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In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word “cement” traces modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick additives that were added to the burnt lime to obtain a hydraulic binder were later referred to as cementum, cimentum and cement.
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Mukherjee, S. (2013). Clays and Associated Minerals in Cement and Plasters. In: The Science of Clays. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6683-9_13
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