Concrete

            Civil engineering without concrete, how it look? today we have more options but some materials have its own values.Same as there is one more material; a composite material which known as a concrete without it also we feel like there is missing something;let's see about it today.

 concrete is the composition material made from primarily with aggregate, cement, and water. Versatility, durability, and economy have made it the world's most used construction materials.
It's used in highways, streets, parking lots, parking garage, bridges, high-rise buildings and numerous other application.

BASIC CONCEPT OF CONCRETE:

concrete comes from the latin word 'concretus' which means to grow. It is a heterogeneous mixture of any solid mass made by use of a cementing medium the ingredients generally comprises sand, gravel, cement and water having well-defined properties. concrete is widely used for making architectural, structures, foundations, brick/block walls, pavements, bridges/overpasses etc.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF CONCRETE:

• Durability under hostile environment
• It can be mould into variety of shaper
• relative economy and easy availability
• compression bearing capacity
• it shows the versatility

TYPES OF CONCRETE AS PER IS 456:2000

1. Ordinary concrete                           M10 TO M20
2. Standard concrete                           M25 TO M55
3. High strength concrete                   >M60

      So here we see what is concrete, basic characteristics of concrete and types of concrete as per IS 456;2000.Please share it to more because sometimes a simple word also being a complicated for others.