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been applied with success not only to determine the causes leading to the
failure of plasters, but also to estimate the amounts of the ingredients in the
finished plaster. The ingredients include gypsum, calcium hydroxide,
magnesium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, and calcium carbonate. [24] Most
failures could be explained by delayed hydration of MgO to Mg(OH) .
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9.6 Expanding Cement

Normal concrete containing portland cement exhibits a linear
shrinkage of about 0.05–0.1%. An expanding cement is produced by
burning a mixture of bauxite, calcium carbonate, and gypsum and mixing
it with portland cement. This cement causes expansion equal to or greater
than the shrinkage that would occur otherwise. The expanding cement paste
mainly comprises calcium sulfate, calcium aluminate, and calcium silicate.
The cement may also be produced by burning a mixture of gypsum,
alumina, and calcium hydroxide to a temperature of 1300°C. The reactions
occurring during the synthesis of this cement can be followed by DTA. [3]

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