 Form temporarily a plastic paste; easily

molded or deformed;
 Will harden or set to a rigid mass
 Most important group of cementitious
materials in construction
 Made by blending and processing several raw
materials
Calcareous: limestone, sea shells, marl
Siliceous/silicous/aluminous: sand, clay,
shale, slate
Iron compounds: iron ore, mill scale
Calcareous: limestone, sea shells, marl
Siliceous/silicous/aluminous: sand, clay, shale,
slate
Iron compounds: iron ore, mill scale
Depends on the raw materials (manufacturing
process): fine-ground (lighter); coarse (darker)
Raw materials: contains small amounts of
impurities (alkalies)
TYPE I: for general use when special properties
are not required (resistance to sulfate attack)
for structural work, bridges, pavements,
concrete masonry units
TYPE IA: Type I with air-entraining additives
incorporated during the manufacturing process
air entrainment: improves resistance to freeze-
thaw cycles of concrete mix
TYPE II: generates less heat and at a slower rate
during hydration process than Type I; provides
moderate resistance to sulfate attack
used in structures of considerable size (large
piers, heavy abutments) to minimize detrimental
effects of heat of hydration
used in structures in contact with water
TYPE IIA: Type II with air-entraining additives
incorporated during the manufacturing process
TYPE III: where high strength is desired at early
periods within a week or less
TYPE IIIA: air-entrained Type III cement
TYPE IV: where low heat of hydration is desired;
develops strength at a much slower rate than
Type I
massive structures (gravity dams)
TYPE V: when high resistance to sulfate attack is
desired; gains strength at a slower rate than
Type I
White Cement: decorative architectural concrete;
stucco; cement paint; white or pigmented grout
Portland blast-furnace slag cement: in general
construction when special properties are not
required
granulated blast-furnace slag interground with
cement clinker (blending the two)
Portland-pozzolan cement:
intergrinding/blending Portland cement or
Portland blast-furnace slag with pozzolan
Pozzolan: should not be used where special
characteristics attributable to Portland-pozzolan
cement are required
Masonry Cement: mixture of Portland cement, air-
entraining additives, plasticizers, and other
supplemental materials
Block cement: similar to Type III
Expansive cement: inhibit shrinkage of concrete;
minimize cracking; self-stressing cement in
prestressed concrete work
Gun plastic cement: compressed air guns/pumps
Oil-well cement: sealing oil wells
Pipe cement: centrifugally spun pipe
Plastic cement: mortar, cement plaster, stucco
Regulated set cement: fast setting