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METROMIXCONCRETE

PREMIX CONCRETE,

CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS

CONCRETE

• The word comes from the Latin word Concertos (meaning

compact or condensed). Cement + Coarse aggregate + Fine

aggregate + Water + Chemical Admixtures

• Concrete is a mixture of binding material, fine aggregates,

coarse aggregates and water in suitable proportions.

• Concrete is used than any other man made material in the

world. As of 2006, about 7.5kms of concrete is made every

year.

AGGREGATE AND ITS TYPES

• Aggregate is a general term applied to those inert or

chemically inactive materials which, when bonded together

by cement form concrete.

• Cement and lime are generally used as binding materials,

fine aggregates are Sand, Surkhi etc. while coarse

aggregates are crushed stones, gravel, broken pieces of

bricks, etc.

PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE

• It is a brittle material

• Strong in compression but weak in tension.

• To overcome the weakness steel bars are used in

construction.

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MANUFACTURING OF CONCRETE

• Mixing

• Transporting

• Placing

• Compacting

• Curing

TYPES OF CONCRETE

• Cement Concrete

• Lime concrete

• Reinforced Cement concrete

• Pre-stressed concrete

• Precast concrete

• Mass concrete

• Light weight concrete

• Non-fines concrete

• Colored concrete

PREMIX/READY-MIX CONCRETE

• Ready-mix concrete is concrete that is

manufactured in a factory or batching

plant, according to a set recipe, and then

delivered to a work site, by truck

mounted in–transit mixers.

• Also referred as the customized concrete

products for commercial purpose.

• It is delivered to the customer's

construction site in a freshly mixed and

plastic or unhardened state.

CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS

• Driveways (a type of private road), can be

made decorative with materials like

concrete called as concrete driveways.

• Also other materials like decorative

brick, cobblestone, block paving, asphalt,

and decomposed granite can also be

used.

PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE IN PLASTIC

FORM

• Good workability

• No segregation

• No bleeding

PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE IN HARDENED FORM

• Adequate strength

• Durability

• Impermeability

• Elasticity

• Low shrinkage

• Least thermal expansion

ADVANTAGES

• Economically used in the long run as compared to other building

materials.

• It possesses high compressive strength and also resist well to

weathering effects.

• Green or Fresh concrete can be molded to any size and shape.

• Durable, Fire resistance and requires very little maintenance.

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