a natural or artificial siliceous material commonly added to Portland cement mixtures to impart certain desirable properties Added to oil-well cements, pozzolans reduce slurry weight and viscosity, increase resistance to sulfate attack, and influence factors such as pumping time, ultimate strength, and water tightness
A type of silicon/alumina material that occurs naturally and is produced as a byproduct of coal combustion When powdered and moistened it will react with calcium hydroxide and water Its most useable form is fly ash
A fine powdered material which is added to non-hydraulic lime mortars to accelerate the set The material possesses little or no cementitious value, but in a finely divided form it will react with calcium hydroxide (lime putty) in the presence of moisture to provide a chemical set The term derives from the Italian region of Pozzuoli, near Naples, where the effects of the local volcanic ash on lime mortars was first noticed by the Romans Other pozzolanic materials in this category include finely crushed brick or clay tile dust, pulverised fuel ash (PFA) with a low sulfate content and 'high temperature insulation' (HTI)
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[ "pät-s&-'lä-n&am ] (noun.) 1706. From Italian pozz(u)ollana, earth of Pozzuoli, a town near Naples.