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Executive Summary: <\/strong>Defining concrete and cement.<\/p>\n

The common misconception.\u00a0<\/strong>Once a month or so it seems I\u2019m watching the news or listening to the radio and I hear about the guy who fell on the \u201ccement sidewalk\u201d or crashed into the \u201ccement wall\u201d with his truck.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s concrete people, not cement!<\/p>\n

Definitions.\u00a0<\/strong>Hawaiian Cement, a subsidiary of Knife River Corporation, nailed the definition of both concrete and cement:<\/p>\n

Cement is the key binding ingredient in ready-mix concrete. Cement is a fine powder made from limestone, clay, sand or shale. When cement is mixed with water, it can bind sand and gravel into a hard, solid mass called concrete.<\/em><\/p>\n

My story.<\/strong>\u00a0I was out with a construction buddy enjoying a beer a couple months ago in Seattle. He was sharing with me his dutiful teaching to his toddler son of concrete versus cement. I figured it was time for a handout.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s clear. Pass on this article to your loved ones. You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n

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Cement is a powder, like this:<\/td>\nImage unavailable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This is a concrete walk:<\/td>\nImage unavailable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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