Cement Buying and Execution Guidelines
2020-07-12 02:06:25
Cement Buying and Execution Guidelines
What is Cement?
- It is binding material between different materials and acts as a compulsory agent between aggregates and sand.
- It has the capacity to set and make fragment materials to condensed mass when water is added to it.
- Its quantity and quality have a direct relation with strength, as we increase its quantity it will give more strength to concrete.
Types of Cement:
- Ordinary Portland cement (OPC), Grades: 42.5N / 43 / 42.5R / 53,
- White Cement (WC)
- Sulphate resistant cement available in market also and mostly used for underground structures and water structures where we have doubts of sulfate attacks sue to more quantity of sulfate present in the soil.
Color:
- The Best color must be greenish grey and should be even in Color range.
Fineness & Quality:
- It should be in fine powder form, free from coarse inflammations.
Availability in Market:
- It is mostly available in the market in 50kg (1.25cft) bag.
Cement Factories:
- Askari Cement Limited - Wah
- Bestway Cement Limited - Hattar
- Bestway Cement Limited - Chakwal
- Dewan Hattar Cement Limited - Hattar
- Fauji Cement Company Limited - Fateh Jang
- Kohat Cement Company Limited - Kohat
- Fecto Cement Limited - Sangjani
- Maple Leaf Cement -Mianwali