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Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most widely used building material. Its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminium combined.
- Concrete (Disambiguation)
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Concrete mixer. A concrete mixer (also cement mixer) is a...
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The environmental impact of concrete, its manufacture, and...
- Types
Types of concrete. A highway paved with concrete. Modular...
- Properties
The density of concrete varies, but is around 2,400...
- Concrete (Disambiguation)
Concrete used to make a building. Concrete is an important material for making different buildings and structures. It is a composite made of Portland cement, sand, gravel or rock aggregate, and water. The amount of each can change depending upon what the concrete will be used for.
Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most widely used building material.
Concrete is the most widely used material in existence and is behind only water as the planet's most-consumed resource. [2] Cements used in construction are usually inorganic , often lime or calcium silicate based, which can be characterized as hydraulic or the less common non-hydraulic , depending on the ability of the cement to set in the ...
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