pozzolan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
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Meaning
noun
Any material which, when combined with calcium hydroxide, exhibits cementitious properties; often used as an extender with Portland cements.
Example Sentences
- "Both are what are called pozzolans, reactive materials that help make the concrete stronger."
- "The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Gilliland & Moran 1949; Moran & Gilliand 1950) developed a mortar bar expansion test using Pyrex glass as a “standard reactive aggregate” to evaluate the efficacy of pozzolans for controlling ASR. For example, in the specification for the Davis Dam in Arizona the requirement for the pozzolan, among other properties, was to affect a reduction of at least 75% in the 14-day expansion of mortar bars produced with high-alkali cement plus 20% pozzolan plus Pyrex glass when stored over water at 100°F (38ºC)."
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pozzolanic cement
pozzolanic fly ash cement