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Concrete as a construction material
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What Is Concrete Used For? Construction Material Art Work
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Concrete Bench made by 8 th grade students
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Question What other concrete products and applications can you think of ?
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Why Is Concrete Used? Economics –Inexpensive, readily available Material Properties –Long Lasting –Molded into a desired shape –Great insulator –Hard
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Material Properties (cont.) Great Compressive Strength (up to 8000 psi) Poor Tensile Strength (almost 0) –Reinforcement methods ($)
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Question What is the difference between tension and compression?
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Question Why would concrete ever be used in tension?
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Why Do We Reinforce Concrete? Prevent cracking due to tension forces
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How Do We Reinforce Concrete? Steel rebar –Excellent in tension, poor in compression Chicken Wire –Minimize thermal expansion
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Pictures Failed concrete structures due to earth quakes
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