Abstract
Nowadays under the conditions of intensively developing construction production, hardening time and strength of Portland cement are becoming more and more relevant research issues of this type of binder. The basic requirements to the cement stated in the normative industry documents are considered. The strength limits of Portland cement of normal and fast-hardening are given. Raw materials for the production of fast-hardening and high-strength cement must be homogeneous and provide a high degree of fineness of the binder to increase its surface area. The production of cement with the addition of microsilica will make it possible to obtain concretes with the given characteristics without additional costs. To describe the methodology of testing cement recommendations of the main regulatory documents operating in Kazakhstan are used. Necessary means and equipment used in the testing laboratory and satisfying the existing standards are listed in a sequential manner. The procedure of preparing standard samples of cement dough is described step by step. The prepared specimens were kept in water at the required temperature regime. Determination of bending and compressive strength was carried out on accredited equipment. Processing of test results of cement samples with and without additives is given. Setting times of cement samples of two compositions were carried out according to the requirements. The dependence of the activity of the cement setting process on its temperature has been determined.