Concrete, concrete & concrete

Concrete, concrete & concrete

Why do we use concrete? How was it discovered? Why does it need reinforcement? All reasonable questions we will attempt to answer in the following article, sharing a few industry secrets. What we know from history Concrete has been around for centuries. The earliest concrete-like mixture was developed by the Egyptians to strengthen structure in 3000 BC. The ingredients recorded to create this first version of concrete material were lime, chalk or oyster shells, and gypsum. This type of mix was used for a long time before the introduction of a newer type, in 1824, by Portland cement. This last…
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