Questions and Answers
What is the main characteristic of hydraulic cement?
It becomes adhesive through a chemical reaction with water
Which mineral phase of the clinker is responsible for the setting and hardening of hydraulic cements?
C3S: tricalcium silicate (3CaO·SiO2)
What is the temperature at which limestone and clay are heated to produce ordinary Portland cement (OPC)?
1,450 °C
What is mixed with clinker to produce ordinary Portland cement (OPC)?
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What process leads to the setting and hardening of cement, resulting in transformation into a solidified strong mass?
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