The successful launch of the German standard work on cement by Prof. Locher in 2000 is now being followed by the publication of the widely requested English language version "Cement" which takes special country-specific features and standards into account.The book is aimed at chemists, physicists, engineers and technologists in the cement industry, in machine construction, the construction industry, materials testing and environmental protection. This clear and practical book will provide them with the understanding of the chemistry of cement needed for their daily work. It will also make an ideal textbook for the study of building materials science at colleges and universities.

Prof. Locher worked for 35 years at the German Research Institute of the Cement Industry as head of the cement chemistry and cement technology department and member of the management of the German Cement Works Association.

1 Classification of cements1.1 Definition1.2 European and German standard cements1.3 Cements covered by the ASTM standards2 History of cement2.1 The material basis of hydraulic binders2.2 Burning the cement clinker2.3 Comminution of raw materials and cement2.4 Environmental protection2.5 Glassy blastfurnace slag2.6 Cements with special properties2.7 Cement standards3 Cement clinker3.1 Composition of cement clinker3.2 Production of cement clinker3.3 Assessing the cement clinker4 Other main constituents4.1 General survey4.2 Granulated blastfurnace slag4.3 Burnt shale (oil shale)4.4 Natural pozzolanas4.5 Synthetic pozzolanas4.6 Limestone5 Grinding the cement5.1 Grinding processes5.2 Fineness, particle size distribution5.3 Grindability5.4 Grinding aids6 Environmental protection during the manufacture of cement6.1 General review6.2 Dust6.3 Vaporizable constituents, recirculating systems, balances,emission and immission6.4 Gases7 Cement hardening7.1 Introduction7.2 Hydration products7.3 Hydration reactions8 Constitution and properties of hardened cement paste8.1 Water bonding8.2 Specific surface area and particle size of the hydration products8.3 Microstructure8.4 Porosity8.5 Strength8.6 Deformation8.7 Permeability8.8 Effect on metals, corrosion protection8.9 Resistance to chemical attack8.10 Alkali-aggregate reaction8.11 Freeze-thaw resistance9 Standard cements with special properties, special cements9.1 General review9.2 Cement with high sulfate resistance9.3 Cement with low heat of hydration9.4 Cement with low effective alkali content9.5 Regulated set cement (Quick-hardening cement)9.6 Expansive cement9.7 Oil well cement9.8 Hydrophobic cement9.9 Ultrafine binders9.10 Cement for sprayed concrete9.11 Masonry cement9.12 Supersulfated cement9.13 High-alumina cement10 Environmental compatibility of cement and concrete10.1 Cement dust10.2 Alkaline action10.3 Action of chromate10.4 Fixation of environmentally relevant substances with cement10.5 Radioactivity and concrete11 Literature12 Index13 Chemical Formulae