6 interesting facts about concrete
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We use concrete every day probably without realizing. In fact, there's more than likely a lot about concrete that you don't know. Change that right now by reading 6 quick facts about concrete!TRANSCRIPT
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6 Interesting Facts About Concrete
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Why talk about concrete?
• Concrete plays more of a role in your life than you may think. Without it, there wouldn’t be safe roads, safe traveling in general, comfortable homes or sturdy buildings to work in.
• The fact that concrete is literally everywhere makes concrete cutting a necessity. Concrete cutting methods are used to make concrete into something functional that people can use every day (like buildings and bridges).
• With that said, here are some interesting facts about concrete and the concrete industry:
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1. The annual global production of concrete is 5 billion cubic yards.
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2. Making one tonne of cement requires two tonnes of raw material (such as limestone and shale).
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3. The value of ready mixed concrete produced by the concrete industry is estimated at $30 billion.
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4. The ready mixed concrete industry uses about 75% of the cement shipped in the U.S.
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5. The original use of concrete has been traced back to ancient Egypt.
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6. Concrete is used twice as much in construction than all other building materials.
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Concrete and Concrete Cutting
• With so much concrete in the world, there’s a need for specialists who know the concrete cutting methods that can make door frames and steps and bridges and countless other necessities.
• Concrete cutting is what makes the concrete industry so successful. It creates an efficient way to work with all the concrete that’s being produced.
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Concrete Cutting Specialists
• The next time you’re thinking of starting a project that involves concrete, contact your local concrete cutting specialists who know how to do things like core drilling, flat sawing and grinding and grooving.
• You can also visit a-core.com to learn more about the concrete cutting services available to you.
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Sources
• http://ecosmartconcrete.com/?page_id=208• http://www.nrmca.org/concrete/data.asp• http://
www.rsc.org/images/Construction_tcm18-114530.pdf