The diagram below shows the stages and equipment used in the cement-making process, and how cement is used to produce concrete for building purposes. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The 1st pictorial diagram illustrates the phases and equipment used in the

cement

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-making process and 2nd pictorial diagram shows how it is

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used for

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the production

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concrete

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of concrete

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for building purposes.

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, limestone and clay pass through four stages before being bagged

ready

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and ready

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for use as

cement

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which

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accounts for 15% of

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materials used to produce concrete.

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the process of making

cement

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uses a number of tools, the production of concrete requires only a concrete mixer. In the first stage of making

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, limestone and clay are crushed together to form a powder.

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powder is

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combined in a mixer before passing into a rotating heater which has constant heat applied at one end of the tube. The resulting mixture is ground in order to produce

cement

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. The final product is afterwards put into bags ready to be used. Regarding the

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diagram, concrete consists of mainly gravel, which is small stones, and

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makes up 50

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of the ingredients. The other materials used are sand (25%),

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(15%) and water(10%). These are all poured into a concrete mixer which continually rotates to combine the materials and ultimately produces concrete.