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Architectural concrete

Author: Marcel HUREZ

Publication date: November 10, 2000

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1. Concrete, a structural material

1.1 General

Concrete is a construction material capable of meeting the multiple constraints and requirements imposed on buildings and civil engineering structures: mechanical stability, watertightness, fire resistance, acoustic insulation, thermal inertia, durability, respect for the environment and, of course, surface appearance. An example of a civil engineering structure is shown in figure 1 .

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