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Cements, Limes, Plasters

A facsimile of the third (1928) edition

Edwin Eckel

with new introductions by Paul Livesey (UK) and William G. Hime (USA)

  • Introduction to the 2005 edition by Paul Livesey

  • Introduction to the 1928 edition

  • List of tables

Introduction

  • History of the chief cementing material

  • Relative importance and growth
                 Production in the United States
                 Relation to population, United States and Canada

  • General trend of costs and prices
                 Proper use of cost and price data
                 Trend of cementing materials costs and prices

  • Classification and relationships of cementing materials

  • The choice of cementing materials

  • Chemical, physical, and geologic data
                 The chemical elements
                 Heat units
                 Metric conversion tables
                 Main classes of rocks
                 Geologic chronology

PART I PLASTERS

Chapter 1 Composition, distribution, excavation of gypsum

  • Chemical composition of gypsum

  • Varieties of gypsum

  • Physical properties of gypsum

  • Anhydrite

  • Occurrence and origin of gypsum deposits

  • Geologic distribution of gypsum deposits

  • Distribution of gypsum in the United States

  • Distribution of gypsum in Canada

  • Distribution of gypsum in Newfoundland

  • Examination of gypsum deposits

  • Excavation and handling of rock gypsum

  • Mining methods

  • Working gypsum-earth deposits

Chapter 2 Chemistry of gypsum-burning. Manufacture of plasters

  • Chemistry of gypsum-burning

  • Classification of plasters

  • Commercial classification

  • Manufacture of plaster of Paris, ‘cement plaster’, and wall plaster
              Effect of temperature and time on properties
              Grinding gypsum and plaster
              Kinds of fuel used
              Calcining in ovens
              Calcining in kettles
                       Designs of kettles
                       Temperatures attained
                       Actual equipment of kettle-process plants
              Calcining in rotary cylinders
                       Cummer system
                       Mannheim system
              Addition of retarders and accelerators
              Wall plaster
              Packing weights
              Costs of plaster-manufacture
              Analyses of gypsum used in actual practice
              References on plaster-manufacture

Chapter 3 Composition, properties, and tests of plasters

  • Chemical composition of plasters
              Theoretical composition
              Actual composition of cement plasters

  • Physical properties and tests of plasters
              Weight and specific gravity
              Fineness of calcined plasters
              Tensile strength
              Compressive tests and effect of sand
              Adhesive tests

  • Rate of set and hardening
             
    Theory of the action of retarders and accelerators
              Materials used as retarders
              Effect of retarders on strength of plasters
              Use of accelerators
              Hardening gypsum and plaster

  • References on properties and tests of plasters

Chapter 4 Flooring-plasters and hard-finish plasters

  • Characters of the two groups

  • Flooring-plasters
          Composition of flooring-plaster
          Effects of high temperatures on plasters
          Methods of manufacture
          Uses of flooring-plasters

  • Hard-finish plasters
          Definition
          Keene's cement
                    Manufacture
                    Composition
                    Properties
          Mack's cement

  • References on dead-burned and hard-finish plasters

Chapter 5 The production and utilization of gypsum

  • Total world's output of gypsum

  • Gypsum production of the United States
          Geologic distribution of gypsum deposits
          Geographic distribution
          Sources of output by states

  • Gypsum deposits of France
          Analyses of French gypsum

  • Gypsum production of Canada
          Analyses of Canadian gypsum

  • The uses of gypsum
          The structure of the plaster industries
          Total United States consumption of gypsum
          Canadian gypsum output
          Utilization of the United States gypsum

PART II LIMES

Chapter 6 Composition, origin, and characters of limestones

  • Origin of limestones

  • Varieties of limestone

  • Chemical composition of limestone
          Presence of magnesia
          Presence of silica, alumina, iron, etc.

  • Geological and geographic distribution of limestones
          References on limestone

  • Shells as sources of lime

Chapter 7 Lime-burning

  • Theoretical considerations
          The burning of a non-magnesian limestone
          The burning of a magnesian limestone
          Classification of Limes

  • Methods and costs of lime-burning
          Heat requirements in lime-burning
          Types of lime-kilns
                    Intermittent kilnS
                    Vertical kilns with mixed feed
                    Vertical kilns with separate feed
          Ring or chamber kilns (Hoffmann kilns)
          Rotary kilns
          The overburning of lime
          Actual fuel requirements
          Fuels actually used
          Utilization of carbonic acid gas from lime-kilns
          Costs of lime-manufacture
                    Detailed estimates of cost
                    Actual costs of lime-manufacture
          Statistics of the lime industry

Chapter 8 Composition and properties of lime

  • General properties

  • High-calcium vs. magnesium times

  • Composition of commercial high-calcium limes
          lean or poor limes

  • Composition of commercial magnesian limes

  • lime-slaking
          Effect of impurities present
          Expansion of volume
          Effect of the presence of magnesia
          Method of slaking lime in ordinary practice

  • Use of lime mortars

  • Strength of lime mortars

Chapter 9 Hydrated lime: its preparation and properties

  • Preparation of hydrated lime
          Grinding the quicklime
          Mixing with water
          Sieving the product

  • Standards for packing, etc.

  • Cost of equipment

  • Tests of hydrated lime
              Mixture of hydrated lime and Portland cement

  • References on hydrated lime

  • Statistics of hydrated lime

Chapter 10 Manufacture and properties of lime-sand bricks

  • Definition

  • Early history of the industry, 1838-1856

  • Theory of lime-sand brick manufacture

  • General processes of lime-sand brick manufacture
              Necessary properties of the sand
              Drying the sand
              Necessary properties of the lime
              Methods of slaking the lime
              Proportions of mixture
              Methods of molding
              Methods of hardening the bricks
              Costs of plant and manufacture
              Composition of lime-sand bricks
              Physical properties of lime-sand bricks
                       Tests of lime-sand bricks
                       Comparison with clay bricks
                       Comparison with natural sandstone
              Statistics of the limes and brick industry

PART III MAGNESIA AND OXYCHLORIDE CEMENTS

Chapter 11 Sources and preparation of magnesia

  • Sources of magnesia

  • Magnesite as a source of magnesia
              Composition and character of magnesite
              Occurrence and origin of magnesite
              Distribution of magnesite deposits
                       American and Canadian deposits
                       European and Asiatic deposits
              Analyses of commercial magnesite
              Effects of heating magnesite
              Methods of burning magnesite

              Composition of the product
              Use of magnesite for preparation of carbonic acid, etc.

  • Magnesian limestones as sources of magnesia
              Occurrence of magnesian limestones in the United States
              Analyses of magnesian limestones
              Extraction of magnesia from magnesian limestones
                       Scheibler process
                       Closson process

  • Sea-water and brines as sources of magnesia
              Extraction of magnesia from sea-water

  • References on magnesite, sources of magnesia, etc.

Chapter 12 Magnesia bricks and oxychloride cements

  • Magnesia bricks
              Manufacture of magnesia bricks
              Composition of magnesia bricks
              Physical properties of magnesia bricks
              References on magnesia bricks

  • Oxychloride cements
              Sorel's discovery
              Manufacture of oxychloride cements
              Manufacture and properties of Sorel stone
                              Manufacture
                              Strength
                              Durability
               Recent practice: flooring cements
               Recent practice: stuccos
               References on oxychloride cements, Sorel stone, etc.

PART IV HYDRAULIC LIMES, SELENITIC LIMES, AND GRAPPIER CEMENTS

Chapter 13 The theory of hydraulic limes

  • General discussion

  • The Hydraulic Index

  • The Cementation Index

  • Use of the Cementation Index in classification

  • Definition of hydraulic limes

  • Subgroups of hydraulic limes

Chapter 14 Eminently hydraulic limes: grappier cements

  • Eminently hydraulic limes
                 Composition of the ideal hydraulic lime
                 Composition of the actual product
                 Raw materials; hydraulic limestones
                 Burning hydraulic lime
                 Slaking the lime
                 Sieving the product
                 Analyses of hydraulic limes
                 Weight and specific gravity
                 Tensile and compressive strength
                 Ratio compressive to tensile strength
                 Proportions for mortars and concretes

  • Grappier cements
                 Definition
                 Composition of grappier cements
                 Physical properties of grappier cements
                 Later experiences and tests
                 References on hydraulic limes and grappier cements
     

Chapter 15 Feebly hydraulic limes: selenitic limes

  • Feebly hydraulic limes
                 General character and index
                 Analyses of raw material
                 Analyses of feebly hydraulic limes
                 Tensile strength
                 Compressive strength

  • Selenitic lime: Scott's cement
                 Composition
                 Manufacture of selenitic lime
                 Tensile strength of selenitic limes
                 Compressive strength of selenitic limes
                 References on selenitic limes

PART V NATURAL CEMENTS

Chapter 16 Definition and relations of natural cements

  • Lack of homogeneity in the group
          Definition of natural cements
          Relations of natural cements to others

  • Cementation Index of natural cements
              Statement of the index
              Example of calculation
              Basal assumptions
              Use of the Cementation Index
              Values of the index for natural cements
    Subgroups of the class of natural cements

Chapter 17 Raw material: natural-cement rock

  • Composition of natural-cement rock

  • American natural-cement rocks
              General discussion

  • Analyses of American natural-cement rocks
              Illinois
              Indiana-Kentucky
              Kansas
              Maryland
              Minnesota
              New York
              North Dakota
              Ohio
              Pennsylvania
              Virginia
              Wisconsin

  • European natural-cement rocks
              General characters and subgroups
              Natural Portlands
              Roman cements
              Natural-cement materials of Belgium
              Natural-cement materials of England

  • Excavation of natural-cement rock
              Methods
              Costs

  • References on natural-cement rock

Chapter 18 Manufacture of natural cements

  • Processes of manufacture

  • Burning practice and theory
              Chemical changes during burning
              Relation of composition to degree of burning
              Losses in burning
              Types of kiln used
              Fuel consumption in burning natural cement
              Hard and soft clinker
              Seasoning and slaking

  • Grinding the clinker
              General practice
              Actual mill equipments of American plants
              Types of grinding machinery employed
              Separating systems
              Power required in grinding
              Fineness actually attained

  • Packing weights

  • Costs of manufacture
              Cost of raw material
              Labor costs
              Fuel costs
              Total costs per barrel

  • Production of natural cement, United States

Chapter 19 Composition and properties of natural cements

  • Chemical composition of natural cement
              Georgia
              Illinois
             
    Indiana-Kentucky
              Kansas
              Maryland
              Minnesota
              New York
              North Dakota
              Pennsylvania
              West Virginia-Maryland
              Wisconsin
              Belgium
              England
              France
              Germany-Austria

  • Physical properties of natural cements
              Weight and specific gravity
              Rapidity of set
              Effects of gypsum or plaster on natural cements
              Effect of salt on strength
              Tensile strength
              Effect of sand on tensile strength
              Compressive strength
              Effect of heating
              Ratio of compressive to tensile strength
              Modulus of elasticity
     

PART VI PORTLAND CEMENT

Chapter 20 Portland cement: preliminary statements

  • Definition of Portland cement

  • Stages in manufacture

  • Materials used

  • Composition and constitution

  • Cementation Index

  • Silica-alumina ratio

  • Kinds of raw material used

  • Quantity of raw material necessary

Chapter 21 Limestones

  • Limestones in general
          Varieties and origin
          Composition of limestones
          Impurities of limestones
          Physical characters
          Effects of heating

  • Pure hard limestones
          Use in cement manufacture
          Composition of hard limestones actually used
          Prospecting and examining limestone deposits
                    Preliminary examination
                    Detailed mapping and sampling

  • Chalk and other soft limestones
          Origin of chalk
          Distribution of chalk in the United States
          Physical properties
          Composition of chalk and soft limestones actually used
          Examining chalk deposits
          List of references on chalks and soft limestones

Chapter 22 Argillaceous limestone cement rock

  • Definition

  • 'Cement rock' of the Lehigh district
          Geology of the district
          Character and composition of the 'cement rock'
          Quarry practice in the Lehigh district
          Cement production of the district
          Probable extension of the district

          ‘Cement rock’ in other states
              Analyses of western 'cement rocks'
          List of references on 'cement rock'

Chapter 23 Fresh-water marls

  • Various uses of the term 'marl'

  • Occurrence of marl deposits

  • Origin of marl deposits

  • Geographic distribution of marl deposits

  • Physical characters of marl

  • Chemical composition of marl

  • Analyses of marls actually used

  • Examining marl deposits

  • List of references on marls

Chapter 24 Alkali waste: blast-furnace slag

  • Use of by-products as cement materials

  • Alkali waste
              Leblanc process waste
              Ammonia process waste
              Analyses of alkali wastes
              List of references on alkali waste as a cement material

  • Blast-furnace slag
              Slags in general
              Slags used as Portland cement materials

Chapter 25 Clays, shales, and slates

  • Relation of clays, shales, and slates

  • Clays
                 Origin of clays
                 Composition of clays
                 Clays used in cement manufacture
                 Analyses of clays actually used

  • Shales
                 Origin and composition

  •              Analyses of shales used as cement material

  • Examination of clay deposits

  • List of references on clays and shales

  • Slates
              Geographic distribution of Slates
              Composition of slates
              Slates used in cement manufacture
              References on slates

  • Coal ash as cement material

Chapter 26 Excavating the raw materials

  • Available excavation methods

  • The choice of methods
              Choice affected by costs
              Choice limited by rock conditions
                       Quarrying single-face
                       Quarrying in benches
                       Underground mining
                       Pit-and-tunnel working

  • Quarrying

  •           Stripping
              Quarrying single face
              Quarrying in benches
              Use of steam shovels
              Crushing and drying in the quarry

  • Mining
              Glory-hole and milling systems

  • Dredging
              Marl pumping

  • Costs of raw material excavation
              Quarrying limestone and cement rock
              Quarrying clay and shale
              Dredging marl

  • Cost of raw materials at mill
              Loss on drying
              Actual costs at mills

Chapter 27 Calculation and control of the mix

  • Theoretical composition of Portland cement

  • Influence of normal constituents on the cement
              Maximum lime content of mixture
              Minimum lime content of mixture
              Magnesia
              Silica
              Alumina
              Iron oxide
              Sulphur
              Alkalies
              Phosphorus

  • Influence of intentionally added fluxes

  • Calculating mixtures of untried materials
              Cementation Index
              Use of the formula in proportioning mixtures

  • Calculating mixtures in current work
              Composition of the mixture
              Methods of control

  • Changes in composition during manufacture

Chapter 28 Preparing the mixture for the kiln

  • Methods of preparation

  • Dry methods
                 Drying the raw materials
                 Percentage of water in raw materials
                 Methods and costs of drying
                 Grinding and mixing
                 General methods
                 Plans of actual plants
                 Actual equipments of dry-process plants

  • Methods used with slag limestone mixtures
                 General methods
                 Composition of the slag
                 Granulating the slag
                 Drying the slag
                 Grinding the slag
                 Composition of the, limestone
                 Economics of using slag-limestone mixtures
                 References on slag-limestone mixtures

  • Blast-furnace methods of making cement

  • Wet methods of preparation
                 Comparison of methods
                 Actual equipment of wet-process plants

Chapter 29 Power and grinding

  • Amount and source of power in cement mills

  • Distribution of power

  • Necessity for fine grinding

  • Actual fineness attained

  • Classification of grinding machinery used
                 1. law crushers
                 2 . Cone grinders
                 3. Rolls
                 4. Millstones
                 5. Edge runners
                 6. Centrifugal grinders
                 7. Ball and tube mills
                 8. Impact pulverizers

  • Machinery combinations actually used

  • Pebbles for tube mills

Chapter 30 Cement burning: fixed kilns

  • Classes of fixed or stationary kilns
                 1. Dome or ordinary intermittent kilns
                 2. Dome kilns with drying accessories
                          Johnson kiln
                 3. Ring or Hoffmann kiln
                 4. Continuous shaft kilns
                          Dietzsch kiln
                          Aalborg or Schofer kiln
                          Hauenschild kiln
                          Schwarz kiln

  • Reference list for fixed kilns

Chapter 31 The rotary kiln

  • Early history

  • Summary of burning process

  • Shape and size

  • Kiln size and output

  • Kiln linings

  • Actual fuel consumption and output, short kilns

  • Fuel consumption and output, long kilns

  • Factors in kiln economics

Chapter 32 Heat consumption and heat utilization

  • Theoretical heat requirements

  •              Purposes for which heat is required
                 Heat utilized in evaporation of water

                 Heat utilized in decomposition of clay
                 Heat utilized in dissociation of sulphates
                 Heat utilized in dissociation of carbonates
                 Temperature required for clinkering
                 Heat utilized in heating the mix
                 Total theoretical. heat requirements

  • Heat losses in practice
                 Sources of loss of heat
                 Heat carried out in flue dust

  • Sources of heat supply
                 Heat supplied by combustion of fuel
                 Heat supplied by chemical combinations
                 Heat derived from the clinker
                 Heat derived from the stack-gases

  • Estimates and tests of heat distribution
                 Newberry's estimates
                 Helbig's estimates
                 Results of actual tests
                 Richard's tests
                 Carpenter's tests
                 Summary of estimates and tests

  • Heat utilization and economics
           List of references on heat requirements, etc.
           Trend of current practice

Chapter 33 Requisites and treatment of kiln fuels

  • Coal
          Characters of kiln coals
          Analyses of kiln coals
          Composition of coal ash
          References on coal-fields
          Crushing coal
          Drying coal
          Pulverizing coal
          Power and output in coal grinding
          Total cost of coal preparation
          Fire and explosion risks
          List of references on coal drying, grinding, etc.

  • Oil
          Use of oil in rotary kilns
          List of references on petroleum

  • Natural gas
           Use of natural gas in kilns
           Analyses and thermal value of gas
            List of references on natural gas

  • Producer gas

Chapter 34 Clinker cooling, grinding, and storage. Use of gypsum

  • Economic factors in clinker treatment

  • Clinker cooling
                 General methods of clinker cooling
                 Pan conveyors, rolls, and sprinkling
                 Stationary tower coolers
                 One-stage rotary cooler
                 Atlas two-stage rotary cooler

  • Clinker grinding
                 Power and machinery
                 Increase in fineness
                 Actual equipment of various plants

  • Use and effects of gypsum or plaster
                 Form in which the calcium sulphate is used
                 Effect of calcium sulphate on set of cement
                 Effect of calcium sulphate on strength of cement
                 Methods of using gypsum or plaster
                 Analyses of gypsum and plaster actually used
                 Effect of various other salts on set of cement
                 List of references on use of calcium sulphate, chloride, etc.

  • Storage and packing
                 Necessity for storage
                 Designs of storage buildings and bins
                 Testing at the mill
                 Packing weights, American
                 Packing weights of different countries

Chapter 35 Costs, prices, and production

  • The trend of costs and prices

  • Costs of Portland cement manufacture
                    Elements of cost
                          Cost of cement materials at mill
                          Mill costs proper

                          Total cost on cars
                          Administrative and selling costs
                          Depreciation and depletion allowances
                          Total costs; their amount and trend

  • The course of cement prices, 1880-1927

  • The production of Portland cement
                    World's cement industry and output
                    The American Portland cement industry
                    The Canadian Portland cement industry

Chapter 36 Constitution, setting, properties, and composition

  • Limitations of chemical analyses

  • Constitution and setting properties
              Available methods of investigation

              Synthetic investigations
              Microscopic investigations
              Theories of constitution
              Recent investigations
              Setting properties of Portland cement
              Replacement of silica by other acids
              Replacement of alumina by iron oxide
              Replacement of lime by magnesia
              Replacement of lime by other bases
              High-alumina Portlands
              High-iron Portlands
              References on the constitution of Portland cement

  • Composition of Portland cement
              Gradual change in composition since 1850
              Analyses of American Portland cements
              Standard methods for analysis

Chapter 37 Physical properties. Testing methods

  • Physical properties of Portland cement
              Value of tests for fineness
              Specific gravity
              Setting properties
              Tensile strength
              Compressive strength
              Ratio of compressive to tensile strength
              Modulus of elasticity
              Sand cement or silica cement
              List of references on sand cement
              Effect of heating on Portland cement
              Effects of salt and freezing
              Effects of exposure to sea-water
              Resistance to shock
              Effect of storage

  • Standard methods of testing, U.S.A

Chapter 38 Specifications for Portland cement

  • New York State Canals, 1896

  • Rapid Transit Subway, N.Y. City, 1900-1901

  • Department of Bridges, N.Y. City, 1901

  • Engineer Corps U. S. Army, 1902

  • U. S. Reclamation Service, 1904

  • Canadian Society of Civil Engineers

  • Concrete Steel Engineering Company

  • British Standard Specifications

  • American Society for Testing Materials, 1909

  • United States Government Specification, 1917-1922

PART VII PUZZOLAN CEMENTS

Chapter 39 Puzzolanic materials in general

  • Definition of puzzolanic materials

  • Natural Puzzolanic materials
                 Pozzuolana
                 Trass
                 Santorin
                 Arenes, etc.
                 Range and average composition of natural puzzolanic material
                 Natural puzzolanic materials in the United States

  • Artificial puzzolanic materials
                 Burnt clay
                 Blast-furnace slag

Chapter 40 Slag cement: requisites and treatment of slag

  • Summary of general methods of manufacture