https://www.understanding-cement.com/cement-blog.html The Understanding Cement Blog page. From here you can access all the cement blog entries. en-us cement Fri, 30 May 2025 12:35:50 -0400 Fri, 30 May 2025 12:35:50 -0400 understanding-cement.com https://www.understanding-cement.com/zero-carbon-cement.html636d2bea7de1fe23076d89b456aa1a17A pathway to zero carbon cement: Review, Ellis et al: Toward electrochemical synthesis of cement
Thu, 7 Nov 2019 08:54:04 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/ASRVideo1.html4671d75316a46b64b748f5333eeada7cAn over-the-shoulder look at ASR in concrete as seen using the SEM.
Wed, 23 May 2018 10:51:50 -0400 https://www.understanding-cement.com/AARWorldView.html380424064dd94ec87936c07048f1e531The UC review of "Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete: A World Review" edited by Iam Sims and Alan Poole.
Fri, 19 Jan 2018 10:31:14 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/suggest-an-experiment.html2f709c8a1852b3c28acf8263c2eb260fSuggest an experiment with cement for the Understanding Cement blog Wed, 2 Mar 2016 15:32:17 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/fine-limestone-in-cement.html8c82bd2271d411aad7518f95a43346d7Essential viewing for anyone with technical oversight of cement manufacturing, concrete mix design/production or concrete petrography: video of experiment to test fine limestone reactivity in cement.
Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:14:25 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/mortar-porosity.htmleedd8629dca1829dc3d31be6d23c39d6Demonstrates the measurement of mortar porosity using SEM backscattered electron imaging. Thu, 8 Jan 2015 09:57:53 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/water-cement-ratio-estimate.htmla815b57e9fa3e370ed3553d8ab7be2ccDescribes a method of estimating the water-cement ratio of hardened concrete using SEM images of polished sections of reference pastes. Sat, 3 Jan 2015 11:26:13 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/cement-calculator.html70b1a90e4ab1f08da58eb98588096f4cCement calculator in spreadsheet format for EN 197-1 cements.
Sat, 3 Jan 2015 11:13:11 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/glenfinnan-viaduct.html59060836fc4e5b80cd4881a6e4336c4dGlenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland: the world's first mass concrete structure?
Sat, 3 Jan 2015 10:57:43 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/mesocrystals.html632d3bf19cdfdf1dc2c828f932f8f081Mesocrystals - structure of sea urchin spines may enhance concrete performance. Sat, 3 Jan 2015 10:30:10 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/concrete-curing.html0555cf822b11237ee78ee9c5e09817c7The effect on paste microstructure of poor concrete curing is shown, with an example illustrated with an SEM image.
Sat, 3 Jan 2015 10:15:19 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/sem-introduction.html6dd63a19baf2a0da7d19834b27a377eaSEM introduction - a brief overview of how the SEM and EDX systems work.
Sat, 3 Jan 2015 09:59:53 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/cement-blog.html#Updating-of-website-pages2bab79048cffc754f88da389e48ad301This website is being updated so that the pages are mobile-friendly. While doing this, the sequence of blog pots in the list below has got a bit scrambled, with some older posts appearing near the top of the list. This will sort itself out in due course but meanwhile, just scroll down to search the list! Sat, 3 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/asr_and_glass.htmle763878515222c6223b5a780ecfa0a96Brief experiment to show that cement paste reacts with glass in a form of asr.
Fri, 2 Jan 2015 13:41:55 -0500 https://www.understanding-cement.com/kiln-rings.htmlb825df5922c6f509186ee032d10b30f1Kiln rings - proposal for informal project on cement kiln rings Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:20:08 -0400