The diagrams illustrate the stages involved in producing cement from raw materials and the subsequent process of manufacturing concrete for construction purposes.
Overall, cement production is a multi-stage industrial process that converts limestone and clay into bagged cement through crushing, mixing, heating and grinding. In contrast, concrete production is a simpler mixing process that combines cement with water, sand and gravel in fixed proportions.
As far as in observed, limestone and clay are first fed into a crusher, which breaks them down into powder. This powder is then transferred to a mixer. The mixed material next enters a rotating heater, where it is subjected to heat. After heating, the substance is passed through a grinder before being packed into bags as finished cement.
For concrete production, four ingredients are combined in a concrete mixer: cement (15%), water (10%), sand (25%) and gravel (50%, defined as small stones). These materials are thoroughly mixed inside the rotating mixer to produce concrete ready for building use.
