Advantages And Disadvantages Of Concrete Blocks - 1684.
Precast concrete stairs are a simple way to install an exterior staircase to a doorway. With their prebuilt steps and stoop all in one piece, they can be installed in less than 30 minutes with the right equipment and require little maintenance.
This is stating the topic of the essay and it is the “topic sentence” for this paragraph. You should continue to point out that there are advantages and disadvantages in this situation: As with most important decisions, there are both advantages and disadvantages in the choice that is made.
Advantages of Reinforced Concrete. 1- Reinforced concrete has a high compressive strength compared to other building materials. 2- Due to the provided reinforcement, reinforced concrete can also withstand a good amount tensile stress. 3- Fire and weather resistance of reinforced concrete is fair.
Historical disadvantages. In the 1950s, when concrete block became popular for homes, there were a number of disadvantages. The walls were not fully finished on the interior or exterior, making the homes unattractive, were not insulated for northern climates and had problems with sound magnification.
Concrete is sometimes mistakenly known as cement, but in reality, the term cement refers to just one component that makes up concrete. Concrete is a composite material made up of various types of stone aggregate that are held together with a mixture of water and lime-based binder—usually Portland cement.
Concrete mix design is process of preparation of concrete with suitable proportion of ingredients to meet the required strength and durability of concrete structure. Every ingredient of concrete consists different properties so, it is not an easy task to get economical and good concrete mix.
Thorpe, David and Zhuge, Yan (2010) Advantages and disadvantages in using permeable concrete as a pavement construction material. In: ARCOM 2010: 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 6-8 Sep 2010, Leeds, United Kingdom.