Portland cement is the most common cement in the world. This is because portland cement is made up of mostly clay, limestone, and sand, which are easy materials to obtain. These elements are crushed and heated into a substance called clinker. Clinker is then crushed and combined with other elements to create the cement that is universally used. Additionally, when adding water and sand to cement, it creates mortar. Mortar is used for many different things including sticking brick, stone, slate and many other things together. However, when adding sand, water, and stone to cement, it creates concrete.
Concrete is a mixture of cement, water, aggregates, and other mixtures. All this combined material makes concrete strong and durable. Within 25-30 days of being poured and set, concrete normally reaches between 3,000- 4,000 PSI. However, other types of concrete can reach well beyond that strength and is mostly used for large buildings, bridges and dams. It’s the most used building material in the world. Everything from buildings to roads and bridges and tunnels, all can be made of concrete. Concrete is one of the many building materials that can last decades and even centuries. Of course, this is only possible with the right precautions. One of the precautions to take is sealing the concrete. Sealing the concrete helps protect it from road salt and moisture as well as chips and cracks. In the long run, it’s beneficial and adds to the curb appeal of the concrete.
American Concrete Services offers a variety of concrete needs including new concrete and concrete sealing. Our professional technicians will come out and provide you with wonderful results that will last years to come.
