Difference between revisions of "Pozzolan cement"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | ciment de pouzzolane (Fr.); cimento pozolânico (Port.); pozzolana cement; pozzuolana cement; gaize cement; puzzolan cement; pozzolanic cement; Santorin cement; silikat-cement; tarras cement; trass cement; slag cement | |
==Resources and Citations== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:02, 26 August 2020
Description
A cement that contains Portland cement (Calcium silicate) mixed with ground Pozzolana (volcanic rock) and sometimes lime. Pozzolan cement is a hydraulic cement that hardens with water. It is more resistant to corrosive environments than plain portland cement. Pozzolan cement is used for dams, bridge piers, and wall coatings. Artificial pozzolan cement is made with furnace Slag (slag cement).
Synonyms and Related Terms
ciment de pouzzolane (Fr.); cimento pozolânico (Port.); pozzolana cement; pozzuolana cement; gaize cement; puzzolan cement; pozzolanic cement; Santorin cement; silikat-cement; tarras cement; trass cement; slag cement
Resources and Citations
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 174
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- George Wheeler paper at www.b72.com/objects/stone/consolidants.html (accessed Aug. 1998)
- Irving Skeist, Handbook of Adhesives, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1977
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 Comment: pozzolan = preferred term