2. Constituents

2.1 Main constituents

Anhydrous hydraulic road binder is an intimate mixture, produced either before or after grinding, of one or more constituents:

• clinker (see article ) ;

• by-products from other industries (slag, fly ash) which undergo more or less elaborate selection and preparation for incorporation into binders;

• natural products which, for incorporation into binders, do not undergo any treatment other than drying and pulverization (fillers, natural pozzolans);

• a setting activator (usually lime).

These constituents provide either :

• hydraulic,...