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What elements make up concrete?
Concrete is probably the most important building material today and is used as an alternative for brick/wood since the Roman & Egyptian times. It is composed of cement,stone[gravel], sand and water which is a key ingredient that hardens the concrete. When reinforced with steel bars it is even more useful.
What kind of metal are bank safes typically made of?
Older vaults were made of steel-reinforced concrete. The walls were also very thick, which made the vault very heavy. Nowadays vaults are made of lighter and thinner concrete with additives which give the concrete extreme strenght.
Can you coat a composite plastic with concrete?
concrete is coated with composite plastic with s made upof mixture of cement is 73%
What elements combine to make and concrete?
Common glass is made from sand, SiO2, Na2O and CaO. Concrete is a mixture of rocks (aggregate), sand, and water.
Is concrete made of ionic compounds or covalent compounds?
Concrete is made of covalent compounds with strong bonds. Non-metals and metals form ionic compounds only.
What are Roman Domes made of?
Concrete. Roman Concrete.Roman concrete was made of cement, ash, and water mainly.
What are roman roads made of?
concrete
What are domes made of?
Concrete. Roman Concrete.Roman concrete was made of cement, ash, and water mainly.
What were the ancient roman baths made of?
The Roman bathhouses were made of concrete with a facing in stone or bricks.
What made the Roman's dome buildings possible?
Concrete.
What ingredients made up roman concrete?
cement
What were Roman pillars made out of?
Concrete with slabs of marble on the outside.
What was colosseum made of?
The Roman Colosseum was constructed out of brick, concrete, and stone.
What made the roman coliseum possible?
The invention of arches and concrete made this amazing building possible.
Why was the roman colosseum made out of brick and concrete?
The Colosseum was made of stone and concrete, not brick and concrete. Roman concrete was not as fluid as modern concrete and therefore had to be layered by had which could give and impression of bricks. The Romans used concrete for the shell of buildings and covered with other materials, such as a layer tuff (a local rock) stucco and, sometimes, marble. For the Colosseum they used large stones because of the massive size of the structure.
What roman invention made building better and stronger?
Concrete was the invention that made building better and stronger.
Did Romans invent domes?
Yes, they did. It was the Roman's invention of concrete that made the dome possible.
