COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Cement Quality and Chemistry. It covers the definitions and role of cement in cement chemistry; the oxide composition and cement chemistry notation; the raw material chemistry, clinker chemistry and phase composition, chemical modules and chemical reactions during clinker formation; the hydration of portland cement, hydration products and their role and influence of clinker composition on hydration; and setting time and early reactions, heat hydration, pozzolanic and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the chemical analysis techniques, clinker and cement phase analysis and physical properties affecting quality; compressive strength testing, SO₃ optimization and control and alkalis and chloride in cement; the international cement standards, statistical quality control (SQC) process control based on chemistry and the quality assurance in cement laboratory; environmental considerations and chemistry and troubleshoot quality deviations; durability of cement-based materials, the alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR), white and special cements; and the blended cements and performance optimization.