Abstract

Hybrid cement (H-Cement/HC) takes advantages of the material properties of cement and alkali-activated cement with the resulting benefit on utility properties so that hybrid cement can replace in large quantities ordinary Portland cement (PC) as follows: H-Cement is used by the same way as traditional cements; H-Cement is suitable for use in ready-mixed concrete up to C30/37 strength class; H-Cement has shrinkage-reducing and alkali-aggregate-mitigating property; H-Cement shows the same sulphate resistance with sulphate-resistant Portland cement with C3A = 0; H-Cement is a suitable binder for use in concrete containing the swelling steel slag aggregate as a full replacement of natural aggregate. This low-energy, low-cost and environmentally friendly hybrid cement belongs to the group of advanced cements, in which parameters predetermine it to overcome PC serviceability in certain applications. The objective of this chapter is to characterize fundamental properties and some durability aspects of H-Cement in concrete.

Keywords: hybrid cement, concrete, utility properties, durability
