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CET 214 Raw Mix Design and Chemistry of Cement

ND2 levelEngineering & Technology15 topics

CET 214 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Sampling and pre-blending of cement raw materials
  2. Raw mix design and proportioning methods
  3. Cement moduli: SM, AM, HM, LSF and LC
  4. Impact of moduli on clinker quality
  5. Cement manufacturing process chemistry
  6. Chemical composition and phase relations of cement
  7. Binary and ternary cement compounds
  8. Bogue calculation
  9. Clinker minerals and clinker phases
  10. Chemical reactions during clinkerization
  11. Thermochemistry of clinker formation
  12. Mineralizers, fluxes and additives in clinker formation
  13. Hydration of clinker materials
  14. Role of gypsum in cement hydration
  15. Hydration and strength development of Portland cement

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Sampling and pre-blending of cement raw materials

Sampling and pre‑blending of cement raw materials are the first practical steps that determine the quality of the final clinker. Mastering the principles of representative sampling, laboratory analysis, and pre‑blending calculations ensures that the raw mix meets the design specifications and that the production plant operates efficiently.

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