Oct 19, 2018This is method is ignorant of how cement works. I just listened to an audiobook called Stuff Matters by Mark Miadownik, about the material science behind all the common materials that make our modern world—paper, concrete, steel, etc. and in it, the author explained that concrete doesn't dry when it hardens; it actually cures in a reaction with water such that it
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Get PriceA basic mixture of mortar can be made using the volume proportions of 1 water : 2 cement : 3 sand. Most of the student activities can be conducted using this basic mixture. Another old rule of thumb for mixing concrete is 1 cement : 2 sand : 3 gravel by volume. Mix the dry ingredients and slowly add water until the concrete is workable.
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