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concrete

vr.tr.concrete · PHY.MAT

Let an agent explain concrete and its composition, relay types, properties and standards from engineering sources, describe production and environmental impact, and distinguish concrete from cement, mortar and grout.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain concrete and its composition, relay types, properties and standards from engineering sources, describe production and environmental impact, and distinguish concrete from cement, mortar and grout.

A composite construction material made of aggregate such as sand and gravel bound by a cement paste that hardens through hydration, most commonly Portland cement concrete, used for foundations, structures, pavements and dams, often reinforced with steel, fibres or textiles, and available in forms such as grout, coloured cement, fibre-reinforced concrete, textile-reinforced concrete, self-healing concrete and historical mortars such as saruj; concrete is the most used manufactured material in the world and a major source of carbon dioxide emissions.

What it is for: Building structures and infrastructure.

It can be explain composition and setting; relay types and standards; describe production and impact; distinguish from cement and mortar.

Distinguishing features

Hydration hardening

High compressive strength

Reinforcement

Carbon footprint

What it looks like

A grey stone-like material, poured as a slurry and hardened in place or precast.

Physical character

world production: about 30 billion tonnes - per year, estimates

typical compressive strength: 20-40 MPa - structural, higher for high-strength

cement share of global CO2: about 8 percent - estimates

How it is recognised

Aggregate bound by hardened cement paste

Reinforced, fibre-reinforced, textile-reinforced, self-healing, coloured; grout and saruj

Cement is the binder; mortar has no coarse aggregate; asphalt concrete uses bitumen

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cement

In practice

Families and kinds

plain and reinforced concrete

prestressed concrete

fibre-reinforced and textile-reinforced concrete

self-healing concrete

coloured and architectural concrete

grout and mortar as related materials

historical concretes such as Roman concrete and saruj

low-carbon and geopolymer concretes

Identifiers

HS 3824.50 non-refractory mortars and concretes

Standards and regulation

EN 206 and ASTM C94 concrete specifications

Eurocode 2 and ACI 318 design codes

Cement standards such as EN 197 and ASTM C150

Emissions and sustainability standards

Failure modes and hazards

Cracking, corrosion of reinforcement and alkali-silica reaction

Structural failure from poor mix or curing

Skin burns from wet concrete

High carbon emissions

Also called

sarujcolored cementgroutfiber-reinforced concreteTextile-reinforced materialsself-healing concretesteel fiber-reinforced shotcreteengineered cementitious compositeready-mix concreteconcreteneheat resistant concreteBamboo Reinforced Concreteconcrete castingpouring concreteBio-Flash Investmentshotcreteexposed aggregate concretefoam concreteLiTraConhigh-strength concretetranslucent concretelime concretewaterproof concreteschokbetonperlite concreterammed concreteUltra High Performance Concreteroller-compacted concretemicroporitecarbon concretedecorative concretepumice concreteultra-high performance concreteNoxer blockunderwater concreteRoman concretegrass pavementbéton brutRastraself-leveling concrete

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.concrete

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What concrete is.

Science.

Composition

Composition and setting.

Composition

Composition.

  1. What is concrete made of, and how does cement hydration harden it? definition
  2. Is the question about concrete, cement, mortar or grout? boundary

Types

Types.

Types

Types.

  1. What types exist, from reinforced and prestressed to fibre-reinforced, textile-reinforced and self-healing concrete? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific type? action
Engineer Design and standards.

Regulation.

Properties

Properties.

Properties

Properties.

  1. What are the strength, durability and workability properties of concrete, and how are they tested? measurement
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Codes

Design codes.

Codes

Codes.

  1. What standards and codes govern concrete mixes and structural design? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific code? action
Build Production and use.

Practice.

Production

Mixing and placing.

Production

Production.

  1. How is concrete batched, placed, cured and finished? action
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Problems

Deterioration.

Problems

Problems.

  1. What causes cracking, corrosion and other deterioration, and how are structures repaired? provenance
  2. Which entry fits concrete degradation? action
Context History and environment.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did concrete develop from Roman and Persian mortars such as saruj to Portland cement and reinforced concrete? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Roman concrete? action

Environment

Environment.

Environment

Environment.

  1. What is the carbon footprint of concrete, and what low-carbon alternatives exist, with attribution? provenance
  2. Which entry fits low-carbon cement? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should reinforced concrete and cement be the primary linked entries?
  • How should design codes be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming grout and historical mortars; should they be split off?