How It Works

MAKING CEMENT AND CONCRETE

fter water, concrete is the second most used material in the world. It is made of cement, air, water, sand and gravel to produce a strong and durable construction material. Cement’s limestone content, alongside other minerals, gives concrete its long-lasting properties and enables it to harden quickly. Concrete is used to make the foundations and walls of our homes, in

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from How It Works

How It Works3 min read
Munching Molars And Ferocious Fangs
Whether they’re chewing on grass, tearing through flesh or fighting off a foe, teeth are an essential survival tool for the world’s animals. A tooth is a layered structure made from hardened calcium carbonate that erupts from a vertebrate’s jaw and i
How It Works7 min read
ESSENTIAL GADGETS OF THE 1980s
A Game Boy made it into space with cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov on a mission to the Mir space station in 1993 Long before Alexa could take control of your home gadgets, the 1980s welcomed the Clapper, a compact device that could remotely switch on ap
How It Works16 min read
Global Eye
Scientists have made a stem cell breakthrough in elephants that could mean researchers are one step closer to bringing back long-extinct woolly mammoths. Colossal Biosciences’ woolly mammoth team says it has successfully derived induced pluripotent s

Related Books & Audiobooks