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2. Types of concrete - Wikipedia

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   Some types of concrete used to make garden sculptures and planters have been called composition stone or composite stone. There is no single precise formula that differentiates composition stone from other lime-cemented concretes, which is unsurprising because the term predates modern chemical science, being attested since at latest the 1790s.

3. Cast-in-place concrete - Wikipedia

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   Cast-in-place concrete or Cast-in-situ concrete is a technology of construction of buildings where walls and slabs of the buildings are cast at the site in formwork. [1] This differs from precast concrete technology where slabs are cast elsewhere and then brought to the construction site and assembled. [ 2 ]

4. Romeo Historic District - Wikipedia

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   The University of Michigan established a branch campus, the Romeo Academy, in the area in the 1840, attracting more prosperous academics and professionals to the area. [2] A railroad was laid through the village in 1869, bringing increased trade. Planned growth has allowed the Romeo community to maintain a high degree of historic integrity. [2]

5. Building material - Wikipedia

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   The most common form of concrete is Portland cement concrete, which consists of mineral aggregate (generally gravel and sand), portland cement and water. After mixing, the cement hydrates and eventually hardens into a stone-like material. When used in the generic sense, this is the material referred to by the term "concrete".

6. List of building materials - Wikipedia

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   Artificial stone; Cinder block or concrete block; Noxer block; Stone dry stacked or mortar set; Urbanite – broken-up concrete; Category:Masonry. Category:Bricks; also: "Concrete Masonry Units" (CMU) Category:Stone (material) Metals. Structural steel: I-beam and column; Rebar; Wire rope and cables; Metal joist, decking, framing, trusses; Metal ...

7. Precast concrete - Wikipedia

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   A precast concrete walled house under construction An example of low-quality precast concrete with exposed dowels, connectors, indications of cracks, and malformations, even during its installation, Barangay Lantic, Carmona, Cavite, Philippines Interior view of the walls, supports, and roof of a precast commercial shop in Williston, North Dakota, US.

8. Slipform stonemasonry - Wikipedia

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   The stones are placed inside the forms with the good faces against the form work. Concrete is poured in behind the rocks. Rebar is added for strength, to make a wall that is approximately half reinforced concrete and half stonework. The wall can be faced with stone on one side or both sides. After the concrete sets enough to hold the wall ...

9. Romeo, Michigan - Wikipedia

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   Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,767 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] Romeo is located on the rural-urban fringe of the Detroit metropolitan area , and many of its residents commute to jobs closer to the city.