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    The document defines and describes several key materials used in civil engineering and construction projects including aggregates, sand, gravel, cement, rebar, and hollow blocks. Aggregates, sand, and gravel are raw materials that make up concrete and provide strength. Cement binds concrete. Rebar reinforces concrete to withstand pressure. Hollow blocks are used to construct walls and have insulating properties.

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    The document defines and describes several key materials used in civil engineering and construction projects including aggregates, sand, gravel, cement, rebar, and hollow blocks. Aggregates, sand, and gravel are raw materials that make up concrete and provide strength. Cement binds concrete. Rebar reinforces concrete to withstand pressure. Hollow blocks are used to construct walls and have insulating properties.

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    OCHAVILLO, VANESSA B.

    CONCRETE WORKS AND REINFORCEMENT


    BT – CIVIL TECHNOLOGY 1
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________

    Give its definition that is not less than 3 sentences. Give its meaning and purpose in the
    civil industry.

    Aggregates- are raw granular materials such as sand, gravel, or crushed rock – which are
    the major constituents in making concrete. It serves as reinforcement to add strength to the
    overall material as in concrete or asphalt. Aggregates can be considered as load-bearing
    material as it distributes the load properly to the supporting ground, for example, in road
    construction. It is also used as base material when making foundations.

    Sand- is a mixture of small grains of rock and granular materials which can be classified as
    fine, coarse, and gravelly. It is considered as major building material used in any kind of
    construction work and one of the principal ingredients in making concrete. Sand is used in
    making mortar, in plastering to provide smooth surface to the wall, and before laying tiles,
    sand is laid with cement.

    Gravel- is a loose aggregation of small, variously sized fragments of rocks and minerals.
    Gravel can either be a natural resource – which is a result of weathering and erosion of rocks
    by which gravel deposits are formed or it can be man-made, where heavy machinery is used
    to crushed rocks (e.g. quarry). It is one of the aggregates for concrete and can provide superior
    drainage when used as filling material. It can be utilize aesthetically in landscaping projects
    and construction of residential and commercial premises.

    Cement- an important ingredient in concrete because it binds, or holds the concrete mix
    together, giving it strength. It is use in the construction of engineering structures such as
    bridges, dams, roads, tunnels, etc., use in concrete for laying floors, roofs, beams, stairs,
    pillars, etc., and in preparation of foundations in building structures.

    Rebar- is the shortened term for reinforcing bar. It is a steel bar or mesh of steel wires used
    as a tension device and a reinforcement mechanism in concrete. To put it simply, rebar is a
    steel bar placed inside of concrete helping it to withstand great amounts of pressure and
    tension. Rebar is widely used in almost all forms of construction be it in housing construction,
    road construction, construction of bridges and hydro constructions, in industrial engineering
    projects, etc.

    Hollow Block- is a type of concrete block with hollow space in it – that enables the masonry
    to have good insulating properties against sound, heat and moisture. It is used when steel is
    to be reinforced within the masonry wall. It can be used for building internal and external
    walls for almost any building structures, as ground-level units such as roadside walkways,
    and for specific purposes such as tree guard blocks and boundary fences.

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