Concrete: From the Ground Up

Concrete: From the Ground UpBy: Larissa Theule Illustrator: Steve Light Series: Material Marvels "A delight."The Wall Street Journal From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, sturdy lighthouses and magnificent palaces, long bridges and massive dams. In ancient building practices, in modern engineering, and in the architecture of the future, humble concrete plays a mighty role in the creation of the human made world.

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