CEMENT TYPE Portland cement with y ash - CEM II/A-V42,5 R MAIN CHARACTERISTIC Very high initial strengths CEMENT USAGE According SR EN 206/1-2002, SR 13510/2006, CP 012/1-2007 and UTCB researches. Civil and industrial buildings - Plain/ Reinforced concrete foundations, beams and cores, columns and beams, slabs, shear walls. Concrete class C16/20 to C40/50 produced during all year seasons (including winter time) for civil, industrial, socialcultural constructions or municipal buildings Fine concrete or dry concrete packed in bags, ready to use, classes from C25/30 to C35/45 in small precast elements or for small repairing works. Roads, bridges and tunnels: Reinforced/prestressed concrete for road bridges, tunnels, viaducts. Concrete classes from C16/20 to C40/50 Light and medium precast elements: Concrete precast elements (pavements, curbs, cement roof tiles, concrete bricks), concrete with dispersed reinforcement, reinforced concrete classes from C16/20 to C35/45 Hydro technical buildings: thin elements, strength elements underground. Hydro technical works in plain and reinforced concrete. Maximum concrete class BcH37. Dry mortars and adhesives for ceramic tiles and polystyrene. Cement For High Class Concrete CONCRETE CLASSES Concrete classes recommended to be designed with this cement: C8/10, C12/15, C16/20, C20/25, C25/30, C30/37, C35/45, C40/50 SHELF LIFE 60 days from delivery date, respecting transport and storage conditions according in force norms. DELIVERY Bulk in cement trucks or rail carriages. CERTIFICATION The product is EC certied according SR EN 197-1:2002 RECOMMENDATIONS Have to be respected the W/C ratio according to CP 012-1:2007 Have to meet the requirements for transport, casting, compacting, treatment (curing and protection) and concrete demoulding Do not pour concrete below temperatures of 5C without antifreeze admixes ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CLASSES The cement can be used in following exposure classes according CP 012/1 - 2007 and UTCB researches: X0, XC1XC4, XD1XD3, XS1XS3, XF1XF4, XM1XM3, XA1XA3 in environments without sulfate aggressive attack STANDARD SR EN 197/1 - 2002 CEMENT Part 1 Composition, specications and conformity criteria for common cements. CEMENT CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTIC VALUE ACCORDING COMPOSITION Portland clinker (%) 8094 SR EN 197-1 Admixes - y ash (%) 620 SR EN 197-1 Minor components (%) 05 SR EN 197-1 CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS Sulfates (as SO 3 %) 4 SR EN 196-2 Clorides (%) 0,1 SR EN 196-2 Insoluble residue (%) 5 SR EN 196-2 Loss on ignition (%) 5 SR EN 196-2 MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Initial setting time (min) 60 SR EN 196-3 Soundness (mm) 10 SR EN 196-3 Compresive strenght 2 days (MPa) 20 SR EN 196-1 Compresive strenght la 28 days (MPa) 42,5 62,5 SR EN 196-1 LAFARGE CIMENT (ROMANIA) SA 20 Modrogan street, Bucharest, 1 st district, Phone: +40 21 307 52 00 Fax: +40 21 312 09 45 www.lafarge.ro