Answer / pabitra chandra paul

We use cement in concrete as a binder material.

Answer / er. shivam dixit

cement is used in concrete because it attain good strength
rapidly than other binding material
2. cement paste fill all voids in between agregates.
3. cement easily available in any location.
4. cement is water tight, water repellent and not affected
by any weathering agencies.
5. cement create good bonging with all inert material in
concrete.
these are some points because it could not easy to define
why we use cement in concrete because this topic is very
wide and lots of time to explain, i will providing a non
stop 1 hrs lecture on that topic

Answer / md imranul hassan

cement is cohessive in nature and it work as a binding
material and provide surface area for hydration which bring
the strength for concreting material.

Answer / nadim

It is the cement that binds the sand and gravel or crushed rock together to form what we call concrete

Answer / mathi.v

More Strength & Quick Setting of Concrete

Answer / abhishek

Because cement contain hard molecules

Answer / kanchan

Cement acts as a binding material

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