Building Materials: Concrete Presentation

Building materials Concrete. Check this words. History. Concrete and Cement. Use of concrete. Advantages. Disadvantages. Normal Strength Concrete. Plain or Ordinary Concrete. Reinforced Concrete. Prestressed Concrete. Precast Concrete. Lightweight Concrete. High-Density Concrete. Air-Entrained Concrete. Ready-Mix Concrete. Decorative Concrete. Glass Concrete. Asphalt Concrete. ”Recipe” of concrete. Cons of concrete. How many types were mentioned? Bibliography.

Insulator a material that heat or cold can not go through Susceptible easily influenced or harmed by something Ductility the ability to be bent or stretched Spans the area between two supports Hydraulic operated by or involving the pressure of water or some other liquid Loading the application of force to carry something.

Regular Roman concrete: Volcanic Ash (pozzolana) Hydrated lime Hydraulic Roman concrete: Volcanic ash Clay.

Concrete “recipe”: Cement Sand Small stones or gravel Water.

Pavements Foundations Roads, bridges Fences, poles Walls, footings Different structures.

Durability Fireproof Stability in price Speed of construction Maintenance cost Insulator.

Used for creating long spanning bridge decks and building blocks, also to protect steel structures. Has density less than 1920 kg/m3.

Used for buildings, roadways, walls and so on. Can be transported to the worksite in fresh state.

Used for decorations. Processes: Coloring, Molding, Polishing, Etching, Applying decorative toppings.

Used for decorations. Use of recycled glass.

Concrete, sand, gravel, water Cement, sand, small stones, water.

Cement, gravel, The Rock, water 4. Cement, sand, crushed stones.

Fireproof, fast assembly Durability, price stability.

Isolator, maintenance cost 4. Ductility, tensile strength.