AR8521

BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION - IV

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO CEMENT

AND CONCRETE (12)
 INTRODUCTION TO CEMENT AND CONCRETE

Cement and concrete as building materials. Brief history of their

use through examples. Composition, manufacture, properties,
types and uses of cement. Tests for cement. Introduction to
cement mortar and plastering and their composition. Concrete
and its composition. Mix design. Nature of aggregates for mix
including classification, sources, shape, size, grading, sampling
and analysis. Proportioning, water-cement ratio, workability.
Stages in concrete construction- formwork, mixing, placing,
curing. Cement and concrete finishes including roughcast, dry
dash, textured, stucco. Water proofing and damp proofing of
concrete. Understanding of product literature. Site visits with
documentation in the form of sketches/ photos
 CEMENT AND CONCRETE AS BUILDING MATERIALS

Concrete:
• The most used material after water – 1 ton per human
• Concrete means; solid / material / mixture
• Concrete consists of fillers and binder
• Concrete generally consists of cement, coarse and fine
aggregates and water.
• A fourth ingredient called ‘admixtures’ is used to
modify certain specific properties of the concrete mix in
fresh and hardened states.
• Cement - binder material
 BRIEF HISTORY OF CEMENT AND CONCRETE

• Concrete mix of various binders and fillers is being used

over centuries. Early civilizations like Romans, used lime
with pozzolanic materials in concrete mixes
• Modern day Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) was
invented in UK. In hardened state, it was similar looking
to locally available stone in Portland area. Hence
ordinary cement is called Portland Cement
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