The Venetian in Las Vegas held the US record for largest continuous concrete foundation pour with 21,000 cubic yards. However, in February 2014, the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles beat that record with a continuous pour of 21,200 cubic yards
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Concrete is basically a mixture of aggregates and paste. The aggregates are sand and gravel or crushed stone; the paste is water and portland cement. Concrete gets stronger as it gets older. ... Cement comprises from 10 to 15 percent of the concrete mix, by volume.
According to the Washington Post, China has used more cement during the years 2011-2013 than the United States concrete use in the entire 20th century
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Can you guess the three basic ingredients used to make concrete? If you guessed sand (and sometimes small stones), water, and cement as a binding or gluing agent, you're right.
The ancient Nabataeans were great builders who understood all of the properties associated with concrete. Indeed, like the Romans 500 years later, Nabataeans used their own natural resources: surface deposit silica sand and available water both hardened and waterproofed their concrete.
