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   cement

   /sɪˈmɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.
   • ▪ concrete.
   • ▪ a soft glue that hardens on setting: "tile cement"
   • ▪ a factor or element that unites a group of people: "trust is the cement that holds organizations together"
   • ▪ a substance for filling cavities in teeth: "dental cement"
   • ▪ a thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw.
   • ▪ the material which binds particles together in sedimentary rock.

   verb

   • 1. fix with cement: "wooden posts were cemented into the ground"
   • ▪ settle or establish firmly: "the two firms are expected to cement an agreement soon"
   • ▪ (of a material) bind (particles) together in sedimentary rock: "the original quartz grains were cemented by authigenic quartz"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cementer noun

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   6 days ago · Gypsum, common sulfate mineral of great commercial importance, composed of hydrated calcium sulfate. It occurs in extensive beds associated with other evaporite minerals, particularly in Permian and Triassic sedimentary formations; it is deposited from ocean brine, followed by anhydrite and halite.

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   6 days ago · Concrete is a mixture of cement, aggregate and water. The discussion can get complicated as so many people interchange the words cement and concrete. Think of the cement as one of the...

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   3 days ago · The use of asbestos became increasingly widespread toward the end of the 19th century when its diverse applications included fire-retardant coatings, concrete, bricks, pipes and fireplace cement, heat-, fire-, and acid-resistant gaskets, pipe insulation, ceiling insulation, fireproof drywall, flooring, roofing, lawn furniture, and ...

5. www.engineersdaily.com › 2016 › 04Explained: Concrete Mixed Proportioning Methods - Engineersdaily

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   4 days ago · The process of relative proportions of cement, sand, coarse aggregate and water, so as to obtain a concrete of desired quality is known as the proportioning of concrete. The proportions of coarse aggregate, cement and water should be such that the resulting concrete has the following properties:

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   3 days ago · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Define Cement, Key Ingredients in Cement, Chemical Composition of Cement? and more.

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   Apr 27, 2023 · Silica fume is a byproduct of producing silicon metal or ferrosilicon alloys. One of the most beneficial uses for silica fume is in concrete. Because of its chemical and physical properties, it is a very reactive pozzolan.

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   6 days ago · Concrete construction is a complex process that involves several activities, from hatching and mixing the ingredients to pouring fresh concrete into forms and curing the new construction. There are several factors that might influence the quality of the final product in this process, that is, the built structure.