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Advanced Concrete Technology: Lecture Notes Dr. B.K. Vendhan Asst. Professor Dept. of Civil Engineering SVNIT, Surat by Haswanth Kollu is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The key points from the document are: 1. Cement hydration is the chemical reaction when water is added to cement, forming hydration products that provide strength. 2. The main hydration products are calcium silicate hydrate gel (C-S-H gel), the primary strength provider, and calcium hydroxide. 3. Cement hydration occurs through both a solution mechanism initially and then a solid state mechanism, with hydration starting on cement particle surfaces and progressing inward over time. Complete hydration is
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