| In the history of materials used in our society the hydraulic binders
appeared much later but fulfilled the societal needs as the most
extensively used and cheapest constructional materials. In the background
of the energy crunch a need is felt today to explore the
possibilities of substituting alternative materials for more energyintensive
metals, plastics and high-fired ceramics. Newer composites,
developed from hydraulic binders with proper manipulation of properties,
have now appeared in the scene for such replacement. The
present discourse is an attempt to highlight such perspectives of
hydraulic binder-based composites. |
