The diagrams below show the stages and equipment used in the cement-making process, and how cement is used to produce concrete for building purposes.

The diagrams above show the various stages and equipment used to make

cement

, and how

cement

is used to make concrete.

Overall

, in order to create concrete the

cement

must first be put through a process that involves the mixing of various chemicals.

After

this

, there are three different types of equipment used to produce

cement

. It is

this

cement

that will

then

be mixed with other components causing concrete to be made.

Initially

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2 ingredients, limestone and clay, are put through a crushing machine to create a form of

cement

powder.

This

powder

then

goes through a mixer. The next stage involves the powder being heated in the rotational heater, which will

then

be taken through the grinder. At

this

point the

cement

has been created and is ready to be put into bags.

This

cement

(15%), alongside water (10%), sand (25%) and gravel (50%), is

then

churned through a concrete mixer.

This

creates concrete which, is now

is

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fit to be used for building purposes.