Building Materials
Pick up the compound responsible for early strength of cement from the following:

Tri-calcium silicate
Di-calcium silicate
Tetra-calcium alumino-ferrite
Tri-calcium aluminate

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Building Materials
The basic purpose of a retarder in concrete is

To decrease the initial setting time of cement paste in concrete
To improve the workability of concrete mix
To increase the initial setting time of cement paste in concrete
To render the concrete more water tight

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