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Architectural concrete

Author: Marcel HUREZ

Publication date: November 10, 2000

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2. Concrete, a material for architectural expression

2.1 Types of architectural concrete

A distinction is usually made between three types of architectural concrete, which are used in both the building and civil engineering sectors:

  • white concrete, composed solely of white constituents (cement, sand and gravel in particular);

  • light-colored concrete, made from white cement combined with light-colored aggregates; its color depends solely on the aggregates (no additional colorants);

  • all other architectural concretes, which can be made from a mixture of white or grey cements, and use any type of aggregate compatible with the intended application; they can be tinted using coloring pigments (metal oxides in particular) to ensure...

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