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AGGREGATES Types Classification AGGREGATES Aggregates are the inert materials mixed with binding material like cement, lime or mud in the preparation of mortar or concrete. NECESSITY OF AGGREGATES To avoid cracking, shrinkage and to improve work-ability. To reduce the cost Continue reading AGGREGATES Types Classification
Grout Plastering Pointing GROUT It is a cement mortar of fluid consistency. For repairs of cracks or fissures it is injected under pressure into the cracks. It also may be injected in the soil so as to increase its bearing Continue reading Grout Plastering Pointing
Mortar types and uses MORTAR Mortar may be defined as a paste formed by mixing binding material, fine aggregate and water in specific proportions. This paste hardens on drying and binds the bricks, stones or concrete blocks together. USES OF Continue reading Mortar types and uses
Cement Composition Cement A cementis a binder, a substance used in construction that sets and hardens and can bind other materials together. The most important types of cement are used as a component in the production of mortar in masonry, and of concrete, which is Continue reading Cement Composition