Cement Replacement Materials

Course content

Types, production, uses and properties of materials for replacing cement in portland cement based cementitious systems: Natural pozzolans, calcined soils, blast furnace slags, other slags, fly ashes, silica fume and some other uncommon types. Influences of these materials on fresh and hardened properties of the cementitious systems. Environmental and economic impacts of using these materials. Chemical, physical and mechanical methods for evaluation of their properties. Turkish practice in using these materials. Related norms.