Express-Methods for Forecasting Cement Activity in the Plant Laboratory

There are many methods of accelerated assessment of the cement activity which were developed for cement consumers with the purpose of forecasting the cement brand. During recent years, accelerated methods for forecasting the cement activity, so-called contraction-metric methods of operative determination and forecasting of the cement activity based on the established interconnection of the activity with processes of reducing the absolute volume of cement material as a result of cement hydration were developed and are widely used in the practice of building industry enterprises. Along with the use of contraction-meters in the laboratory practice, since 2009 automatic contraction-metric devices are used in Russia. Methods for accelerated determination of the cement activity under the building laboratory conditions are considered.

E.F. FILATOV, Chief Technologist (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

OOO UK “Bryansk Large-Panel Prefabrication Plant” (99A, Rechnaya Street, 241031, Bryansk, Russian Federation)

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