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RAPID-STRENGTHENING CEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cement Industry
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
DEF

[A cement] made mainly of lime and alumina with very little silica.

CONT

Rapid-hardening cement has a high tricalcium silicate content which [contributes towards a high early strength.]

CONT

The principal hydraulic cements are: ... aluminous, or high-alumina, cement, which consists mainly of calcium aluminates and is quick-strengthening ...

Key term(s)
  • rapid-strengthening cement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cimenterie
  • Fabrication du béton
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
DEF

Ciment caractérisé par l'obtention d'une résistance élevée dans une délai très court.

CONT

Le ciment alumineux est à prise lente, mais à durcissement rapide.

OBS

Voir aussi «ciment à prise rapide».

Spanish

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