Terrazzo flooring is a type of floor finish that is laid in a thin layer on top of the base concrete. This type of flooring is highly decorative and has good wear resistance properties. Therefore, it is widely used in the flooring of residential buildings, hospitals, offices, schools and other public buildings.
The glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) was developed in 1960s and gained its popularity for the use in exterior building façade, panels and as architectural precast concrete. The materials is manufactured in more than 100 countries around the world.
Plum concrete is a form of concrete in which large stone is used along the plain cement concrete. This type of concrete is known as Rubble concrete or Cyclopean Concrete.
Shotcrete is a technique of applying cement mortar or concrete at high speed onto the prepared vertical or overhead surface which is conveyed through a hose attached to a nozzle at the end.
Shuttering or formwork is a temporary structure constructed to pour freshly prepared concrete to form…
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