3. For each of the following, provide a 1-4 sentence description: (a) What are the essential raw materials used in the m
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3. For each of the following, provide a 1-4 sentence description: (a) What are the essential raw materials used in the manufacture of cement? What mineral compounds are needed from those materials? (b) What is the principal advantage of air-entrainment in concrete? What is one of its most significant disadvantages? (c) Name three benefits of including pozzolans as a mineral admixture in concrete. (d) What do the following terms mean in concrete technology: (i) Superplasticizer (ii) Bleeding (iii) Alkali-aggregate reactivity (iv) Workability