9. Characteristics and uses of cements
Today's cement industry offers users a wide range of cements with well-defined characteristics, adapted to specific fields of use.
The wide range of strengths, types and speeds of setting and hardening are a response to the very diverse uses to which concrete is put on building sites or in factories, in construction or civil engineering.
Climatic imperatives and resistance to aggressive agents are just some of the parameters that must be taken into account when choosing the most appropriate cement.
To make this choice, it is important to know the specific characteristics of the different cement categories specified in the standards.
It should be emphasized that when we speak of the strength of cements, we are referring to values specified in the standard.
The strength...
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Characteristics and uses of cements
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Standards
- Hydraulic binders – Common cements – Composition, specifications and conformity criteria [Cancelled September 7, 2015] - NF P15-301 - Juin 1994
- Hydraulic binders – Cements for tropical use – Composition, specifications and compliance criteria - NF P15-302 - Septembre 2006
- Hydraulic binders – Masonry cements – Composition, specifications and compliance criteria [Cancelled June 18, 2016] - NF P15-307 - Décembre 2000 ...
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