Physical Test of Cement Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• concrete: mixture of cement, water and aggregates
• hydration: cement reacts chemically with water
• pozzolan: possesses little or no cementitious value
• fineness: affects the rate of hydration, the finer the cement, the faster the strength development takes place
• permeability: _ cell shall consist of a rigid cylinder 12.70 + 0.10mm in inside diameter
• initial: _ set is the time which elapses before the paste ceases to be fluid and plastic
• soundness: a physical property tested by determining the ability of a hardened cement paste to retain its volume after setting
• air: _ content of freshly mixed mortar is the volume of air (or other gas) voids in a freshly mixed cement mortar
• compressive: _ strength is the maximum load sustained by standard specimen when subjected to a crushing force
• filter: type of paper used in air permeability test
• consistency: normal _ is used to determine the amount of water to prepare hydraulic cement pastes for testing
• final: _ set is the required time for the paste to harden to a certain degree
• autoclave: consists of a high-pressure steam vessel provided with a thermometer well
• clinker: formed during incipient fusion
• gypsum: it can stabilize and control the rate of hydration
• hydraulic: _ cement hardens when there is a chemical reaction between a hydrous cement powder and water
• grab: a cement sample secured from a conveyor, from bulk storage, or from bulk shipment in one operation
• admixture: materials added to alter the properties of concrete
• blaine: _ air permeability apparatus is used to determine the fineness of cement
• portland: clinker + gypsum = _ cement