INTRODUCTION This article is devoted to one of the most, if not the most important factor required to be specified, controlled, and insisted upon while manufacturing concrete. The significance of the Water to Cement ratio (W/C) has been understood by very few concrete producers. Many feel that controlling W/C means…
CONCRETE – LET’S SEE AS A FAMILY OF MATERIALS
INTRODUCTION Concrete consists of different material which has different functions but combines together to achieve workability and cohesiveness (in plastic stage) and give the desired shape, surface finish, strength, and durability (in hardened stage). Cement and cementitious materials (mineral admixtures) are fine powders which react with water to form the…
