... Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 7th edition, Wiley, New York.Schaeffer, J.P., Saxena, A., Antolovich, S.D., Sanders, T.H., Jr., and Warner, S.B. (2000) The Science and Design of Engineering ... Joseph was an English mason and invented Portland cement in 1824. It was so named because of its resemblance to white limestone from the island of Portland, England. The first Portland cement ... from the island of Portland in England, which it resembles), has a composition similar to pozzo-lanic cement. The chief ingredients of Portland cement are di- and tricalcium silicates and tricalcium...