Concreting Picture

Top Cement Producers & Consumers

Portland Cement Consumption

Concrete

-Mixture of ingredients into a paste & triggers a chemical reaction - hydration

-Reaction forms a gel which coats & fills spaces between the stone/sand;

-Hardens into a solid mass that gets stronger & stronger

-The world’s most widely used building material

-Global production is 5 billion cubic yards per year (using approximately 1.25 billion tons of cement)

-Can be shaped in any desired form

-Adaptable to a wide variety of different uses

-Strong, Durable, Economical, Versatile & Economical

Concrete Ingredients

What Is Concrete ?

-Construction Material

-Composite Material

-Cement + Fine Aggregate + Coarse Aggregate +Water +(and in some cases Admixtures)

-Cement & Water form a paste that hardens and bonds the aggregates together