Concrete - Introduction

Posted by Mr.Building Material , Labels: , Sunday 11 March 2012 08:21

CONCRETE




Concrete is one of the most important contemporary civil engineering materials. It is a composite construction material formed by mixing an aggregate with cement and water, then allowing the mixture to dry and harden.


RAW MATERIALS OF THE CONCRETE

 coarse & fine aggregate

The coarse aggregate are granular materials obtained from rocks and crushed stones while fine aggregate are the sand obtained from river beds or quarries. 

cement 

The cement acts as a primary binder to join the aggregate into a solid mass.

water

The water is required for  the cement to hydrate and solidify.

21 Response to "Concrete - Introduction"

  1. 林尊 says:
    11 March 2012 at 08:38

    Great!This information is quite good n helpful to me report.
    Thank you.
    Wish you can post more information abt building material.

  2. Cheryl Yap says:
    12 March 2012 at 07:16

    *like* ^^
    info n pics interesting..

  3. Mr.Building Material says:
    12 March 2012 at 07:17

    thanks for your compliment..

  4. Lim Ooi Yuan aka Iverson D.Yuan says:
    12 March 2012 at 07:31

    Like the content of the blog where construction materials are explained generally in precise way

    Somehow I have a question:

    What is the relationship between concrete density and concrete strength?

  5. Anonymous Says:
    12 March 2012 at 07:33

    lol...==...

  6. Jessie ping Says:
    12 March 2012 at 07:36

    This information is quite good n helpful to me

  7. hui yeong Says:
    12 March 2012 at 07:40

    good description with nice picture...

  8. agaricus says:
    12 March 2012 at 07:51

    This information give us the basic knowledge about the process of making cement and others. Besides, it is easy understanding by us by providing the picture with the explanation.

  9. Anonymous Says:
    12 March 2012 at 07:53

    Nice background , Nice description ~

  10. Lim Lay Ying says:
    12 March 2012 at 09:03

    This is an awesome place for a layman to learn interesting fact about construction!
    By the way, can I have the coffee machine?
    ^^

  11. Anonymous Says:
    12 March 2012 at 21:14

    nice description.. =]

  12. Mr.Building Material says:
    13 March 2012 at 04:21

    thanks~~
    the coffee machine u can try to make urself...^^

  13. Mr.Building Material says:
    13 March 2012 at 04:36

    thanks for your commend.^^

  14. Celine Yin Says:
    13 March 2012 at 04:37

    Thanks for the great info in all your posts. May i know what kind of sand did cement made of? =)

  15. Mr.Building Material says:
    13 March 2012 at 04:39

    thanks for your commend.
    by the way, we will try to update more information about the concrete.

  16. Mr.Building Material says:
    13 March 2012 at 04:47

    thanks~~the sand is the silicon dioxide or silica...

  17. yb 에혹 says:
    13 March 2012 at 05:24

    which kind of the brick is the cheapest and most expensive?

  18. yb 에혹 says:
    13 March 2012 at 05:24

    which kind of the brick is the cheapest and most expensive?

  19. meihui says:
    13 March 2012 at 05:25

    great..nice description =)

  20. Mr.Building Material says:
    13 March 2012 at 12:12

    -> Lim Ooi Yuan aka Iverson D.Yuan

    Concrete strength is directly proportional to concrete density. A higher concrete density means that the porous structure in concrete has reduce reduce. This is because the void in concrete has been occupied by hydration product. This hydration product is the main component of concrete strength

  21. Anonymous Says:
    15 March 2012 at 06:33

    Is that concrete harder than brick?

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