Cement definition

Cement means a building material that is produced by heating mixtures of limestone and other minerals or additives at high temperatures in a rotary kiln to form clinker, followed by cooling and grinding with blended additives. Finished cement is a powder used with water, sand, and gravel to make concrete and mortar.

Cement means any form of cement or lime manufactured from calcareous material whether or not any other substance or mineral is added or used in the manufacture of such cement or lime;

Cement means, for the purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 217, Subpart T, a hydraulic cement produced by pulverizing clinker consisting primarily of hydraulic calcium silicates, usually containing one or more of the forms of calcium sulfate as an interground addition.

Examples of Cement in a sentence

• Cement bags shall be stored in separate godown with pucca floor weatherproof roofs and walls.

• Adjustment Calculation Formula for Grey Cement The amount of the contract shall accordingly be adjusted for Cement (OPC/PPC) will be worked out as per the formula given below:-Adjustment for component of “Grey Cement (OPC/PPC)” Vc=Pc X Qc x CI-C1oC1oWhere,Vc= Variation in Cement (OPC/PPC) cost i.e. increase or decrease in the amount inrupees to be paid or recovered.

• Cement contentsActual cement required for the aggregates in concrete to be used shall be determined by laboratory test while designing the concrete mixes.

• Qc= Quantity of Cement (OPC/PPC) used in the works since previous bill.

• Pc= Base price of Cement (OPC/PPC) as mentioned in the Bid Document or if not mentioned then as issued under authority of Engineer-in- Chief, Haryana PWD B&R, Br. Chandigarh valid at the time of the last stipulated of receipt of tender including extension if any.

More Definitions of Cement

Cement means hydraulic cement properly mixed with water.

Cement means any type of bulk or bagged grey cement, including cement clinker;

Cement means a neat Portland or construction cement mixture of not more than seven gallons of water per 94 pound sack of dry cement, or cement slurry which contains bentonite, gypsum, or similar approved additives. [Amended June 12, 2012]

Cement. – means all petroleum industry cements meeting the requirements set forth in "Specifications for Oil Well Cements and Cement Additives", API Standard 10A, January 1974, published by the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, Northwest, Washington DC 20005 (this incorporation does not include any later publications or editions), except as provided in Subpart K.

Cement means a powder-like manufac- tured mineral product, often referred to as “Port- land cement,” used in the manufacture of cement concrete.

Cement means a class A or H neat cement with a minimum weight of 14.5 pounds per gallon, unless the cement contains additives which improve the ability of the cement to provide necessary protection and which maintains a minimum compressive strength of 500 PSI after 72 hours.

Cement is an adhesive solution to hold new materials in place prior to the curing process.