The Science and Technology of Cement and other Hydraulic Binders

The Science and Technology of Cement and other Hydraulic Binders covers the design of Portland Cement composition using the ideas and formulae of earlier scientists, including the calculation of proportions of different cement phases formed during processing. Other chapters cover cement manufacture by dry, semi-dry or wet processes using rotary and shaft kilns. Particular attention is given to the physical changes that occur in the raw mix when affected by chemical processes. The chemistry of clinker formation which is concerned chiefly with high temperature reactions in the solid-state phase or reactions in the presence of the liquid phase is also discussed. Users will find the latest information on the storage of cement, its packing and handling, hydration and setting, Gypsum, different mineral additions, and advances in special and newer cements, including blended cements, Portland slag cement, Pozzolanic cements, high alumina cements, high-strength cement-based materials, fiber-reinforced cement, non-Portland cements and lime. - Covers raw materials, cement design and manufacturing, fuels used in manufacturing, phase balances, clinker training, hydration and setting - Includes various types of cement, mineral additions, high strength cement and different cement-based materials - Presents information on activated alkaline materials, recycled cements and novel additions - Discusses future trends in cement manufacturing and the circular economy - Contains a high number of figures, tables and reference data

Dr. Vipin Kant Singh is a retired professor currently affiliated with the Department of Ceramic Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He previously held the position of Head in the same department, and Ex-Director of the Kashi Institute of Technology, Varanasi. He was also Ex-Director of the United College of Engineering and Management in Allahabad for a short time. His specialism is in the field of cement where he has accumulated more than fifty years of teaching and research experience. He has published more than 65 articles in both national and international journals and has attended or published more than 61 seminar symposia. He has published widely on the Influence of various additives (organic and inorganic) on the properties of cement and has numerous publications on high alumina cement and its phases in several internal journals. He has worked at the University of Aberdeen, with Professor F.P. Glasser; the Slovak Technical University with Prof. J. Majling; the Inha University, Inchon (with Prof. Han) and Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea (with Prof. Choi) under various International Exchange Programs. He has supervised 4 Ph.Ds. and examined 11 Ph.D. theses. He has completed various research projects with the Government of India and guided MHRD and CSIR Post Doc. Fellows. He has also organized various seminars as chairman and chaired technical sessions at numerous international conferences.