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2. Water–cement ratio - Wikipedia

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   The effect of the water-to-cement (w/c) ratio onto the mechanical strength of concrete was first studied by René Féret (1892) in France, and then by Duff A. Abrams (1918) (inventor of the concrete slump test) in the USA, and by Jean Bolomey (1929) in Switzerland.

3. Concrete - Wikipedia

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   Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, [1] and is the most widely used building material. [2] Its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminium combined. [3]

4. Cement - Wikipedia

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   A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel together. Cement mixed with fine aggregate produces mortar for masonry, or with sand and gravel, produces concrete. Concrete is the most ...

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6. Sulfate attack in concrete and mortar - Wikipedia

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   Cement hydration and strength development mainly depend on two silicate phases: tricalcium silicate (C 3 S) , and dicalcium silicate (C 2 S) . [1] Upon hydration, the main reaction products are calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) and calcium hydroxide Ca(OH) 2, written as CH in the cement chemist notation. C-S-H is the phase playing the role of ...

7. How to calculate your home equity — and how much of it you ...

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   Your home equity equals the current value of your home minus your current mortgage debt. Assume your home’s current value is $410,000, and you have a $220,000 balance remaining on your mortgage.

8. Emboldened by ABC settlement, Trump threatens more lawsuits ...

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   President-elect Donald Trump had not been terribly successful in suing media organizations until this weekend when ABC News agreed to settle a closely-watched defamation case he brought against ...

9. Anthony Edwards scores career-high 53 of Timberwolves' 105 ...

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   Anthony Edwards said Thursday he doesn't play basketball to pass when defenses are focusing on him. He showed it on Saturday. The Minnesota Timberwolves star scored a career-high 53 points on ...