Answer Happy

Question 4: 'Rapid hardening cement', 'low heat cement' and 'sulfate resisting Portland cement are special types of cement manufactured for some special applications. Through one case study, discuss how these cements can be used to benefit the industrial applications. You can use any type(s) of the above cement in your case studies. The mechanism related to the case study must be clearly identified. You should carry out a comprehensive literature survey to support your discussion in the coursework. Case projects MUST be clearly provided and supplemented with figures and diagrams. The case reported must be fully based on industrial applications where the cement is used in a real construction project. Requirements: • The length of the answer should be limited to 10 pages including Figures and Tables. The Figures and Tables should be placed immediately after these are first referred in the text. • The maximum text should be: 1500 words. Please note that nothing beyond the stated maximum will be marked. You should state the word count at the end of your report • Figures and Tables should have appropriate titles so that they are self-explanatory to a reader. The figure titles should be placed below the figures and the table titles should be placed above the tables. [25 marks) Assessment criteria: Distribution of Marks for each Category Description Marks/25 category/25 Case reported Relevance to the topic 2 5 Description of the case 3 Mechanisms involved Description of 8 mechanisms 12 Description of the related 4 properties Critical discussion of the Discussion mechanisms and benefits 5 5 brought by the cement(s) Overall layout Figures/Tables/References 3 3 Total 25 25