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Cement and Concrete

Binding materials and the concrete made from them, the most widely used construction materials in the world. A member belongs here when the cited article describes it as a cement or concrete material. The group is one of the groupings under this field in the Technology Atlas, and each member keeps its own entry with its own cited sources and its own place in the field. Its members appear in the Browse By view for the field, so a reader can move from this group to each member entry and to the sources cited there.

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Concrete (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationHas Member: Concrete, Introduction
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Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bound together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid.
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Cement (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Member: Cement, Introduction
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A cement is a binder used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.
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William Aspdin (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationHas Member: Portland Cement, Introduction
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William Aspdin (23 September 1815-11 April 1864) was an English cement manufacturer, and a pioneer of the Portland cement industry.
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