Free Preview: What is concrete?

The building material “concrete” has been used for highly stressed building structures since Roman times around 2000 years ago. In this training course, you will learn what concrete is made of and what properties it has. The possible applications of this building material can then be derived from this.

Learning objectives:

• You will know the composition of concrete.
• You will know which properties of concrete can be influenced by the components cement, water and stone.

Content:

• The term concrete
• Cement
• Aggregate
• Water
• Properties of concrete