Ready Mix Concrete Process

Mastour ReadyMix is a Ready mix Concrete, cement and related construction materials and services company Jeddah Saudi Arabia

Concrete is one of the most versatile, durable, efficient, cost effective construction materials available. With a worldwide production rate of 5 billion cubic tons per year, it is the second most consumed substance on earth after water. The United Arab Emirates (UAE). alone uses about 130 million cubic meters of ready-mixed concrete each year. It is used in highways, streets, parking lots, parking garages, bridges, high-rise buildings, dams, homes, floors, sidewalks, driveways, and numerous other applications.
Concrete has no intrinsic form and its ultimate shape and texture is dictated by the formwork into which it is poured. As a result, finished concrete can assume almost any color, shape or texture. This versatility gives concrete designers and contractors a medium with unlimited potential.
What is the difference between Concrete and Cement ?
People often confuse concrete and cement. Cement is actually an ingredient in concrete that glues together the rock or gravel with the sand, water, and other additives. When a concrete truck is seen driving down the road, it contains ready mixed concrete, meaning a mixture of materials forming concrete.
Is the concrete in sidewalks the same as the concrete in bridges ?
Concrete can be made thousands of different ways. Numerous types sizes and colors of sand, rock, gravel, cements, and chemicals can make today’s concrete do almost anything, from holding up a skyscraper to filling a hole in the ground. Concrete can be made of varying strengths, densities, colors, and characteristics, each serving varying purposes.