CE3101
1) Match the sets of images (A, B, or C) with the cements used: straight
porltand cement, portland cement fly ash blend, portland cement limstone
dust fly ash blend. From left to right, the images are transmitted light,
transmitted light with crossed polars (makes crystalline material appear
bright), reflected blue light with yellow filter (makes porosity appear
green). Click on images to enlarge.
A
B
C
2) Click on links below to download/view chemical analyses (wt% oxide)
of clinker crystals examined with ESEM by your lab. Decide whether
the analysis came from an alite crystal (C3S) or a belite crystal (C2S),
and explain why.
lab01_group 1
lab01_group 2 lab01_group
2
lab02 group 1 lab02
group 1
lab02 group 2
lab04 group 1
lab04 group 2
lab05_group 1
lab05_group 2
