What Does Pozzolanic Mean?

Pozzolans are a broad class of siliceous or siliceous and aluminous materials which, in themselves, possess little or no cementitious value but which will, in finely divided form and in the presence of ...

What do Pozzolans do?

Q. What does a pozzolan do in the concrete? A. ... Pozzolans reduce bleeding because of fineness; reduce the maximum rise in temperature when used in large amounts (more than 15% by mass of cementitious material) because of the slower rate of chemical reactions; which reduce the rise in temperature.

What is the difference between pozzolan and pozzolana?

As nouns the difference between pozzolan and pozzolana

is that pozzolan is any material which, when combined with calcium hydroxide, exhibits cementitious properties; often used as an extender with portland cements while pozzolana is a type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.

Robert Thorne

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