Concrete

Diction 19. Abstract/Concrete (create one of each; effectiveness should focus on concrete) Original Example (abstract): Every teen in the United States wants happiness. Original Example (concrete): The tireless student spent up all night cramming for his final exam in hopes to get a good grade in the class. Effectiveness/Ineffectiveness (concrete): Concrete is often useful when the author wants to refer to distinct and evident things which are clear and precise. The reader knows what the author is going to say because you use objects and events that we can identify right away rather than having an abstract sentence, which can come off as vague. However, many times concrete should be avoided when trying to persuade the reader to sound more satisfying than straight to the point with details. 20. Ambiguous Original Example: He finally found his missing key. Effectiveness/Ineffectiveness: In this example key can mean many things that can be perceived right away having many different meaning in the word key. Does the…

Introduction For all of Rome’s battles and glorified history, two things stand out above all else. The creation of concrete and the arch. With these two inventions, Rome would be able to leave her mark on the world for centuries, long after the people of ancient Rome have gone, remnants of their ingenuity still stand. The Development of Concrete The Romans invented concrete from a volcanic earth, lime, and chips of rock or brick. The volcanic earth called pozzolana, was brown in color and…

The Roman concrete would be much more sustainable than concrete manufacture today. The Romans frequently used broken brick inlay added in a mixture of lime putty with brick dust or volcanic ash. They built a wide variety of structures that incorporated stone and concrete, including roads, aqueducts, temples and palaces. The ancient Romans used concrete slabs in many of its great public structures like the Colosseum and the Parthenon. Concrete was also used in the defense wall covering Rome's…

residential driveways are concrete and asphalt. While either one is a suitable choice, asphalt tends to be a better choice for northern climates. Unless you just prefer the look of concrete, you may want to choose asphalt when you put in a new driveway. Here are some reasons why. Fewer Cracks In Cold Weather Concrete and asphalt contract in cold weather and expand in hot weather. However, asphalt has more elasticity than concrete, so it resists cracking. This is a major reason asphalt is…

The development of concrete and the arch is an important part of Roman history. Both concrete and the arch were essential to life in Rome, and they provided results with their use. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader about the development of concrete and the arch. Discussion The development of concrete began in 1824 AD, when a bricklayer uncovered a surprising revelation. “If that is then pulverized, you get a powder which, when mixed with water, sets as hard as rock.” (Kamm,…

The development improvement of concrete and the use of the architectural arch contributed greatly to the engineering and design achievements of the ancient Romans. The use of these two technologies allowed the Romans to build structures that were taller, stronger and more durable than any that had come before them (Yegul). The basic use of mortar was not invented or pioneered by the Romans, but while concrete is similar to mortar in its makeup, it is a different material. Roman concrete…

found in their work that the size is the main element of the concrete strength, as in their study they concluded that a moderate size is different to be broken than large size. Mather and Darwin (1976, 1977) identified that the medium size is the more strengthen and durable concrete type. Burnet and wolsier (1989) indicated that building made of concrete materials always be considered as strong and valid as the materials used in it, would be assumed and reassured as of high quality and high…

mixture design that is shown in table 1 is the basic components that will go into each group of concrete. The concrete design shown in table 1 has a designed 28 days compression strength of 40 MPa (5800 psi). With the intention to test the concrete in a shorter time span, the compression was design at 40 MPa at 28 days in order to get a compression strength of 30 MPa after 7 days. This mixture design was determine from using a couple design procedure and also contacting a representative from…

Concrete is a building material that looks like stone. The Latin word “concretus” means to grow together. Concrete is a composite material，composed of coarse granular material (the aggregate or filler) entrenched in a solid matrix of material by (the cement or binder) that fills the space between the aggregate particles and pastes them together. Depending on what kind of binder is used, concrete can be divided into nonhydraulic cement concrete (made of nonhydraulic cement), hydraulic cement…

Concrete was a major contribution to the growth of the Roman civilization. Without it, the Roman architecture that is still seen today, like the Coliseum or the pantheon, would not still be standing. The idea of concrete first came from the Etruscans, but with Roman ingenuity they perfected the mixture and made it revolutionary. Concrete was used largely in the Roman Empire and greatly improved the architecture. It was sturdy, flexible, and was easy to use which made it a staple in Roman…