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study RAW MATERIALS 3.1 Basic materials The materials used are as follows. i. Aggregates ii. Bituminous iii. Mineral Filler iv. Polythene 3.1.1 Aggregate Aggregate constitutes the granular part in bituminous concrete mixtures which contributes up to 90-95 % of the mixture weight and contributes to most of the load bearing & strength characteristics of the mixture. Hence, the quality and physical properties of the aggregates should be controlled to ensure a good

Architecture is the ongoing romance of my life. I love the smell of wet cement; perhaps even my senses seem to enjoy everything about architecture. I was about 10 years old when my parents started constructing our new house. It was my first tryst with architecture. We took weekly trips to the construction site and I remember being so fascinated with how a few walls and ceilings, an entity so basic, could create spaces so vastly varying and yet so personal. This had now opened up a whole new spectrum

Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) is a stiff mixture of aggregates, cementitious materials, and water with zero slump. RCC is consolidated or compacted in the fresh state by use of a roller with or without vibration. RCC typically is placed with asphalt paving equipment in thicknesses of 4 to 8 inches for pavement application. RCC has gained the attention of the paving industry in recent years and is becoming more popular day by day because of its low cost, rapid construction, and durable performance

The use of tyre- derived aggregate (TDA) was also tested as an aggregate for light rail ballast tracks in the sub ballast layer due to its absorption of impact properties compared to soil. A study proved results revealed that TDA efficiency in terms of vibration reduction was in the range of 17–46 dB when the impact was applied to the ballast and it was in the ranges of 6–32 dB and 6–47 dB while impact locations were on the sleeper and rail, respectively. Overall, it was proven that TDA with the

Green concrete is a revolutionary lopic in the history of concrete industry. This was first invented in Denmark in the year 1998. Green concrete has nothing to do with colour. It is a concept of thinking environment into concrete considering every aspec from raw materials manufacture over mixture design to structural design. construction, and service life. Green concrete is very often also cheap to produce because, for example, waste products are used as a partial substitute for cemenl charges for

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 CONCRETE: Concrete is a composite material formed by combination of cement, fine aggregates, coarse aggregate and water together in a suitable proportion. This mix form easily workable paste known as plastic wet or green concrete. After mixing and placing the concrete in position the cement and water undergoes hardening, the cement paste in this way bind the aggregate like hard mass, which is called concrete. Now a days concrete is used most commonly as a building material because

1.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Compacting Concrete Some advantages of SCC over normal concrete are: • High performance and more calculable quality • Compact and even surface texture • Reduces noise pollution at construction sites • Reduction on site manpower for all operations • Improved durability and high strength • Shorter construction periods • Faster construction since no mechanical vibrators are used • Safer and cleaner working environment • More scope to build different structural

India is a fast developing nation and is considered to be the leader of Developing Economies. Our presence is globally felt in all spheres. We are marching ahead with industrialization and exploring on foreign markets as well. We are also quite aware that our emphasis now is on infrastructural development as this is the fundamental thing for economic growth. We have been seeing a thrust on construction activities, which started feeling the revival after demonetization. Bank rates are now coming

4. What is PPC Cement? What is Pozzolana? Pozzolana is a compounds possessing cement properties formed by silica materials with very little cement properties, reacted with calcium hydroxide at ambient temperature. Pozzolana materials are natural fly ash, volcanic ash; produced by combustion of calcined clay and coal. Any of these materials can be used in preparing Portland Pozzolana Cement. How is Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) manufactured? PPC is produced in two ways: 1. Grinding pozzolana materials

Hydration and expansion mechanisms of expansive additives Abstract Concrete is the most frequency used material in construction industry. However, during its service life, concrete experiences volume changes especially the shrinkage which can lead to cracking and failure of the material. To overcome the cracking problem, expansive additives are widely used to reduce the shrinkage of concrete. In this review, the general background and definition of expansive additives, types of expansive additives