Cement definition

Cement means a building material that is produced by heating mixtures of limestone and other minerals or additives at high temperatures in a rotary kiln to form clinker, followed by cooling and grinding with blended additives. Finished cement is a powder used with water, sand, and gravel to make concrete and mortar.
Cement means any form of cement or lime manufactured from calcareous material whether or not any other substance or mineral is added or used in the manufacture of such cement or lime;
Cement means, for the purposes of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 217, Subpart T, a hydraulic cement produced by pulverizing clinker consisting primarily of hydraulic calcium silicates, usually containing one or more of the forms of calcium sulfate as an interground addition.

Examples of Cement in a sentence

  • Cement may be delivered in bulk containers provided additional suitable arrangements are made for bulk storage on site to the approval of the Architect/Engineer.

  • Reinforced Cement Concrete (1:2:4) Framework, MAIN WALLS & PARTITION WALLS:- 200 MM/250 MM Thick Cement Brick Work for Main Walls and 125 MM Thick and 75 MM Thick Cement brickwork (1:4) for Flat Separating Wall and Partition Walls inside the respectively, FLOOR:- Vitrified Floor Titles (Glossy/Polished or Xxxx Xxxxxx as per the wish and demand of the Owners and also Flat Purchasers for All room, Verandah/Balcony, Hall, Kitchen and Anti-Skid Tiles in Bathroom/Toilet.

  • APPENDIX D: CEMENT MASONS, LOCAL 300‌ The following terms in this Appendix apply only to employees represented by the Cement Masons, Local 300.

  • For the Cement Masons, Local 300 Tools provisions, see Appendix D.

  • Cement shall comply with British Standards as follows: Portland cement - B.S. 12 Rapid hardening cement - B.S. 12 Except as regards the addition of colorant to BS 1014 which should not exceed 5% of cement by weight Sulphate resisting Portland cement complies with BS 4027.


More Definitions of Cement

Cement means hydraulic cement properly mixed with water.
Cement means any type of bulk or bagged grey cement, including cement clinker;
Cement. – means all petroleum industry cements meeting the requirements set forth in "Specifications for Oil Well Cements and Cement Additives", API Standard 10A, January 1974, published by the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, Northwest, Washington DC 20005 (this incorporation does not include any later publications or editions), except as provided in Subpart K.
Cement means a neat Portland or construction cement mixture of not more than seven gallons of water per 94 pound sack of dry cement, or cement slurry which contains bentonite, gypsum, or similar approved additives. [Amended June 12, 2012]
Cement is an adhesive solution to hold new materials in place prior to the curing process.
Cement means a hydraulic binder used for construction purposes as described in NAMS/EN 197-1;
Cement means a class A or H neat cement with a minimum weight of 14.5 pounds per gallon, unless the cement contains additives which improve the ability of the cement to provide necessary protection and which maintains a minimum compressive strength of 500 PSI after 72 hours.