what is concret ? Give its uses

cement  concrete is the mixture of cement , send , aggregates and water . cement concrete is the major building  material in the construction industry . it can be easily moulded  into desirable structural members. the volume . it can be easily moulded into  desirable structural members . the volume of aggregates in concrete varies from 66 to 78 percent .


in  concrete, send  is used as fine aggregates and gravels and crushed stones are used as coarse aggregates. the cement acts as a binding  material which forms a paste with water and on hardening this cement  paste holds coarse and fine aggregates  together to form a solid mass.

Use the concrete -:

concrete is extensively used in constrution  of various  structures such as building, bridges ,dams canals, barrages, reservoirs, pavement, railway sleepers, tanks,  retaining wall tall structures, under water structures, chimneys, towers dock and hurbours, etc.

concrete is used for construction of various architectural compositiions  such as vaults, domes, shells, bridges, etc. concrete is also used in prestressed construction.

1. Residential buildings

   Although using concrete in construction is very hard, engineers still don’t have any alternatives that can replace concrete. Most of small buildings, villas, and even high-rise buildings are constructed using concrete with traditional or modern form-work as a method of construction of the skeleton from foundations to the slabs and of course columns and beams.

2. Streets – pavement – driveways

   There is a common frequently asked question, which is better for road construction, concrete or asphalt?
   Concrete streets, pavements and driveways are more durable and stronger than asphalt roadways. The long lasting service time and the less maintenance required for concrete roads make concrete roads the first choice for engineers.

3. Concrete Dams

   The Dams are used to store water or to control the flood when needed. Concrete gravity Dam is a type of Dams. Concrete is suitable for these type of dam because of its high strength and weight. The heavier is the dam, the easier to resist water force. Sometimes, stones masonry is used instead of concrete.

4. Concrete Bridges

   Reinforced concrete strength, durability, ductility, weather resistance, fire resistance and long lasting life cycle makes the concrete best solution for constructing the bridges. Pre-stressed concrete, post-stressed concrete, self compacted concrete are different types of concrete may applied in bridges construction.

5. Commercial buildings

   Using the concrete in commercial buildings makes it safer than using most of other construction materials. It is mostly more economic than steel buildings and requires less maintenance. It is easy to control the heat transfer from inside to outside vice versa which reduce the energy consumed.

6. Culverts and sewers

   Sewers and underground construction works need strong and durable building materials and concrete is the ideal one. Culverts, piers, foundation, abutments are constructed using special concrete mix.

7. Concrete Floating Docks

   From the best ten uses of concrete, the concrete dock is the most unique idea. The first question that comes to your mind is – Why floating Docks are made with concrete instead of wood?
   Because cells of woods absorb water easily and get saturated which further leads to sinking.
   Others features of concrete Docks are:
   Fire-resistant
   Easy to install
   Requires less maintenance.

8. Concrete Parking

   The first and foremost advantage of using concrete parking is, it looks much nicer than asphalt one. Comparing to the asphalt parking, the concrete parking maintenance costs are less due the durability of concrete and the less maintenance required .

9. Fences

   Development happened to the pre-cast concrete industry improved the industry of concrete fences. It is faster to produce and install the fence elements using pre-cast than the traditional method of concrete fence construction. it is beautiful and more attractive.

10. Foundations

    If the foundations are for high-rise or low-rise building, the solution will be always the using of reinforced cement concrete, as it is durable and has a huge load carrying capacity.
    
    
    
    
    
     
    
    

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