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Title Details:
Theory and technology of cement and concrete production
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.
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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