Title Details: | |
Theory and technology of cement and concrete production |
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Other Titles: |
Processes - Production |
Authors: |
Tsakalakis, Konstantinos G. |
Reviewer: |
Tsakiridis, Petros |
Subject: | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > CEMENTS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > MATERIALS CHEMISTRY > INORGANIC MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > METAL PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > FURNACES, OVENS, KILNS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > REFRACTORIES ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > MINING AND METALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > QUARRY PRODUCTS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY > TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING > MINING AND METALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING > INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS |
Keywords: |
Cement
Cement fineness Cement PSD (particle size distribution) Cement industry Cement plant Cement production Rotary kilns Cement raw materials Raw meal Composite cements Cement clinker or clinker Clinker grinding Refractories Cement hydration Concrete aggregates Aggregates grading Concrete, Beton Cement mortar Cement hydration Concrete aggregates Alternative fuels Chemical admixtures Grinding aids |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
In this textbook the Greek cement industry and, by extension, the concrete production industry are analyzed. The required mineral raw materials for cement production are given, their production methods are described and the mechanical preparation of the raw materials for their conversion into a suitable feed (raw meal) for the clinker production is examined. They also described the necessary preparatory processes (pre-homogenization - storage of raw materials) for producing suitable cement kiln feed. The rotary kilns and the pyro-processing operations performed in the kiln for clinker production are described. Furthermore, the book provides information on the selection of suitable refractory linings for rotary kilns. The Bogue equations used to describe the properties of clinker using the percentage ratio of its phases are then given. Afterwards, the mathematical methods for the determination of the appropriate raw materials proportioning for the production of cement are presented. Also, the size reduction processes in the cement industry are investigated and the equations for the prediction of the energy consumed in grinding are given. The types of cement (common and composite), their uses, the methodology for the production of composite cement and the environmental impact of their production are then analyzed. Reference is also made to the energy requirements for cement production and the heat production in the kiln, as well as to the conventional and alternative fuels in the process. Subsequently, the hydration process, i.e. the chemical behaviour of cement during the production and use of concrete, is discussed, and also the chemical admixtures used in the production and use of concrete are briefly discussed. Then, the production methods of concrete aggregates are examined and the methods of testing the suitability of concrete aggregates and the Greek and international Aggregate Testing Standards are briefly reviewed. Finally, an attempt is made to investigate the environmental aspects of the production and use of cement and concrete.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Skordalaki, Eleftheria |
Graphic Editors: |
Skouloudis, George |
Other contributors: |
Cover image: Natalia Tsakalaki |
Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 09-05-2024 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-618-228-122-2 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-358 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/10953 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Tsakalakis, K. (2024). Theory and technology of cement and concrete production [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-358 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. The Greek cement industry 2. Cement production 3. Rotary kilns 4. Grinding in the cement production process 5. Heat production in the rotary kilns 6. Properties of cement - Bogue equations 7. Determination of the raw mix proportioning in the production of cement clinker 8. Cement hydration 9. European and American standard cements - Composite cements 10. Microscopy of clinker, cement and concrete 11. Cement and concrete aggregates ‒ Production ‒ Properties 12. Aggregates in concrete production 13. Ready-mixed concrete production ‒ General principles 14. Volumetric composition of concrete according to ACI (American Concrete Institute) 15. Chemical admixtures and additives in concrete production ‒ Their action 16. Questions - answers for cement and concrete 17. Case studies - works related to cement, concrete and aggregates |
Number of pages |
416 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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