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Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 4 (Q.No. 34)
34.
Rapid hardening cement contains
Tri-calcium silicate
Tri-calcium aluminate
Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite
Dicalcium silicate.
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Shoukay said:   3 years ago
RHC:

60% Tricalcium silicate (C3S),
15% Dicalcium silicate (C2S),
10% Tricalcium aluminate (C3A) and
8% Tetracalcium aluminoferrite of the total weight of cement.

Lal babu sah said:   3 years ago
I think B is the right answer.
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Masood Ur Rahman said:   4 years ago
Rapid Hardening cement has a maximum percentage of C3S.

Rapid Hardening Cement is also called high early strength cement.

Nehra said:   5 years ago
B is the correct answer.

Shivam said:   5 years ago
I think option B) is correct answer.

Rajendra meena said:   6 years ago
I think C3S is more required for rapid hardening.

Jodu bc said:   6 years ago
B is the right answer.

Deepak Dillore said:   6 years ago
Rapid hardening contains more C3S,

Whereas Quick settling contains more C3A.
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Duli chand gupta said:   6 years ago
Option B is the correct answer.

Azmat said:   7 years ago
Rapid hardening cement gains strength quickly so, it required more amount of C3A.

While C3A is required for quick setting cement.


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