AS A CONSUMER PRODUCT

"Concrete is the material of the 20th century“

Le Corbusier 1950
…., of the 21st century and …

February 18, 2019

 WHAT IS THE CONCRETE?

Is it important, for whom?

Here in the class room, where was concrete used?
In your neighborhood, where was concrete used?
In your city, where was concrete used?
In your country, where was concrete used?
In the world, where was concrete used?

how much concrete do we consume or buy?

How much concrete has participation in the economy?

Which is the present and the future of concrete?

CONCRETE
HISTORY?
HUMANITY HAS BEEN USING CONCRETE
SINCE THE TIME OF THE EGYPTIAN
PYRAMIDS, 3000 YEARS BEFORE
CHRIST

THE CONCRETE AS WE KNOW IT TODAY,

AN ARTIFICIAL STONE WITH INDUSTRIAL
PROCESS. STARTS IN PORTLAND
ENGLAND 1774
CONCRETE COMPONENTS?
Supplementary
cementing materials
(SCMs). They
contribute in
modifying the
properties of
concrete, such as
high strength, fluids,
drying time,
hardening, etc.
ADDITIVES.
 HOW CONCRETE IS MADE?

CONCRETE
MIXER
ONE
BAG

CONCRETE MIXER TRUCK

HANDMADE

CONCRETE PRODUCTION PROCESS

TYPES OF CONCRETE
ECONOMY OF THE CONCRETE

CONCRETE $1,450.00 M3
CONC. PUMPING $ 200.00 M3
TON OF CEMENT $3,480.00
 ECONOMY OF THE CONCRETE
 CONCRETE IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONSTRUCTION
MATERIAL IN THE WORLD. IT IS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH
HUMANITY HAS GROWN.
CONSUMPTION
CEMENT
PER
CAPITA
PER
YEAR
480 kg 350 kg

CONSUMPTION
CONCRETE
PER
CAPITA
PER
YEAR
1.50 M3 0.20 M3
ECONOMY OF THE CONCRETE
TWO FACES. GOOD AND BAD OF THE CONCRETE
TODAY THE STRUCTURES
WITH THE HIGHEST
REQUIREMENTS OF
PERFORMANCE ... ARE
CONCRETE
STRUCTURES!
TWO FACES. GOOD AND BAD OF THE CONCRETE

ORGANIC
CONCRETE
AND
SELF-REPAIRABLE
WITH BIOLOGICAL
PERVIOUS CONCRETE TRANSLUCENT ELEMENTS
CONCRETE
TWO FACES. GOOD AND BAD OF THE CONCRETE

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT OF THE CONCRETE ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACT OF THE
CONCRETE INDUSTRY
NO CONCRETE RECYCLING