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Portland Stone vs concrete made with Portland Cement

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We all know that the name of “Portland Cement” was given to hardened cement on account of its resemblance to the natural stone occurring at Portland in England.

Portland quarry stone is shown on the left & a cylinder of modern concrete on the right in the photograph on your right: (source PCA)

Hard to distinguish! thats why the word "Portland " got prefixed to "Cement" .

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Material Storage: for Cement, Aggregate & Reinforcement
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Tests: for Cement, Aggregate, Admixture & Concrete (Destructive & Non Destructive)
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