Saturday, February 16, 2019

Concrete


Concrete is made from water, rock, sand, gravel and cement. Cement is made from lime 65%, silica 25% and small percents of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, iron oxide, calcium sulfatem sulfer trioxide and alkaline.,


Lime is made from crushing limestone to make calcium carbonate.

Concrete costs $65 per cubic yard plus delivery cost $60. Fully loaded, a concrete truck holds 10 cubic yards of concrete. Installation requires grading, compacting, adding rock to the base, placing iron rebar on the rock and building the wood form. Pouring and settling the concrete is next. Finishing includes bull floating and broom finishing.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

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