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Construction Material Concrete: 1.2 Terms

Concrete is composed of three main constituents: binder, aggregates, and water. Due to advances in technology, many types of concrete can now be produced with varying densities and properties depending on the application. The aggregates, such as sand and gravel, make up over 70% of the concrete by volume and greatly influence the properties of both fresh and hardened concrete. Different terms are used to describe concrete based on its density, state, or method of placement.

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Construction Material Concrete: 1.2 Terms

Concrete is composed of three main constituents: binder, aggregates, and water. Due to advances in technology, many types of concrete can now be produced with varying densities and properties depending on the application. The aggregates, such as sand and gravel, make up over 70% of the concrete by volume and greatly influence the properties of both fresh and hardened concrete. Different terms are used to describe concrete based on its density, state, or method of placement.

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Construction Material Concrete

1.2 Terms
Three main constituents are actually enough to produce concrete:
Binder (Cement)
Aggregates
Water

Due to continually increasing demands for the concrete quality (mainly durability) and huge
advances in admixture and concrete technology, it is now possible to produce many different
kinds of concrete.

The aggregates (sand and gravel)


are the main constituents of con-
crete, at over 70% by volume. The
type and quality of the aggregates
are therefore vitally important for
the properties of the concrete,
both fresh and hardened.

Standard concrete Concrete with a maximum particle diameter >8mm


Density (kiln dried) > 2'000 kg/m, < 2'600kg/m

Heavyweight concrete Density (kiln dried) > 2'600 kg/m

Lightweight concrete Density (kiln dried) > 800 kg/m and < 2'000 kg/m

Fresh concrete Concrete, mixed, while it can still be worked and compacted

Hardened concrete Concrete when set, with measurable strength

Green concrete Newly placed and compacted, stable, before the start of detectable
setting (green concrete is a precasting industry term)

Other terms in use are shotcrete, pumped concrete, craned concrete etc. they dene the
placement into the formwork, working and/or handling to the point of installation (see Chapter 6).

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