What is Hydraulic Cement?
The oldest cements are as old as construction itself, and as civilization has advanced and its needs have changed, so has cement. One type of modern cement is hydraulic cement. Around the start of the Industrial Revolution, hydraulic cement was developed as a way to meet the changing needs of the construction industry and the people it served. Hydraulic cement refers to any cement that will set and harden after being combined with water. Most construction cements today are hydraulic. When a dry hydraulic cement is mixed with water, certain chemical reactions take place in the mixture. These reactions form chemical compounds which contain water, and the formation of these compounds causes the mixture to harden. Because of the nature of the compounds formed in these reactions, they are insoluble in water. This means that the hardened cement will retain its strength and hardness even if immersed in water. This makes it ideal for brick buildings in wet climates, harbor structures that are
