The purpose of this work is to describe the effect of fine ground dolomite limestone on important physic and mechanical properties of concrete. The present examinations indicate that the use of dolomite limestone as component instead of limestone is a viable solution for producing Portland dolomite limestone cement, especially for quarries with dolomitic inclusions or overburden

The article presents the results of the conducted researches on modifying traditional construction materials like cement concrete, anhydrite binders, silicate paint and fire-retardant coating based on liquid glass. Modification was due to multi-walled carbon nanotubes dispersions uniformly distributed in binding matrices while preparing materials, which led to modification of the structure and the properties of materials and products

This paper presents the results of studying the properties of cement-based composites modified with a complex additive based on chrysotile nanofibers and carbon black. The optimal composition of complex additive was stated due to the particle size analysis of suspensions with different chrysotile to carbon black ratios and the mechanical properties study of the fine-grained concrete modified with the complex additive. It was found that the addition of chrysotile in the amount of 0.05% of cement mass together with carbon black in the amount of 0.01% of cement mass leads to a 31.9% compression strength increase of cement composite and a 26.7% flexural strength increase. In order to explain the change in the mechanical properties of the material, physical and chemical testing methods were used including IR-spectral analysis, differential thermal analysis, energy dispersive X-ray analysis as well as the study of the microstructure of the samples modified with the complex additive. They revealed the formation of durable hydration products including thaumasite and calcium silicate hydrates of lower basicity that form a dense structure of cement matrix, increasing the physical and mechanical characteristics of cement-based composites.