where the setting time of cement is done quickly mean while the work should be done quickly.Like [in under water construction, in cold & rainy weather condition].
6. Portland pozzolana cement :- This type of cement is very cheap & affordable .It gains high compressive strength .It mainly used in building construction where strength required with age.
7. High Alumina Cement :- This cement is used in construction of refinery factory or other workshop type of structure .
8. Colored Cement :- This type of cement is used where it is required for floor finishing & Artificial marbol.
9. White ordinary port land cement :- This types of cement is used as base coat before painting & to cover the hairline cracks on concrete surface to give smooth finish.
10. Air Entraining Cement :-   This type of cement is used to fillup the gap or crack in concrete ( to repairing )which produces excessive amount of water after the casting .
11. Hydrophobic Cement :- It is useful wet climatic conditions like when cement is stored for longer duration in wet climatic conditions.
12. Expansive Cement :- This types of cement is expands & increases in volume while setteled . used to avoid the shrinkage of concrete.Like used in hydraulic structures.