Flashcards
Concrete
Cards in this deck (30)
- 1LimeNon-Hydraulic Binder
- 2gypsumNon-Hydraulic Binder
- 3high alumina cement (HAC)Hydraulic Binder
- 4portland cement (PC)Hydraulic Binder
- 5pulverised fuel ash (PFA)Not a Binder
- 6round granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS)Not a Binder
- 7condensed silica fume (CSF)Not a Binder
- 8Larger Maximum SizeIncreases Workability
- 9Smoother Surface TextureIncreases Workability
- 10Higher Angular ShapeDecrease Workability
- 11Higher Crushing StrengthNo affect on workability
- 12Lower DensityNo affect on workability
- 13AcceleratorIncrease the rate of hardening
- 14RetarderReduce the rate of heat generation
- 15Plasticizermake high-strength concrete
- 16Plasticizermake pumped concrete
- 17pulverised fuel ash (PFA)A waste product from coal-fired power stations used as a partial cement replacement
- 18round granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS)A waste product from steel production used as a partial cement replacement
- 19condensed silica fume (CSF)A waste product from electric-arc furnaces used as a partial cement replacement
- 20BleedingRising water and cement paste in badly designed or placed mixes
- 21SegregationThe constituents of the concrete separate when placed
- 22limeA product of the cement hydration reaction that creates the alkaline environment that protects the reinforcing steel in concrete from corrosion
- 23round granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS)A waste product from steel production used as a partial cement replacement
- 24segregationThe constituents of the concrete separate when placed
- 25compactionRemoval of air following mixing and placing
- 26ShrinkageSurface cracking of green concrete during hardening stage
- 27PC + PFA blended cementenhanced workability
- 28PC + GGBS blended cementenhanced workability
- 29RHPCgain strength at the quickest rate
- 30workabilityThe ease with which concrete can be placed, compacted and finished
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- Engineering Flashcards on Concrete, created by Joshua Adesina on 05/05/2017.
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