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ABC cement company
characteristics of concrete
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English word
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What kind of business is ABC Cement company?
a family-owned business
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what two components along with water make up concrete?
cement paste and aggregate
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the substance formed, when water and cement combine
concrete
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concrete
Beton
100
schrumpfen
shrink
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For how long have they been in the same place?
nearly 40 years
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what is one problem that can affect concrete?
concrete can shrink
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to become smaller
shrink
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aggregate
Zuschlag
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grobe Gesteinskoernung
coarse aggregate
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What does the company pay special attention to?
to the mixing process so that each concrete blend is perfect
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how can contractors prevent concrete from breaking
They can use steel rebars to prevent it from breaking
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to attach something to something else
bind
300
cement paste
Zementleim
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Leichtbeton
lightweight concrete
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what kind of concrete do they sell?
normal/lightweight/insulating/heavyweight concrete
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what can contractors do to prevent concrete from shrinking?
they can use air entrainment which adds voids that can prevent concrete from shrinking.
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a gap in a substance
void
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voids
Hohlraum
400
Daemmbeton
insulating concrete
500
what extra services does ABC supply?
working on-site with the customer;delivering premixed batches
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what is added for a lighter concrete; what is added for a heavier concrete?
fine/coarse aggregatee
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the act of mixing small bubbles into concrete
air entrainment
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set
aushaerten
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Betonbohren
air entrainment