Hydraulic cement is a binding material that is crucial in modern construction since it provides the basis for creating structures that are durable and reliable. “Hydraulic” is a term that was used to describe cement
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Blast Furnace Slag This article is for the discussion of blast furnace slag; how it is made, what are the types, and a lot more information.But let us start the story from the beginning by
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Nanotechnology in Civil Engineering Recently, we started to hear the term “Nanotechnology” more frequently than we used to. Nanotechnology and its applications in construction and civil engineering are getting popular due to the breakthroughs that
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Antifreeze Admixtures for Concrete Casting concrete in cold weather is a difficult challenge that face contractors every year. Cold weather concreting refers to performing the construction activities in cold weather. These construction activities include placement,
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Normal concrete consists of cement paste that holds the aggregate particles together. The cement paste itself is made by mixing cement and water. When it comes to air entrainment in concrete, We add an additional
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What are Phase Changing Materials? Phase Changing Materials (PCMs) are a combination of sensible-and-latent thermal energy storage materials which can store energy and emit it in the form of heat based on its solidifying and
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